Be nice to your UVA friends today, they might be just a wee bit touchy… (also feel free to discuss the various flaccid Lesser Footy matchups available on this weekend when all the good sides are in the FA Cup quarters)

#9(E) Alabama (+11, +556) v. #1(E) Villanova (12:10, CBS)

Good news, Roll Damn Tide!  You have the best guard in this matchup, Collin Sexton.  The bad news?  Nova has #s 2-5, perhaps 2-6.  That will prove a problem as the 2nd half drags on.

#7(MW) Rhode Island (+9.5, +400) v. #2(MW) Duke (2:40, CBS)

Do you believe, Commentist Party?  HIPPO BELIEVES.  Matchups are everything in hoopsball, and JV RRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!! matches Duke’s athleticism, but with much more experience.

#13(S) Buffalo (+5.5, +215) v. #5(S) Kentucky (5:10, CBS)

Hate to piss in everyone’s punch bowl, but the wagon-circling stops here.  Kenfucky are for real, and it would seem are on a collision course to meet WKRP in the Elite Eight.  Defensing will make all the difference.

#11(S) Loyola-Chi**** (+5.5, +205) v. #3(S) Tennessee (6:10, TNT)

Finally, a non-CBS/channel flipping game!  Ramble on, you sweet MO Valley representatives.  Sweet Sixteen and Rick Barnes so very rarely mix.