2018-19 AAC Non-Conference Wins/Losses: Week 2 Record Predictions?

[WuShock Reaper]

Much tougher week for the American Athletic as a couple of teams go on true road games and there were be 10 Neutral site games as "Holiday Tournaments" begin. There are a total of 22 games.

So how many wins does the AAC collect this week?

Date	Away	Location	Home	Reaper's Prediction
11/12/18	Austin Peay	at	USF - Win	Win
11/13/18	Georgia	at	Temple - Win	Win
11/13/18	Memphis - Loss	at	LSU	Loss
11/13/18	North Carolina Central	at	Cincinnati - Win	Win
11/14/18	Rice	at	Houston - Win	Win
11/14/18	Western Carolina	at	SMU - Win	Win
11/15/18	Cal State Fullerton	vs.	UCF	Win
11/15/18	Davidson	vs.	Wichita State - Loss	Win
11/15/18	Syracuse	vs.	UConn - Win	Loss
11/16/18	Appalachian State	vs.	Wichita State - Win	Loss
11/16/18	Cal Baptist	at	Tulsa - Win	Win
11/16/18	ECU - Loss	at	Georgia Tech	Loss
11/16/18	Iowa	vs.	UConn - Loss	Loss
11/16/18	Loyola (Maryland)	at	Temple - Win	Win
11/16/18	Milwaukee	at	Cincinnati - Win	Win
11/16/18	Ohio	vs.	USF - Win	Loss
11/16/18	Saint Joseph’	vs.	UCF - Win	Loss
11/17/18	Yale	at	Memphis - Win	Win
11/18/18	Georgetown	vs.	USF - Loss	Loss
11/18/18	Lipscomb	at	SMU - Loss	Win
11/18/18	Western Kentucky	vs.	UCF - Win	Loss
11/18/18	Alabama	vs.	Wichita State - Loss	Win

[WuShock Reaper]

I chose 12 to 13 wins for the AAC this week.

I am more bullish on the Shockers going 2 wins and 1 loss in the Charleston Classic on the "Winners" bracket side of the Tournament.

It's great to be an American!!!
:good::bball_spin::good:

[FadedCrown]

Yesterday really killed the hope for a good American, but it is still solid all around. My only issue is losing buy games. Our loss (no matter how young our roster is), is inexcusable in the eyes of the conference, as well as the projected to be conference winner UCF and SMU's losses. ECU's loss is what you've come to expect from a perennial bottom feeder and Tulane was just overmatched at home against FSU.

[FadedCrown]

Updated conference ratings per KenPom.

1	Big 12 Conference	+17.06	17	Summit League	-2.70
2	Atlantic Coast Conference	+16.43	18	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	-3.99
3	Big Ten Conference	+15.27	19	Patriot League	-4.82
4	Big East Conference	+13.91	20	Big Sky Conference	-4.87
5	Southeastern Conference	+13.72	21	Western Athletic Conference	-4.89
6	Pac 12 Conference	+9.15	22	Southern Conference	-4.99
7	American Athletic Conference	+5.78	23	Big West Conference	-5.14
8	West Coast Conference	+4.35	24	Ohio Valley Conference	-6.05
9	Atlantic 10 Conference	+3.01	25	Horizon League	-6.88
10	Missouri Valley Conference	+2.48	26	Big South Conference	-7.11
11	Mountain West Conference	+2.08	27	Atlantic Sun Conference	-7.46
12	Mid American Conference	+1.26	28	America East Conference	-7.53
13	Conference USA	-0.60	29	Northeast Conference	-9.76
14	Ivy League	-0.71	30	Southland Conference	-10.38
15	Colonial Athletic Association	-0.96	31	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-16.34
16	Sun Belt Conference	-2.27	32	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-17.00

[Shocker1976]

IMO the American will finish the year much closer and possibly a head of the PAC 12 in this ranking by KenPom

[UCONN_Husky]

Much tougher week for the American Athletic as a couple of teams go on true road games and there were be 10 Neutral site games as "Holiday Tournaments" begin. There are a total of 22 games.

