Six of the eight schools yet to win in the conference played on Saturday, but only Dartmouth (Ivy League) was able to win. The Big Green earned their first conference win by winning at Columbia, 78-68.

Ten Division 1 schools remained undefeated in conference play entering Saturday’s action and all but George Washington (playing today) were in action. Of the nine, SIX won and THREE lost.
The winners were Bucknell, Duke, Gonzaga, Memphis, Penn, and West Va. The losers were Delaware St, LSU, and Northern Arizona.

My free game for Sunday is Seton Hall over Rutgers in varsity hoops at 12:00 ET. Coming off a 2-1 day at BKB, I have now gone 5-2 71.4% since a bad Wednesday. On Sunday I will present a CBB solitaire game, one of my longed for 15* games. My Super Bowl XL pick is rated 22*, the highest star rating I give. It represents my twenty-second year in business. Be sure to check back at 10:00 ET as you may be adding a late BKB replay.

While the conference’s three undefeated fell Saturday, four more fought to win. No. 2 Duke outscored Florida State in overtime (97-96) in a game that featured 26 ties and 17 lead changes. No.3 Memphis won its 10th straight game, winning 84-79 at Rice. The Owls 8-11 gave the Tigers everything they could handle. No. 11 West Va struggled early on, but eventually eliminated Cincinnati, 66-57 with Bucknell trailing by eight at the half, before winning 68-59 at Colgate. The Bison shot 67 percent in the second half and made 16 of 19 free throws.

Three undefeated conference lost on Saturday. LSU lost at Alabama 67-62, Delaware St of the MEAC lost to a team from South Carolina St 7-13 63-51 and Northern Arizona of the Big Sky lost 73-61 to a team from Eastern Washington 10-12.

Illinois saw its 33-game home winning streak end last night, when Ron McBride’s potential game-winner over the buzzer was ruled to have been taken after the clock had hit 0:00. Penn State, which had lost 18 straight games to ranked opponents, beat No. 6 Illinois, 66-65, as a 19 1/2 point underdog! Earlier this week, Creighton snapped its 33-game winning streak at home in southern Illinois.

It wasn’t all bad news this week for the “33-club,” however, as Gonzaga had little trouble with Santa Clara last night in Spokane. The Bulldogs led the Broncos by 25 points midway through the second half and tied a school record by winning their 34th straight home game, 85-71. The win wasn’t much of a consolation to Gonzaga’s punters, however, as the Bulldogs were 18-point favorites.

There are 11 games scheduled in college hoops on Super Bowl Sunday. CBS Televisions No. 19 Oklahoma in Kansas. Oklahoma has won five straight but has lost its last seven games in Lawrence. The Jayhawks are a young team, but they appear to be on the mend as they have won four straight games and 11 of their last 13. Kansas is a six-point favorite with a total of 135. Although not nationally televised, four other teams in the top 25 they are. in action on Sunday.

No. 9 Pittsburgh is at No. 17 Georgetown at 12:00 ET, No. 10 George Washington hosts Richmond also at 12:00 ET and No. 18 North Carolina St hosts Maryland at 2: 00 ET. Georgetown (on a five-game winning streak) is favored by 3 1/2 points on 128 total. Pitt, which has won its first 15 games this year, is 2-2 in its last four, including an 80- 76. loss at No. 1 U Conn last Monday. While the Hoyas are the favorites, they have lost five straight to the Panthers.

No. 10 George Washington puts his perfect 7-0 record in the Atlantic-10 on the line today, as well as his first top-10 ranking in half a century (he was ranked No. 7 in 1956!), when the Colonials They host Richmond’s 11-9 team year. GW is favored by 16 points with a total of 127.

No. 18 North Carolina St, 13-1 at home, will host Maryland, a team that lost its leading scorer (Chris McCray) to academic suspension three games ago. The Terps have lost two straight as Maryland head coach Gary Williams remains tied for 348 career wins at his alma mater with former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell. The Wolfpack are favored by seven points with a total of 152.

Vince Carter recorded the second triple-double of his career on Saturday (13-28-10) as the Nets won their 10th straight home game, beating the Heat 105-92. The Pistons barely looked like the best team in the league last night in Indiana, as the Pacers defeated them 93-85.

Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks won their 11th straight game 110-91 over the Sonics, matching the longest winning streak in the NBA this season. The Mavs, not known as a defensive team, have held their 11 opponents under 100 points during the streak, a franchise record.

Super Bowl Sunday features a light 3-game schedule in the NBA. ABC has Houston on the New York Knicks at 12:05 ET. The Rockets have Ming and McGrady back (11-6 with both in the roster this year), but the Knicks are expected to be without Marbury. Jalen Rose makes his Knicks debut, but there’s no early line in the game.

The Kings get a quick rematch with the Jazz today after Sacramento lost 89-79 on Friday night at Utah. The amazing stat from that game was, Sacramento 0-for-20 on FG attempts in the 4th quarter! Utah outscored Sacramento 34-12 in the fourth. Today’s game, at 12:30 ET kickoff, has no early lineup as the ever-lovable Ron Artest is questionable with a hip injury.

Super Bowl XL is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 ET. The Steelers are favored by four points with a total hovering around 47. Good luck in the game. That is, if you have my side!