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At a quiet time in the College Basketball and basketball betting world in general, the biggest news seems to be coming from the court-room, where Louisville coach Rick Pitino is part of an extortion case, and from Drexel, where the men’s hoops program could be about to fall apart.

Two players from the Philadelphia school, a member of the Colonial Athletic Conference, face robbery and weapons charges after an armed robbery took place at a fellow student’s apartment.

Police allege that starting point guard Jamie Harris and forward Kevin Phillip hatched a scheme with a third man to steal money believed to be on the premises in Western Philadelphia last week.

All three face robbery, theft and weapons charges but the Drexel players only turned themselves in almost 48 hours after arrest warrants were issued, some media outlets reporting them to be fugitives on the run from the law.

According to the police reports, the three accused managed to make it away with only two cell phones but the charges they face could mean serious sanctions personally, and will almost certainly mean trouble for the basketball team.

Harris is one of the better players on a squad that went 16-16 and would have been looking to push on towards claiming a place in the expanded March Madness field, but it remains to be seen whether he will be a part of the Dragons roster by the time practice starts in a couple of months.

Whatever the outcome, it is trouble that coach Bruiser Flint could have done without as he makes his plans for the season, and it seems unlikely according to most basketball predictions that he would ever have been thinking about having to prepare without his leading scorer and top producer of assists.

Without Harris, Drexel’s season could well be doomed before it even starts, and again it comes thanks to a story where you find it hard to think of anything to say but ‘Why?’ Harris could well have been looking at a career in the NBA – now prison might be more likely.

Wednesday kicks off the Conference USA and Big 12 conference tournaments with the second round of Big East play commencing. UCONN let their hopes of an at-large ticket to the NCAA tournament die with the lopsided loss to USF yesterday with several bubble teams in play today with USF vs Georgetown and Seton Hall vs Notre Dame. USF and Seton Hall are considered to need at least one more win to have a good shot at an at-large bid to the NCAA Tourney. The Northeast and Big Sky Conference tournament championships are also on tonight with Weber State and Quinnipiac being the two favorites.

College Basketball TV Schedule March 10^th, 2010

12:00 PM USF vs Georgetown (Big East Tournament 2^nd Round) ESPN

2:00 PM ESPN St. John’s vs Marquette (Big East Tournament 2nd Round) ESPN

5:00 PM Air Force vs Wyoming (Mountain West Tournament 1st Round)

7:00 PM Seton Hall vs Notre Dame (Big East 2nd Round) ESPN

7:00 PM Robert Morris at Quinnipiac (NEC Tournament Championship) ESPN 2

9:00 PM Cincinnati vs Louisville (Big East Tournament 2nd Round) ESPN

9:00 PM Montana vs Weber St (Big Sky Tournament Championship) ESPN2

11:30 PM Washington St vs Oregon (Pac-10 Tournament 1st Round) FSN

Conference Tournament Schedule March 10^th, 2010

2010 Big 12 Tournament First Round (local TV Networks)

12:30 PM Texas Tech vs Colorado

3:00 PM Nebraska vs Missouri

7:00 PM Oklahoma vs Oklahoma St

9:30 PM Iowa St vs Texas

2010 Big West Tournament First Round (local TV Networks)

9:00 PM Cal-State Northridge vs Cal-State Fullerton

11:30 PM UC Irvine vs Cal Poly

2010 Conference USA Tournament First Round

1:00 PM East Carolina vs Houston

3:30 PM Tulane vs Southern Miss

7:00 PM Rice vs Tulsa

9:30 PM UCF vs SMU

MEAC Tournament First Round (Local TV networks)

3:00 PM Coppin St vs Maryland-Eastern Shore

Southland Tournament Quarterfinals

1:00 PM Texas-Arlington vs Stephen F. Austin

3:30 PM Texas-San Antonio vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

7 PM Nicholls St vs Sam Houston St

9:30 PM Texas St vs SE Louisiana

SWAC Tournament Quarterfinals

3:30 PM Mississippi Valley St vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

9:00 PM Grambling vs Jackson St

2010 NCAA College Basketball Rankings AP March 1st, 2010

Rank/Team (First Place Votes)/ Record/Overall Votes/ Rank Last Week
Results from last week.

