The House of College Hoops Weekly Digest #2: November 10th, 2026
Welcome back to the House of College Hoops Weekly Digest! We hope you’ve been enjoying all the action from this past week as much as we have. At the House, we’re hard at work providing the best in-season coverage we can, so as always, we’re so happy that you’re along for the ride with us!
Keep reading to get caught up on all the action from this past week, as well as a look at some exciting upcoming matchups this week!
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Around the House
The ECB Podcast recaps Week 1 of the season
The Road to the Garden crew unveils their first Big East Power Rankings of the season
Sam Basel recaps UConn’s win over reigning National Champions Michigan
Josh Burton and Sam Basel preview both games of the 2026 Champions Classic
The ECB/House of College Hoops Top 25: November 9th, 2026
Not a ton of movement at the top of our rankings this week, but UCLA makes waves by jumping 13 spots thanks to their win over Arizona! Compared to the AP Top 25, our voters are not as bullish on Tennessee or USC, but we both agree that BYU deserves to be ranked! After grabbing a nice win over Ohio State last Monday, the Cougars DOMINATED Omaha, 108-67, on Friday night.
More details on our rankings here.
Featured Column: Derosa’s Corner
Road to the Garden’s resident Big East maestro gives his thoughts on upcoming games for the conference!
What a fun Week One! Let’s take a quick look back on the week that was, then let’s get into what I’m watching for.
Georgetown was definitely the team of the week in the Big East; the win over Maryland had the chance to be a real statement for the Hoyas, pending how they build upon it. Jaland Lowe is an All-BE talent, as I said he was at length and definitely got heat for.
UConn is still UConn. Good luck beating them. I’m really excited to see this group progress. They’re still so tough defensively and run a real good offense.
DePaul showed flashes, but they need more from Gwath, Cotton, and/or Holmes to emerge if they’re taking a step forward. Noah Meeusen has looked quite good in their early start.
Butler’s big game was a dud. The Bulldogs played a tad more rushed and selfish than you would like offensively, they couldn’t generate paint touches, and defensively, they had no stop for the point of attack. Fixable mistakes, but pretty glaring ones.
Alright, onto some brief previews for this week!
Wednesday:
Marquette at Michigan:
Marquette is #1 in Torvik if you remove preseason priors, and they’ve yet to get a ton of production from Nigel James. I’m really excited to see how it looks against a team that provides real resistance. I tend to think Michigan’s experience takes the cake here, but Nigel James vs. Elliot Cadeau is a fantastic guard matchup. Michigan should look to crash the glass, while Marquette will want to speed them up. If Marquette can keep Trey McKenney in check, they’re super live.
Friday:
Georgetown at Clemson:
Clemson is without Carter Welling and are awaiting approval from Dillon Hunter. Ace Buckner is their go-to guy, while Georgetown looks to build momentum after a huge home win. That Clemson roster doesn’t really impress. Still, I don’t think Georgetown shoots 50% from three often, and Brownell will get the most out of them, especially in Georgetown’s first real road game. Slight lean towards Clemson here, but really not confidently.
Ohio State at UConn:
There are some awesome guards for Ohio State. Anthony Thompson has yet to emerge for OSU. If he doesn’t, they’re real bad. I don’t think UConn is the game he does. UConn wins, it’ll look similar to the Michigan game.
Seton Hall at Alabama:
Seton Hall has room to go. They could really junk this up, but Alabama just has too much talent. This one ends closer than expected, but still Bama wins.
DePaul at Northwestern:
This northwestern team is really unimpressive. Always well coached, but DePaul has much more talent. Give me DePaul here.
Xavier vs Mississippi State (West Virginia):
Mississippi State AC/offensive guru Alex Barlow was the old head coach at Butler, so he’s familiar with how to attack Xavier. And you have a real PG in Josh Hubbard, who’s the best player on the floor, but he’s going against Tru Washington. I’m going to stake a claim here; I’ve got Xavier pretty big. Double digits. This is a really good matchup, and I think they have a big talent advantage.
