Four in-state schools in Michigan will play on Tuesday night as all four teams are starting to prepare for their conference tournaments.
Game Information
Team Profiles heading into this game
Western Michigan
Best Wins: CSUN (82-66), Eastern Michigan (85-79), Bowling Green (108-92), and Ball State (78-68)
Notable Defeats: At Minnesota (60-61), Cleveland State (49-71), at Dayton (47-67), at Iowa State (57-73), at Wisconsin (66-76), at Kent State (72-80), at Toledo (74-102), and Akron (55-63)
NET Ranking: 319
KenPom Ranking: 315
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 312
Sagarin Ranking: 295
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: One
Eastern Michigan
Best Wins: At Florida International (80-68), Detroit Mercy (79-77), Central Michigan (62-56), at Miami (OH) (74-69), and Ohio (90-79)
Notable Defeats: Michigan (83-88), at Bradley (61-89), Flordia Atlantic (73-101), at South Carolina (64-74), Purdue Fort Wayne (67-74), at Akron (67-104), Kent State (63-77), at Toledo (79-84), Akron (51-78), at Kent State (54-81), and Toledo (63-70)
Net Ranking: 324
KenPom Ranking: 313
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 330
Sagarin Ranking: 294
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Two
Prediction: Eastern Michigan 88 Western Michigan 84
Game Information
Team Profiles heading into this game
Buffalo
Best Wins: George Mason (82-74), Colgate (88-87), St. Bonaventure (83-66), Ohio (75-72), and at Ball State (91-65)
Notable Defeats: At West Virginia (78-96), Tulane (63-88), Drake (72-80), James Madison (62-97), at UConn (64-84), at Michigan State (68-89), at Akron (66-86), Toledo (77-86), at Kent State (68-74), Akron (64-81), and Kent State (65-72)
NET Ranking: 191
KenPom Ranking: 205
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 199
Sagarin Ranking: 193
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Four
Central Michigan
Best Wins: at Michigan (63-61), Eastern Illinois (76-60), Miami (OH), Buffalo (87-78), Western Michigan (70-69), and at Bowling Green (77-74)
Notable Defeats: At Marquette (73-97), at Minnesota (60-68), at Tulsa (63-70), at Missouri State (58-79), Youngstown State (65-76), Akron (51-69), at Ohio (68-96), at Kent State (69-81), at Toledo (59-84), Ball State (51-65), and Ohio (59-76)
Net Ranking: 309
KenPom Ranking: 318
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 323
Sagarin Ranking: 306
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Zero
Prediction: Buffalo 76 Central Michigan 70
Game Information
Team Profiles heading into this game
Indiana
Best Wins: At Xavier (86-77), North Carolina (77-65), Wisconsin (63-45), at Illinois (80-65), Michigan State (82-69), Ohio State (86-70), Purdue (79-74), Rutgers (66-60), at Michigan (62-61), and Illinois (71-68)
Notable Defeats: at Rutgers (48-63), Arizona (75-89), at Kansas (62-84), at Iowa (89-91), Northwestern (83-84), at Penn State (66-85), at Maryland (55-66), and at Northwestern (62-64)
NET Ranking: 18
KenPom Ranking: 19
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 13
Sagarin Ranking: 13
Quadrant 1 Wins: Five
Quadrant 2 Victories: Four
Quadrant 3 Wins: Four
Michigan State
Best Wins: Kentucky (86-77), Oregon (74-70), at Penn State (67-58), Villanova (73-71), Michigan (59-53), at Wisconsin (69-65), Rutgers (70-57), Iowa (63-61), Maryland (63-58), and at Ohio State (62-41)
Notable Defeats: Gonzaga (63-64), Alabama (70-81), Northwestern (63-70), at Notre Dame (52-70), at Illinois (66-75), Purdue (63-64), at Indiana (69-82), at Purdue (61-77), and at Rutgers (55-61), at Michigan (72-84)
NET Ranking: 39
KenPom Ranking: 33
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 42
Sagarin Ranking: 31
Quadrant 1 Wins: Six
Quadrant 2 Victories: Three
Quadrant 3 Wins: Three
Prediction: Michigan State 69, Indiana 67
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