Was thinking about this as spring camp opens up across the state… Who do you think are the top QBs in the state of Florida out of Mertz, Uiagalelei, Jefferson, Brown and Ward?

Men's teams runs Tulane out of town.

Women's team is making a late season surge and won tonight in OT to secure a higher seed and bye

Baseball team took their frustrations out against North Florida

Football team kicks off Spring Ball with players thirsty to add to take the offense to the next level.

Pretty good night for a Tuesday...

#WinningEverything

CBS Sports has USF as a 12 seed and fau as a 7 seed

I'm guessing they have USF in since in 1st place in conf so assume they win conf tournament

First up are the Women

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....just bettors with inside knowledge. Yesterday UAB was bet up from a 1.5 point favorite to an 8 point favorite in a matter of hours, and was flagged by casinos. UAB wound up winning by 28. And Temple's game against Tulsa over the weekend was flagged where they were a 5.5 point favorite against the Golden Hurricane and wound up losing by 5. Apparently Temple games have been on casinos' radar for some time.

Four games on the slate today:

SMU (19-8, 10-4) at South Florida (20-5, 13-1); 12pm (espn2)
Florida Atlantic (21-6, 11-3) at Memphis (19-8, 8-5); 2pm (ESPN)
Temple (9-17, 2-11) at Wichita State (11-16, 3-11); 4pm (ESPN)
UAB (17-9, 9-4) at Tulane (13-2, 4-9); 4pm (espn2)

Shout out to Rice who is my team that could surprise in the conference tournament and wreck someone's post season's hopes- they have won 4 of 7 with wins at Memphis and UAB. Here are my updated rankings heading in Sunday's play, along with each team's remaining schedule and expected regular season record based on FPI:

Tournament Bound

1. South Florida (20-5, 13-1); NET: #91 - with remaining games against SMU, at Charlotte, Tulane and at Tulsa, FPI projects the Bulls to win the AAC Regular Season Championship with a record of 22-7 and 15-3 in conference, and would leave the USF needing to win the conference tournament to get into the NCAAT; the lowest NET ranked team to get into the NCAAT was Rutgers in 2022 with a NET of #77, but had 6 Quad 1 wins (ironically Rutgers had a NET of #40 a year later and 10 Quad 1 wins and were left out, so go figure).

2. Florida Atlantic (21-6, 11-4); NET #32 - with remaining games at Memphis, Tulane at North Texas and Memphis again, FPI projects the Owls to win out and finish at 25-6 and 14-4; this would likely push USF's home win against FAU back into Quad 1 territory.

On the Bubble

3. SMU (19-8, 10-4); NET: #40 - with remaining games at South Florida, UTSA, East Carolina and at UAB, FPI projects the Mustangs to win out and finish at 23-8 and 14-4; this would put both SMU into the opposite of the conference tournament bracket for the Bulls

4. Memphis (19-8, 8-6); NET: #81 - with remaining games against FAU, at East Carolina, UAB and at FAU, FPI projects the Tigers to finish at 21-10 and 10-8; with an internal investigation looming this could be Memphis' way of pushing Penny Hardaway out and would be a tragic end to a once promising season that had Memphis ranked as high as #10 in the country just 5 weeks ago

NIT Bound

5. Charlotte (17-10, 11-4); NET: #104 - with remaining games South Florida, Rice and at East Carolina, FPI projects the 49ers to win out and finish 20-10 and 14-4; due to tiebreakers with Charlotte and SMU this would put the Owls into the USF side of the bracket

6. UAB (17-9, 9-4); NET: #125 - the Blazers have 5 remaining games at Tulane, Wichita State, at Memphis, at Temple and SMU; FPI projects UAB to finish at 19-12 and 11-7

Post Season Possible

7. North Texas (14-12, 7-7); NET: #87 - with remaining games at Tulane, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic and at Rice, FPI projects the Mean Green to finish 16-14, and 9-9

Second Division

8. East Carolina (14-13, 7-7); NET: #175 - with remaining games against Memphis, at North Texas, at SMU and Charlotte, FPI projects the Pirates to lose out and finish 14-17 and 7-11

9. Tulsa (14-13, 5-10); NET: #193 - with remaining games at UTSA, at Temple and South Florida, FPI projects the Golden Hurricane to finish 15-15, 6-12

