NCAA Basketball: UNC vs NC State among top local/in-state matchups
By Ryan Kay
These in-state NCAA Basketball matchups for this weekend have multiple intriguing, traditional rivalry games headlined by various matchups of in-state teams that reside in the same state.
Here for the third time this NCAA Basketball season, this is a look at the numerous games that will be taking place among power five conference teams as well as group of five teams that are located in the same state.
Saturday, Jan 21. 2248. 7-11. ESPN3. 8-10. . 5 PM ET. 2249
Team Profiles heading into this game
2249. . . . RedHawks . . team
Miami of Ohio
Best Wins: Jackson State (95-78), at Bellarmine (71-67), and Buffalo (91-80)
Notable Defeats: At Georgia (70-77), Marshall (69-95), Indiana (56-86), Indiana State (61-88), at Cincinnati (76-103), Kent State (66-69), and at Ball State (61-75)
KenPom Ranking: 292
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 296
Sagarin Ranking: 283
NET Ranking: 319
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Zero
team. 2248. . . . Falcons .
Bowling Green
Best Wins: Air Force (62-58), Morgan State (86-76), at Oakland (87-82), and Ohio (88-79)
Notable Defeats: At St. Bonaventure (68-81), at Notre Dame (66-82), Queens (66-72), at Norfolk State (75-81), and Akron (70-74)
KenPom Ranking: 270
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 260
Sagarin Ranking: 264
NET Ranking: 254
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Two
Rivalry History and Game Prediction
Last 10 games of this rivalry: The Falcons have each won six out of the last ten games against the Redhawks.
Current Win Streak: Bowling Green has won the last game between these two schools, having a one-game winning streak in this rivalry.
The last meeting between both schools: The Falcons defeated the Redhawks on their home court by a final score of 80-77.
Prediction: Miami (OH) 83 Bowling Green 77
Team Profiles heading into this game
Saint Mary’s
Best Wins: North Texas (63-33), Oral Roberts (78-70), Hofstra (76-48), Vanderbilt (75-65), New Mexico State (81-68), San Diego State (68-61), at Santa Clara (67-64), and Loyola Marymount (76-62)
Notable Defeats: Washington (64-68), New Mexico (65-69), Houston (48-53), and Colorado State (60-62)
KenPom Ranking: 8
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 20
Sagarin Ranking: 10
NET Ranking: 8
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: Five
Quadrant 3 Wins: Three
team. 545. . . . Broncos .
Santa Clara
Best Wins: Eastern Washington (84-72), DePaul (69-61), Iona (86-76), New Mexico State (66-65), UC Irvine (86-74), Boise State (73-58), San Francisco (79-67), at Pepperdine (89-79)
Notable Defeats: At Utah State (96-74), UCF (50-57), San Jose State (64-75), Saint Mary’s (64-67), and Gonzaga (76-81)
KenPom Ranking: 83
College Basketball Power Index Ranking:102
Sagarin Ranking: 77
Net Ranking: 81
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Quadrant 3 Wins: Six
Rivalry History and Game Prediction
Last 10 games of this rivalry: The Gaels have won eight out of the previous ten games against the Broncos.
Current Win Streak: St. Mary’s has won the last two games between these two schools, having a two-game winning streak in this in-state rivalry.
The last meeting between both schools: The Gaels defeated the Broncos on the road by a final score of 67-64.
Prediction: St. Mary’s 74 Santa Clara 68
477. 12:00 PM ET. 13-5. 455. ESPNU. Saturday, Jan 21. 8-10.
Team Profiles heading into this game
455. . . . Knights . . team
UCF
Best Wins: Florida State (68-54), Oklahoma State (60-56), Santa Clara (57-50), at Mississippi (72-61), Samford (80-77), Witchita State (52-45), and Memphis (107-104)
Notable Defeats: UNC Asheville (95-98), Miami (FL) (64-66), Missouri (66-68), at Houston (65-71), at Tulane (69-77)
KenPom Ranking: 41
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 44
Sagarin Ranking: 55
Net Ranking: 42
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: Three
Quadrant 3 Wins: Five
. . . Bulls . . team. 477
South Florida
Best Wins: At Northern Iowa (72-69), Hofstra (77-70), Saint Joseph’s (75-62), and at East Carolina (81-70)
Notable Defeats: At Auburn (59-67), UAB (65-80), Massachusetts (67-73), at Memphis (86-93), Temple (64-68), Witchita State (66-70), at Houston (77-83)
KenPom Ranking: 150
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 161
Sagarin Ranking: 145
Net Ranking: 172
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Three
Rivalry History and Game Prediction
Last 10 games of this rivalry: UCF has won seven out of the previous ten games against South Florida.
Current Win Streak: UCF has won the last two games between these two schools, having a two-game winning streak in this rivalry.
The last meeting between both schools: The Knights defeated the Bulls at a neutral site by a final score of 60-58.
Prediction: UCF 83 South Florida 74