Saturday:
Colorado at Providence:
Colorado got PC last year. PC has much more talent. Barrington Hargress is legit, but I think PC has enough dudes. I am worried about PC’s offense just not having enough firepower long term (without Pinion), but they should win this one comfortably.
Sunday:
Marquette vs Missouri:
Two really talented teams, but Marquette scores at will here. I talked about Marquette above so I won’t say much, but I got Marquette to create easy offense here. This’ll be a high-scoring Marquette W.
Creighton at Iowa:
Creighton has yet to fully impress me. Some of the things Huss said preseason caught my eye that he’s just not confident in his group. Their defensive process I’m also really unsure fits his roster. Iowa meanwhile will control pace, has real guard leadership, a coaching advantage and will take advantage of that defense. Creighton should beat K-State, but Iowa is too much.
Syracuse at St. John’s:
Please bring ‘Cuse back to the league. Please do. They belong here. Come home. That said, I like the Johnnies here. Syracuse has been much better than I’d expect offensively without Tobiason, but I’m still going to trust my preseason read there. I actually think McNamara is quite sharp and will get it rolling. I’ve really liked a lot of what he said–even if their athletic department and HC hiring process was…uninspiring–but he will get it going. However, I think he’s got a team that can get unfocused, and is without their best scorer. I think the SJU press will really get at their younger guards. Johnnie’s win close, but clear. 7-10 points.
Excited to see how our league does, some broader league-wide takes should be coming soon. Let’s enjoy some good hoops!
AP Top 25 Matchups This Week
All times EST. [Brackets] denote special event matchup.
Tuesday, November 10th
6p-(1) Florida vs. Florida State
7p-(5) Michigan State vs. (2) Duke [Champions Classic]
7:15p-Memphis vs. (22) Vanderbilt
8p-(3) Illinois vs. (16) Texas Tech
9p-Bucknell vs. (6) Virginia
9p-Northern Arizona vs. (12) Arizona
9p-Queens University vs. (23) BYU
9:30p-(15) Kansas vs. (24) Kentucky [Champions Classic]
Wednesday, November 11th
7p-Colgate vs. (13) St. John’s
7p-Marquette vs. (20) Michigan
8p-Jacksonville State vs. (8) Houston
8p-Robert Morris vs. (19) Arkansas
9p-Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. (9) UCLA
9p-Lindenwood vs. (25) Nebraska
11p-(21) USC vs. Cal
Thursday, November 12th
9p-Montana State vs. (23) BYU
Friday, November 13th
5p-North Alabama vs. (17) Miami (FL)
7p-Merrimack vs. (1) Florida
7p-Sam Houston vs. (3) Illinois
7p-Northern Iowa vs. (5) Michigan State
7p-Tennessee State vs. (11) Tennessee
7p-Prairie View A&M vs. (22) Vanderbilt
7p-Northern Arizona vs. (24) Kentucky
7:30p-Ohio State vs. (4) UConn
8p-SIUE vs. (2) Duke
8p-(6) Virginia vs. Maryland
8p-Central Arkansas vs. (19) Arkansas
9p-(12) Arizona vs. Auburn
9p-Seton Hall vs. (18) Alabama
Saturday, November 14th
1p-Stonehill vs. (16) Texas Tech
3:30p-LSU vs. (14) Gonzaga [Bad Boy Mowers Series]
Sunday, November 15th
1p-(10) Louisville vs. Memphis
1p-Boise State vs. (25) Nebraska
2p-William & Mary vs. (20) Michigan
3p-Baylor vs. (7) Texas [San Antonio Hoops Showdown]
7p-Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. (21) USC
7p-Syracuse vs. (13) St. John’s
Monday, November 16th
7p-Grambling vs. (24) Kentucky
10p-Long Beach State vs. (9) UCLA
Undefeated Teams Remaining: 128
Winless Teams Remaining: 52
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