1.    Syracuse (59)    27-2    1,618    4
Last Week: Def. Providence 99-85 (2/23), Def. Villanova 95-77 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 vs. St. John’s (15-13), 3/6 at Louisville (19-10)  Tickets
2.    Kansas (6)    27-2    1,550    1
Last Week: Def. Oklahoma 81-68 (2/22), Lost to Oklahoma State 85-77 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Kansas State (24-4), 3/6 at Missouri (21-8)  Tickets
3.    Kentucky     27-2    1,493    2
Last Week: Def. South Carolina 82-61 (2/25), Lost to Tennessee 74-65 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 at Georgia (13-14), 3/7 vs. Florida (20-9)  Tickets
4.    Duke     25-4    1,415    5
Last Week: Def. Tulsa 70-52 (2/25), Def. Virginia 67-49 (2/28)
This Week: 3/3 at Maryland (21-7), 3/6 vs. North Carolina (15-14)  Tickets
5.    Kansas State     24-4    1,377    6
Last Week: Def. Texas Tech 83-64 (2/23), Def. Missouri 63-53 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 at Kansas (27-2), 3/6 vs. Iowa State (14-15)  Tickets
6.    Ohio State     23-7    1,232    9
Last Week: Def. Penn State 75-67 (2/24), Def. Michigan 66-55 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 vs. Illinois (18-11)  Tickets
7.    Purdue     24-4    1,169    3
Last Week: Def. Minnesota 59-58 (2/24), Lost to Michigan State 53-44 (2/28)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Indiana (9-19), 3/6 at Penn State (11-17)  Tickets
8.    New Mexico     27-3    1,151    10
Last Week: Def. Colorado State 72-66 (2/23), Def. Brigham Young 83-81 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. TCU (13-16)  Tickets
9.    Villanova     23-5    1,143    7
Last Week: Def. South Florida 74-49 (2/24), Lost to Syracuse 95-77 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 at Cincinnati (16-12), 3/6 vs. West Virginia (22-6)  Tickets
10.    West Virginia     22-6    1,024    8
Last Week: Lost to Connecticut 73-62 (2/22), Def. Cincinnati 74-68 (2/27)
This Week: 3/1 vs. Georgetown (19-8), 3/6 at Villanova (23-5)  Tickets
11.    Michigan State     22-7    960    14
Last Week: Def. Purdue 53-44 (2/28)
This Week: 3/4 vs. Penn State (11-17), 3/7 vs. Michigan (13-15)  Tickets
12.    Butler     26-4    762    15
Last Week: Def. Valparaiso 74-69 (2/26)
This Week: No Games Scheduled  Tickets
13.    Vanderbilt     22-6    741    16
Last Week: Def. Georgia 96-94 (2/25), Def. Arkansas 89-72 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 at Florida (20-9), 3/6 vs. South Carolina (14-14)  Tickets
14.    Brigham Young     26-4    633    13
Last Week: Def. San Diego State 82-68 (2/24), Lost to New Mexico 83-81 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 at Utah (14-14), 3/6 at TCU (13-16)  Tickets
15.    Wisconsin     21-7    625    17
Last Week: Def. Indiana 78-46 (2/25)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Iowa (10-19), 3/7 at Illinois (18-11)  Tickets
16.    Tennessee     21-7    615    19
Last Week: Lost to Florida 75-62 (2/23), Def. Kentucky 74-65 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Arkansas (14-15), 3/6 at Mississippi State (21-8)  Tickets
17.    Pittsburgh     22-7    612    12
Last Week: Lost to Notre Dame 68-53 (2/24), Def. St. John’s 71-64 (2/27)
This Week: 3/4 vs. Providence (12-16), 3/6 vs. Rutgers (15-14)  Tickets
18.    Gonzaga     24-5    554    18
Last Week: Def. Santa Clara 88-51 (2/25), Def. San Francisco 75-69 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 vs. Cal State Bakersfield (7-21)  Tickets
19.    Georgetown     19-8    548    11
Last Week: Def. Louisville 70-60 (2/23), Lost to Notre Dame 78-64 (2/27)
This Week: 3/1 at West Virginia (22-6), 3/6 vs. Cincinnati (16-12)  Tickets
20.    Temple     24-5    547    20
Last Week: Def. Dayton 49-41 (2/24), Def. La Salle 65-53 (2/28)
This Week: 3/3 at Saint Louis (19-9), 3/6 vs. George Washington (16-11)  Tickets
21.    Baylor     22-6    393    24
Last Week: Def. Texas A&M 70-66 (2/24), Def. Oklahoma 70-63 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 at Texas Tech (16-12), 3/6 vs. Texas (22-7)  Tickets
22.    Maryland     21-7    249    NR
Last Week: Def. Clemson 88-79 (2/24), Def. Virginia Tech 104-100 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Duke (25-4), 3/6 at Virginia (14-13)  Tickets
23.    Texas A&M     20-8    210    22
Last Week: Lost to Baylor 70-66 (2/24), Def. Texas 74-58 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Oklahoma State (20-8), 3/6 at Oklahoma (13-15)  Tickets
24.    UTEP     22-5    124    NR
Last Week: Def. Southern Miss 59-56 (2/24), Def. Rice 78-64 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 at Marshall (22-7), 3/6 vs. UAB (23-5)  Tickets
25.    Xavier     21-7    101    NR
Last Week: Def. Saint Louis 73-71 (2/24), Def. Richmond 78-76 (2/28)
This Week: 3/3 at Fordham (2-24), 3/6 vs. St. Bonaventure (13-14)  Tickets
Others Receiving Votes
Texas 94, Richmond 44, Northern Iowa 32, Oklahoma State 24, Marquette 21, Missouri 13, Illinois 10, Utah State 9, Virginia Tech 8, Mississippi State 7, UAB 6, Cornell 5, Louisville 4, Notre Dame 1, Old Dominion 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Texas 21, Richmond 23, Northern Iowa 25.