Well, just a few more weeks of the roller coaster.
Yeah, we know. We called Wisconsin over Maryland. Let's all celebrate, right?
Not so fast.
Wasn't a great weekend but it could have been worse.
Better things ahead. Or worse.
Last week: 5-4
Overall: 47-32
No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 10 West Virginia, 4 p.m. ET, Saturday, ESPN: We all wondered what would happen if Oklahoma -- vying for a historic slot in the shooting annals of college basketball history -- began to connect at a clip below its "Thunder" Dan Majerle levels of 45 percent. Well, we know now. Oklahoma has lost three of its past four games. In those three losses to Kansas State, Kansas and Texas Tech, Oklahoma finished 22-for-69 from beyond the arc. Combine that with a defense that surrendered 1.14, 1.12 and 1.02 points per possession, respectively, in those three losses and this Oklahoma slide makes more sense. Despite those shortcomings, the Sooners lost their most recent pair of games by six points combined. They'll face a team that's not sure how healthy Daxter Miles Jr. and Jaysean Paige will be on Saturday. Both were affected by injuries in WVU's loss at Texas on Tuesday. Still, in the first matchup, Oklahoma shot below 30 percent from the 3-point line and committed 18 turnovers and still beat the Mountaineers by two. Can't get much worse than that, right?
Prediction: Oklahoma 76, West Virginia 72
No. 20 Duke at No. 18 Louisville, noon ET, Saturday, ESPN: In Duke's win at North Carolina this week, we learned that Brandon Ingram and Grayson Allen (43 points combined in the victory) can power the Blue Devils to significant wins against elite opponents, both at home and on the road. But Matt Jones' sprained ankle could impact the depth of a team that has essentially used a six-man rotation most of the season. Duke is soaring right now. But Damion Lee won't register another 3-for-15 outing (0-for-5 from beyond the arc) like he did in the first meeting. And Chinanu Onuaku will offer more than the four fouls he committed in the first game.
Prediction: Louisville 83, Duke 80
No. 11 Miami at No. 5 North Carolina, 1 p.m. ET, Saturday, CBS: There are so many questions to ask after North Carolina's home loss to Duke. Where was Brice Johnson down the stretch? Will Marcus Paige (2-for-10) find his swagger before March Madness? And will a team that can't shoot from the 3-point line (1-for-13 against Duke) find more trouble in tight games? When the Tar Heels lose to a Miami team with an edgy backcourt of Angel Rodriguez and Sheldon McClellan, big bodies and a five-game winning streak, however, they'll only encourage more questions.
Prediction: Miami 81, North Carolina 79
No. 25 Baylor at No. 24 Texas, 2 p.m. ET, Saturday, ESPN: Shaka Smart has crashed the national coach of the year race by leading the Longhorns to an 8-5 Big 12 record without the assistance of injured big man Cameron Ridley. In the first meeting between these two teams in Waco, the Longhorns registered a 47 percent clip from the 3-point line -- 13 percentage points above their season average. But Texas has been tough at home. And four of Baylor's past eight opponents scored 80 points or more.
Prediction: Texas 81, Baylor 75
No. 14 Kentucky at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, ESPN: This feels like 2014, right? That Kentucky team didn't find religion until that season's SEC tournament. Then those Wildcats reached the Final Four. Well, the Wildcats are rolling again. They've defeated their past four opponents by double digits. Tyler Ulis recorded 40 assists and just five turnovers in that stretch. Now they'll take this show on the road to College Station where a good team once played. Texas A&M defeated Texas, Baylor and Gonzaga before it won its first seven SEC games. But the Aggies fell from the rankings after losing five of their past seven games. This is a chance, though, for the Aggies to correct the recent nosedive. Danuel House and Jalen Jones know they need this game.
Prediction: Texas A&M 79, Kentucky 77
No. 17 Purdue at No. 22 Indiana, 8:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, ESPN: Purdue's opponents have registered just .92 points per possession this season, 12th in the country. Indiana's offense has scored 1.19 PPP, fifth in the country. But Indiana's remarkable defensive improvement -- the Hoosiers (third) are ranked ahead of Purdue (fourth) in per-possession defense in the Big Ten, per KenPom.com -- has altered the program's outlook. Even if the Boilermakers slow their rival's offensive attack in spurts, they will struggle to maintain that pressure for 40 minutes. So they'll need an effective offense. But this is the same Purdue squad that scored just 56 points in a loss at Michigan last weekend, even though the Wolverines' Caris LeVert played only 11 minutes.
Prediction: Indiana 85, Purdue 76
Michigan at No. 6 Maryland, 1 p.m. ET, Sunday, CBS: Maryland entered last weekend's matchup against Wisconsin still pushing for a top seed on Selection Sunday. And then, the Terps suffered a double-digit loss to the Badgers in College Park. Not good but far from the horror of Thursday's road loss to Minnesota, a team that lost to South Dakota, South Dakota State and Milwaukee on its home floor this season. The Terps didn't have suspended big Diamond Stone but they should not have needed him in that situation. Michigan is a different breed. The Wolves are shooting nearly 40 percent from the 3-point line and they don't commit many turnovers. But they've been a different team on the road. And Maryland needs a big win to erase everything that unfolded on Thursday.
Prediction: Maryland 86, Michigan 75