Each day, I'll post how my picks have done so far in the high school and collegiate tournaments. So with that being said...
25-6 in Group I games
23-9 in Group III games
48-15 record overall through the games last night
There's plenty of ball tonight with the Group II, IV and Non-Public B games getting going. A few of the power teams such as Plainfield, Linden, Ridge, Monroe, Cherokee, etc. are all in action tonight and I wouldn't be surprised if one of these teams fell. Just ask Middletown South last night who were victims in a major upset when Mercer County's Hopewell Valley beat them. Already we're seeing signs of teams who ordinarily wouldn't have made the state tournament give higher seeded teams great games under the new rules. In addition to the high school games, three conference tournaments get underway tonight in the Big South, Horizon and Ohio Valley Conference. The most exciting of the three should be the Ohio Valley tournament because the top 3 teams (Murray State, Morehead State and Austin Peay) in the league have a similar amount of talent and any of the three could get into the tournament. Over in the Big South, if anyone besides Coastal Carolina makes it in, it's a surprise. And lastly, over in the Horizon League, it's the opening round games. Although Butler and Wright State have byes it'll be interesting to see who can face them down the road and potentially beat them which would steal an NCAA bid from one of the teams on the bubble. Should be a great night for ball and I'll get straight to the picks.
North I, Group II(Spreads according to Born Power Index)
#1 Hopatcong-18.5 over #16 North Warren
#8 Pequannock-0.5 over #9 Westwood
#5 River Dell-11 over #12 Kinnelon
#4 Mahwah-14.5 over #13 Lenape Valley
#3 Elmwood Park-22 over #14 Kittatinny
#6 Glen Rock-7 over #11 Wallkill Valley
#7 New Milford+5.5 over#10 Dumont
#2 Indian Hills-6 over #15 Englewood
North II, Group II
#1 Madison-1 over #16 Parsippany
#8 Newark Tech-22.5 over #9 Bernards
#5 Garfield-1 over #12 Ridgefield Park
#4 LodiPK over #13 Rutherford
#3 Cliffside Park-12 over #14 Fort Lee
#6 Caldwell-2.5 over #11 Hackettstown
#7 Chatham+8.5 over #10 Lincoln
#15 Science Park-13 over #2 Hanover Park
Central, Group II
#1 Willingboro-18.5 over #16 Roselle
#8 Snyder-5.5 over #9 Cinnaminson
#5 Manasquan-24 over #12 Summit
#4 Middlesex+1 over #13 Matawan
#3 Shabazz-23 over #14 Hillside
#11 Raritan-10.5 over #6 Gov. Livingston
#7 Rumson-22.5 over #10 Delaware Valley
#2 Spotswood-18 over #15 North Plainfield
South, Group II
#1 Collingswood-24 over #16 Haddon Twp.
#8 Bridgeton-15 over #9 Sterling
#5 Middle Twp.-24.5 over #12 Woodstown
#4 Medford Tech-6 over #13 Camden
#3 Audubon-9.5 over #14 Camden Wilson
#6 Pleasantville-12 over #11 Buena
#10 Haddonfield+4 over #7 Cape May Tech
#2 Haddon Heights-15.5 over #15 Barnegat
North I, Group IV(Spreads according to Born Power Index)
#1 Passaic-1 over #16 Hackensack
#9 East Orange-18.5 over #8 Vernon
#5 West Orange-30 over #12 Morris Knolls
#13 Montclair-3 over #4 Roxbury
#3 North Bergen-13 over #14 Livingston
#6 Union City-6.5 over #11 Randolph
#7 Barringer+1.5 over #10 Passaic Tech
#2 Paterson Kennedy-8 over #15 Ridgewood
North II, Group IV
#1 Plainfield-29 over #16 Watchung Hills
#9 Piscataway+4 over #8 Columbia
#5 Bayonne-0.5 over #12 Westfield
#4 Ridge-17.5 over #13 Franklin
#3 Linden-29 over #14 Perth Amboy
#6 Union-16.5 over #11 Phillipsburg
#7 North Hunterdon-11.5 over #10 Dickinson
#2 Hillsborough-18 over #15 Edison
Central, Group IV
#1 Monroe-18 over #16 West Windsor South
#8 Colts Neck-3 over #9 Pennsauken
#5 Rancocas Valley-19.5 over #12 Old Bridge
#4 Montgomery-18 over #13 Brick Memorial
#3 East Brunswick-19 over #14 South Brunswick
#11 North Brunswick+1 over #6 Jackson Memorial
#7 Sayreville-13 over #10 Marlboro
#2 Trenton-1.5 over #15 Howell
South, Group IV
#1 Cherokee-16 over #16 Triton
#8 Williamstown-2 over #9 Oakcrest
#12 Lenape-11 over #5 Millville
#4 Winslow-13 over #13 Egg Harbor
#3 Washington Twp.-9 over #14 Toms River South
#6 Atlantic City+4.5 over #11 Absegami
#10 Cherry Hill East-20 over #7 Southern
#2 Shawnee-6 over #15 Cherry Hill West
Non-Public B
#1 Paterson Catholic and #2 St. Anthony both have byes.
#8 Morristown-Beard-14 over #9 Montclair Immaculate
#5 Dwight-Englewood+2.5 over #12 Eastern Christian
#4 Marist-4.5 over #13 St. Mary's (J.C.)
#3 Montclair Kimberley-14.5 over #14 Oratory Prep
#6 Newark Academy+5.5 over #11 St. Mary's (Elizabeth)
#7 Gill St. Bernard's-19 over #10 St. Mary's (Rutherford)
#9 St. Rose-18 over #8 Moorestown Friends
#6 Wildwood Catholic-5 over #11 Sacred Heart
#10 Holy Cross-4 over #7 St. Joe's (Hammonton)
Big South Quarterfinal Predictions
#1 Coastal Carolina over #8 VMI
#5 High Point over #4 UNC-Asheville
#3 Winthrop over #6 Liberty
#2 Radford over #7 Charleston Southern
Ohio Valley Quarterfinal Predictions
#1 Murray State over #8 Tennessee State
#5 Eastern Kentucky over #4 Eastern Illinois
#3 Austin Peay over #6 Tennessee Tech
#2 Morehead State over #7 Jacksonville State
Horizon League First Round Predictions
#3 Green Bay over #10 Youngstown State
#6 Valparaiso over #7 Detroit
#4 UW-Milwaukee over #9 Illinois-Chicago
#8 Loyola (Illinois) over #5 Cleveland State
There's all my predictions for tonight. I'll be back with my second round high school picks tomorrow as well as my predictions for the first round of the Atlantic Sun Tournament and the Patriot. Hope everyone enjoys the games throughout the course of this month and I'll be back daily with previews and predictions.
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