So how many wins does the AAC collect this week?

Date	Away	Location	Home	Reaper's Prediction
11/12/18	Austin Peay	at	USF	Win
11/13/18	Georgia	at	Temple	Win
11/13/18	Memphis	at	LSU	Loss
11/13/18	North Carolina Central	at	Cincinnati	Win
11/14/18	Rice	at	Houston	Win
11/14/18	Western Carolina	at	SMU	Win
11/15/18	Cal State Fullerton	vs.	UCF	Win
11/15/18	Davidson	vs.	Wichita State	Win
11/15/18	Syracuse	vs.	UConn	Loss
11/16/18	Appalachian State/Purdue	vs.	Wichita State	Loss
11/16/18	Cal Baptist	at	Tulsa	Win
11/16/18	ECU	at	Georgia Tech	Loss
11/16/18	Iowa/Oregon	vs.	UConn	Loss
11/16/18	Loyola (Maryland)	at	Temple	Win
11/16/18	Milwaukee	at	Cincinnati	Win
11/16/18	Ohio	vs.	USF	Loss
11/16/18	Saint Joseph’s/Wake Forest	vs.	UCF	Loss
11/17/18	Yale	at	Memphis	Win
11/18/18	Georgetown	vs.	USF	Loss
11/18/18	Lipscomb	at	SMU	Win
11/18/18	TBD	vs.	UCF	Loss
11/18/18	TBD	vs.	Wichita State	Win

If we lose to Syracuse, we'll be playing Iowa (as a ranked Oregon will most certainly beat the Hawkeyes). Iowa and UCONN have already played a common opponent in UMKC. Iowa won by 14. UCONN won by 28. I like our chances to go at least 1-1 this week.

[ShockTalk]

Well, you did go 1-1, just not quite how you envisioned it.

[WuShock Reaper]

College basketball: Syracuse-UConn,...among Andy Katz's top games this weekend" - NCAA.COM

BY KATZ, CORRESPONDENT
POSTED: NOVEMBER 14, 2018

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-11-14/college-basketball-syracuse-uconn-ohio-state-creighton-among

"Major non-conference tournaments begin next Monday with the Maui Invitational. But there are still some critical games over the next few days where teams will look back at the results come March.

Here are my top five games to watch this weekend (Thursday-Sunday):

1. Syracuse vs. UConn, Thursday, 2K Classic, MSG, NYC, 7 p.m., ESPN2:...
2. Oregon vs. Iowa, Thursday, 2K Classic, MSG, NYC, 9:15 p.m., ESPN2:...
3. Davidson vs. Wichita State, Thursday, Charleston Classic, S.C., 7 p.m., ESPN3: This is the best game of the first round of the Charleston Classic. The winner will likely get Purdue in the second round while Virginia Tech, Alabama or even Northeastern would all be a quality game on day three for the winner of this first game. Wichita State had a bounce-back win over Providence in Annapolis after losing to Louisiana Tech in the opener. Markis McDuffie is a star, scoring 32 against the Friars. But Davidson is my pick to win the A-10. The Wildcats have the best player in the league in Kellan Grady, who's posting 23.5 points a game while Jon Axel Gudmundsson averages 20. The problem in the last outing was the Wildcats couldn't shake the competition, beating Dartmouth by only three.
4. Ohio State at Creighton, Gavitt Games, Thursday, 7 p.m., FS1:...
5. South Carolina vs. Providence, Naismith Hall of Fame Tip-Off, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT, Saturday, 2:30 p.m., ESPN3:..."

[WuShock Reaper]

The AAC went 15 wins and 7 losses for the week, slightly better then where I thought they would be for the week. A couple of good wins, a couple of bad losses, so I would give the conference a C+ for the week.

[UCONN_Husky]

Not ideal, but we (UCONN) got the important one.

[shock]

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