The for/against parity discussion continues:
Blowouts/seeds hold (16pts or more):
#1 Duke v Austin Peay - 41 point differential
#1 Connecticut v Vermont - 39 point differential
#1 Maryland v Dartmouth - 39 point differential
#2 Texas A&M v #13 Evansville - 35 point differential
#7 South Dakota State v TCU - 35 point differential
#4 Iowas State v #13 Eastern Tennessee State - 32 point differential
#1 Oklahoma v #16 Prairie View - 29 point differential
#3 Louisville v #14 Liberty - 20 point differential
Within 15/seeds hold:
#8 Florida v #9 Temple - 13 point differential
Close games/seeds hold (10pts or less):
#6 LSU v #11 UW Green Bay - 1o point differential
#2 Baylor v UT - San Antonio - 6 point differential (OT)
Upsets (10pts or less):
#10 Minnesota v #7 Notre Dame - 8 point differential
#9 Michigan State v #8 Middle Tennessee State - 1 point differential
Upsets (within 15)
#9 Georgia Tech v #8 Iowa - 14 point differential
Blowouts/upsets (16 points or more)
#9 Utah v. #8 Villanova - 30 point differential
#12 Ball State v #5 Tennessee - 16 point differential
Just to add a little spice to the stew, I'll point you to this article in the Times:
Blowouts/seeds hold (16pts or more):
#1 Duke v Austin Peay - 41 point differential
#1 Connecticut v Vermont - 39 point differential
#1 Maryland v Dartmouth - 39 point differential
#2 Texas A&M v #13 Evansville - 35 point differential
#7 South Dakota State v TCU - 35 point differential
#4 Iowas State v #13 Eastern Tennessee State - 32 point differential
#1 Oklahoma v #16 Prairie View - 29 point differential
#3 Louisville v #14 Liberty - 20 point differential
Within 15/seeds hold:
#8 Florida v #9 Temple - 13 point differential
Close games/seeds hold (10pts or less):
#6 LSU v #11 UW Green Bay - 1o point differential
#2 Baylor v UT - San Antonio - 6 point differential (OT)
Upsets (10pts or less):
#10 Minnesota v #7 Notre Dame - 8 point differential
#9 Michigan State v #8 Middle Tennessee State - 1 point differential
Upsets (within 15)
#9 Georgia Tech v #8 Iowa - 14 point differential
Blowouts/upsets (16 points or more)
#9 Utah v. #8 Villanova - 30 point differential
#12 Ball State v #5 Tennessee - 16 point differential
Just to add a little spice to the stew, I'll point you to this article in the Times:
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