Tuesday and Wednesday gave us the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, which finished in a 6-6 tie (the Big Ten gets to keep the trophy since they won it last season). The next three days belong to the SEC/Big East Challenge, which consists of 12 games (four games apiece on Thursday, Friday and Saturday). Below are the picks of the CBT staff.
No. 8 Kentucky at Notre Dame
David Harten - Kentucky
Daniel Martin - Kentucky
Rob Dauster - Notre Dame
Raphielle Johnson - Notre Dame
Terrence Payne - Kentucky
Troy Machir - Kentucky
Eric Angevine - Kentucky
CBT pick: Kentucky, 5-2
South Carolina at St. John’s
Harten - St. John’s
Martin - St. John’s
Dauster - St. John’s
Johnson - St. John’s
Payne - South Carolina
Machir - St. John’s
Angevine - St. John’s
CBT pick: St. John’s, 6-1
Marquette at No. 8 Florida
Harten - Florida
Martin - Florida
Dauster - Florida
Johnson - Florida
Payne - Florida
Machir - Florida
Angevine - Florida
CBT pick: Florida, 7-0
Seton Hall at LSU
Harten - LSU
Martin - LSU
Dauster - LSU
Johnson - Seton Hall
Payne - LSU
Machir - LSU
Angevine - LSU
CBT pick: LSU, 6-1
Tennessee at No. 20 Georgetown
Harten - Tennessee
Martin - Georgetown
Dauster - Georgetown
Johnson - Tennessee
Payne - Georgetown
Machir - Georgetown
Angevine - Georgetown
CBT pick: Georgetown, 5-2
Georgia at South Florida
Harten - South Florida
Martin - Georgia
Dauster - Georgia
Johnson - South Florida
Payne - Georgia
Machir - Georgia
Angevine - Georgia
CBT pick: Georgia, 5-2
No. 6 Syracuse at Arkansas
Harten - Syracuse
Martin - Syracuse
Dauster - Syracuse
Johnson - Syracuse
Payne - Syracuse
Machir - Syracuse
Angevine - Syracuse
CBT pick: Syracuse, 7-0
DePaul at Auburn
Harten - DePaul
Martin - Auburn
Dauster - Auburn
Johnson - DePaul
Payne - DePaul
Machir - DePaul
Angevine - Auburn
CBT pick: DePaul, 4-3
Mississippi State at Providence
Harten - Providence
Martin - Providence
Dauster - Providence
Johnson - Providence
Payne - Providence
Machir - Providence
Angevine - Providence
CBT pick: Providence, 7-0
Rutgers at Ole Miss
Harten - Ole Miss
Martin - Ole Miss
Dauster - Ole Miss
Johnson - Ole Miss
Payne - Rutgers
Machir - Ole Miss
Angevine - Rutgers
CBT pick: Ole Miss, 5-2
Alabama at No. 17 Cincinnati
Harten - Cincinnati
Martin - Cincinnati
Dauster - Cincinnati
Johnson - Cincinnati
Payne - Cincinnati
Machir - Cincinnati
Angevine - Cincinnati
CBT pick: Cincinnati, 7-0
Villanova at Vanderbilt
Harten - Villanova
Martin - Villanova
Dauster - Villanova
Johnson - Vanderbilt
Payne - Villanova
Machir - Villanova
Angevine - Vanderbilt
CBT pick: Villanova, 5-2
CBT consensus pick: Big East wins, 7-5
Raphielle also writes for the NBE Basketball Report and can be followed on Twitter at @raphiellej.