10. Rice (11-16, 5-9); NET: #200 - with remaining games against Temple, at Wichita State, at Charlotte and North Texas, FPI projects the Owls to finish 12-19 and 6-12

11. Tulane (13-12, 4-9); NET: #132 - with remaining games against UAB, North Texas, at Florida Atlantic, at South Florida and Wichita State, FPI projects the Green Wave to finish 16-14, 7-11

12. Wichita State (11-16, 3-11); NET: #156 - with remaining games against Temple, at UAB, Rice and at Tulane, FPI projects the Shockers to finish 13-18 and 5-13

13. UTSA (9-19, 3-12); NET: #276 - with remaining games against Tulsa, at SMU and Temple, FPI projects the Road Runners to finish 10-21, 4-14

14. Temple (9-17, 2-11); NET: #244 - with remaining games at Wichita State, at Rice, Tulsa, UAB and at UTSA, FPI projects the Owls to finish 10-21 and 3-15


If NET holds true (and there are still some toss up games), this would be the American Athletic Conference Tournament seedings and schedule:

1. USF 15-3
2. SMU* 14-4 - wins tiebreaker with 1-0 record against USF
3. Charlotte* 14-4 - wins tiebreaker with 1-1 record against USF
4. FAU* 14-4 - loses tiebreaker with 0-1 record against USF
5. UAB 11-7
6. Memphis 10-8
7. North Texas 9-9
8. East Carolina 7-11 - wins tiebreaker with 1-0 record against Tulane
9. Tulane 7-11
10. Tulsa 6-12 - wins tiebreaker with 2-0 record against Rice
11. Rice 6-12
12. Wichita State 5-13
13. UTSA 4-14
14. Temple 3-15
*SMU, Charlotte and FAU projected to finish the season with a 1-1 record against each other, moving to second tiebreaker

Wednesday, March 13th:
Game 1: #13 UTSA vs. #12 Wichita State; 1pm (ESPN+)
Game 2: #14 Temple vs. #11 Rice; 3pm (ESPN+)

Thursday, March 14th:
Game 3: #9 Tulane vs #8 East Carolina; 12:30pm (ESPNU)
Game 4: #13 UTSA/#12 Wichita State winner vs. #5 UAB; 2:30pm (ESPNU)
Game 5: #10 Tulsa vs. #7 North Texas; 7:00pm (ESPNU)
Game 6: #14 Temple/#11 Rice winner vs. #6 Memphis; 9:00pm (ESPNU)

Friday, March 15th:
Game 7: #9 Tulane/#8 East Carolina winner vs. #1 South Florida; 1pm (espn2)
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. #4 Florida Atlantic; 3pm (espn2)
Game 9: #10 Tulsa/#7 North Texas winner vs. #2 SMU; 7pm (ESPNU)
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. #3 Charlotte; 9pm (ESPNU)

Saturday, March 16th:
Semi-final: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner; 3pm (espn2)
Semi-final: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner; 5pm (espn2)

Sunday, March 17th:
Championship Game: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner; 3:15pm (ESPN)


All Conference First Team
David Jones, Mem (F) - Player of the Year
PJ Haggerty, Tulsa (F) - Freshman of the Year
Johnell Davis, FAU (G)
Kevin Cross, Tulane (F)
Jason Edwards, North Texas (G)

All Conference Second Team
RJ Felton, East Carolina (G)
Max Fiedler, Rice (F)
Hysier Miller, Temple (G)
Travis Eeve, Rice (G)
Vladislav Goldin, FAU (C)

All Conference Third Team
Colby Rogers, Wichita State (G)
Zhuric Phelps, SMU (G)
Eric Gaines, UAB (G)
Chris Youngblood, USF (G)
Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB (F) - moved up

I vote for the postseason national awards in CBB and one of them is the Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year. I voted for someone you all know well as one of the three finalists.

Kid named Taylor Crane posted a fake commitment on IG. Doesn’t have an offer and not being recruited per sources at USF

Here are the matchups based on how FPI predicts outcomes the last week of games, along with teams' in the top half of the conference seeding ranges. If USF can beat the winner of #9 Tulsa/#8 East Carolina, they would project to face off against #13 Rice/#12 Wichita State/#5 UAB/#4 SMU. And FAU, Charlotte and Memphis would be in the other side of the bracket.

