Since I have about a million things to do before my flight leaves and there are far too many quality games on this weekend to give you a quality preview in a short period of time, I'm leaving you this Friday with only a rundown of games to watch this weekend. I'll have a full weekend preview again next Friday when I get back to DC.
Depending on what I have going on this weekend in the happening hamlets of Winter Haven and Lakeland, I might delay the Super Bowl Sunday bracket to Monday morning.
Now onto to my TV picks for the weekend. As always, TV information is from Matt's College Sports on TV site.
Friday
East Tennessee State @ Jacksonville (CSS/Full Court, 7 EST) - For first place in the A-Sun
Saturday
Notre Dame @ Pitt (ESPN, 12 EST)
Toledo @ Buffalo (ESPN2, 12 EST)
UMass @ Xavier (ESPNU, 12 EST)
VCU @ Hofstra (Comcast Network/CSN New England,/MSG+, 12 EST)
West Virginia @ Louisville (Big East/MASN/SNY/Full Court, 12 EST)
Michigan @ Purdue or Washington State @ Arizona (CBS Regional, 1 EST)
Houston @ Memphis (CBS CS, 1 EST)
Northern Iowa @ Indiana State (CSN Chicago/FS Midwest, 1 EST) - It's the Bizarro Valley, anything can happen!
Mississippi @ Mississippi State (Raycom/Full Court, 1 EST)
Oklahoma State @ Texas A&M (ESPN, 2 EST) - Pretty much a must win for the Aggies at this point.
Georgetown @ Marquette (Big East/MASN/MSG+/Full Court, 2 EST) - Big one for the fading Hoyas.
South Carolina @ Kentucky (Raycom/Full Court, 3 EST) - Realize that the Gamecocks are only a game back of the Wildcats and Gators in the SEC East.
North Carolina @ NC State or Stanford @ UCLA (ABC Regional/Full Court, 3:30 EST)
New Mexico @ Utah (the mtn., 3:30 EST) - Teams are tied with SDSU and UNVL atop the Mountain West.
UNLV @ Air Force (Versus, 4 EST) - Rebels look to stay tied with winner of game above.
Providence @ UConn (Big East/MASN/SNY/Full Court, 4 EST)
Bradley @ Illinois State (4 EST) is only on locally in Peoria.
Arkansas @ LSU (SEC TV/FS South/Sun Sports/Full Court, 5 EST)
Washington @ Arizona State (FSN/selected Comcast Sports Net channels, 5:30 EST) - Both teams look to rebound after being upset Thursday night.
San Diego @ Gonzaga (ESPN2, 6 EST)
Wyoming @ BYU (the mtn., 6 EST)
Baylor @ Missouri (Big 12/Altitude/Full Court, 6 EST)
Richmond @ Temple (CBS CS, 6:30 EST)
George Mason @ Old Dominion (CSN Mid-Atlantic, 7 EST)
Wisconsin @ Northwestern (Big Ten, 8 EST)
Virginia Tech @ Boston College or Miami @ Maryland (Raycom Regional/Full Court, 8 EST)
Florida @ Tennessee (ESPN, 9 EST)
San Diego State @ Colorado State (the mtn., 9 EST)
St. Mary's @ Portland (CSN Regional, 9 EST)
California @ USC (FSN/selected Comcast Sports Net channels, 11:30 EST)
Sunday
Penn State @ Michigan State (Big Ten, 12 EST)
Cincinnati @ Villanova (Big East/FS Ohio/SNY/MASN/Full Court, 12 EST)
St. Joseph's @ Dayton (A10/CSN Phila., 12 EST)
Iowa @ Illinois (Big Ten, 2 EST) - Illini need to recover from a horrendous performance at Williams Arena Thursday night. They put poor Gus Johnson to sleep.
Virginia @ Duke (FSN/selected Comcast Sports Net channels, 2 EST) - I pity the Cavaliers' task.
Portland State @ Montana State (Altitude/CSN Northwest/Full Court, 4 EST)