• Florida Atlantic can finish the regular season from the 2nd seed to the 5th seed
• Charlotte can finish from the 2nd seed to the 6th seed
• Memphis can finish from the 2nd seed to the 6th seed
• UAB can finish from the 2nd seed to the 7th seed
• SMU can finish from the 3rd seed to the 7th seed
• North Texas can finish from 4th seed to the 7th seed

Wednesday, March 13th
Game 1: #13 Rice vs. #12 Wichita State
Game 2: #14 Temple vs. #11 Tulane

Thursday, March 14th
Game 3: #9 Tulsa vs. #8 East Carolina
Game 4: #13 Rice/#12 Wichita State winner vs. #5 UAB
Game 5: #10 UTSA vs. #7 North Texas
Game 6: #14 Temple/#11 Tulane winner vs. #6 Memphis

Friday. March 15th
Game 7: #9 Tulsa/#8 East Carolina winner vs. #1 South Florida
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. #4 SMU
Game 9: #10 UTSA/#7 North Texas winner vs. #2 Florida Atlantic
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. #3 Charlotte

Saturday, March 16th
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

Sunday. March 17th
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

Bulls favored by 7.5 tonight with O/U at 156.5

Based on CAAR’s presser it sounds like we have 1 senior who will be out or eligibility but we’ll be honoring more than 1 person.

What wasn’t asked was will anyone being honored be coming back or will that be the indication of who will be moving on?

Finally beat UNF today and looked good. UNF has great bats but lacks pitching. They are now like 4 and 14 against them. They have JU tomorrow

After the Charlotte win and the outright regular season conference championship, I think we will continue to get alot of good press, but may be hard to move up as other Top 25 teams keep winning.

Below is how the team above us have fared this week.

17. St. Mary's (24-6) defeated Pepperdine; hosts #23 Gonzaga (Sat.).
18. South Carolina (24-5) - defeated Texas A&M; defeated #24 Florida
19. Washington State (22-7) - defeated USC; hosts UCLA (Sat.)
20. San Diego State (22-7) - defeated San Jose State
21. Dayton (22-6) - defeated Davidson; lost to Loyola-Chicago
22. Utah State (24-5) - defeated Fresno State; defeated Air Force
23. Gonzaga (23-6) - defeated San Francisco; at #18 St. Mary's (Sat.)
24. Florida (20-9) - defeated Missouri; lost to #17 South Carolina
25. South Florida (22-5) - defeated Charlotte

By: Joey Johnston

TAMPA, Fla. (March 4, 2024) – It seems like senior guard Jose Placer just arrived with USF men’s basketball. Now it’s time to say goodbye.



Welcome to the modern Senior Night, where the transfer portal and the bonus COVID season have added twists to the normally cut-and-dried ceremonies.



When the Bulls (21-5, 15-1 American Athletic Conference) take on the Tulane Green Wave (13-15, 4-12) on Tuesday night at the Yuengling Center, Placer will be the only USF senior who has exhausted his eligibility.



Placer, a 6-foot-1 guard from Orlando, played his first college season (2018-19) for Maryland-Baltimore County. He sat out a transfer season, then competed for three years at North Florida. Last spring, he transferred to USF.



“This being my last go-around, it couldn’t have been more special than this,’’ said Placer, who averages 6.0 points and 1.5 assists per game. “I wanted something different. It’s pretty close to home. I felt like this could be a really special team and it certainly has been all of that.



“Everyone in this community has embraced me. It feels pretty good. It feels right. It feels like I was supposed to be here.’’



Placer (pronounced: Pla-sair), who missed five games with a hamstring injury, will be joined on Senior Night by Selton Miguel and Sam Hines Jr., who both have another season of eligibility and are expected back at USF next year. They will receive similar salutes.



For Placer, though, it’s an official farewell.



“Jose has meant the world to us, even when he was injured, because his voice is so prominent and his energy is infectious,’’ Bulls coach Amir Abdur-Rahim said. “With his experience, he brings a calming influence. The last few games, he has gotten his groove back. And we need that. He’s getting it back at the right time.’’



Placer has played 132 college games with 1,421 career points (10.8 average). In three seasons at North Florida, he started 74 games and had 56 double-digit scoring games with the Ospreys.



“At North Florida, Jose usually had the ball in his hands, and he always delivered for them,’’ USF guard Kasen Jennings said. “He was absolutely ‘The Man’ for that program.’’



Jennings should know.



Last season in the Atlantic Sun Conference, Jennings played at Kennesaw State and faced Placer’s UNF Ospreys. With two seconds remaining in an 86-86 game, Placer buried a game-winning 3-pointer. Overall, Placer was 10-for-15 from 3-point range and finished with 32 points.



“He shot it around the logo and it hit nothing but net,’’ Jennings said. “I didn’t like Jose much back then. I love him now. Getting to know him, I really appreciate his game and what he’s like as a person. He’s a warrior. He’s always smiling and he sets a great example. He was used to getting his (points) at North Florida, but he has embraced his role here and he’s a huge leader for us.’’



“Jose is obviously part of USF history now (as the AAC regular-season champion), along with the rest of us,’’ Bulls forward Kasean Pryor said. “He has been a great teammate all season, even when he was injured. He embodies our culture. I hope people remember him as a great teammate and a great winner.’’



Placer’s best USF game was on Nov. 19 against Northern Iowa, when he contributed 21 points on 8-for-11 shooting (3-for-5 from 3-point range). In AAC play, he had 17 points against Wichita State and 16 against UTSA.



He has made four consecutive starts at point guard and is a reliable ball-handler against pressure. On a team filled with effective 3-point shooters, he’s also a dangerous scorer from long-range.



“I didn’t really like the winters in Baltimore (at UMBC), so that’s why I came back to the home state at UNF,’’ Placer said. “But after being there for so long, I really wanted to test myself.



“I didn’t know where I was going to go but being familiar with Coach (Abdur-Rahim) and what they did at Kennesaw, I just knew USF was going to be special. There was such a level of connection at Kennesaw. They trusted each other. We have the same thing now at USF.’’



Placer has moved even closer to home. His father Carlos (a physician) and his mother Yasmine are at every USF home game.



Just when Placer’s season was rolling, he was injured Dec. 9 against Florida State. After returning to the lineup, it has been a slow road back.



But Placer said he has been patient because he’s “a man of God’’ and he believes “everything happens for a reason.’’



“This role is obviously different than where I was (at UNF),’’ Placer said. “On any given night, I believe I can still get you 20 (points), but I have learned another way to play. I’m picking my spots. I’m capable of big moments, but it’s all about what I can do to help this team.



“I have never been to the (NCAA) tournament. I’ve been around teams that have won. I know what it takes. So I try to lend my experience to the younger players and lead them. We don’t want to just make it to March Madness. We want to make a run. We’re having a nice season, but we want to be more than just a great story. We want to show everyone that we can do this. Right now, though, it’s one game at a time.’’



That one game is Tuesday night.



Accompanied by his parents and grandparents, Placer said he will probably get emotional. When reflecting on his sole season at USF, he’s more grateful than anything.



“I’ve had a basketball in my hands since I was a very little kid,’’ Placer said. “It has been truly special to be part of this team. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for all of us.’’

This is still the most accurate representation of the teams and not just because USF is in their proper place, but others as well.

Power 36 | March 4​

1. Houston (1): The Cougars’ Jamal Shead hit the game winner at Oklahoma to keep Houston in pursuit of the Big 12 title.
2. UConn (2): The Huskies got the outright Big East title with a win over Seton Hall.
3. Purdue (3): The Boilermakers clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title.
4. Iowa State (4): The Cyclones are peaking at the right time for a potential deep March run.
5. Tennessee (5): The Vols had a tremendous week with wins over Auburn and Alabama.
6. Arizona (8): The Wildcats have hit reset and bounced back to be on schedule still for a No. 1 seed.
7. Baylor (9): The Bears got revenge against Kansas and are primed for a Big 12 tournament run.
8. Kentucky (10): The Wildcats continue to show they can score at will.
9. North Carolina (12): The Tar Heels are in position to be a high 2 or a No. 1 seed in two weeks.
10. Duke (13): The Blue Devils destroyed Virginia and are ready to earn a piece of the ACC regular-season title with two wins this week.
11. Illinois (14): The Illini beat Minnesota by scoring over 100 and then went to Madison and got an impressive road win.
12. Creighton (15): The Bluejays have the offense to reach the Big East title game and beyond in March.
13. Marquette (7): The Golden Eagles lost to Creighton with a depleted roster. Big week ahead with a showdown with UConn.
14. Alabama (11): The Tide hung with the Vols and are still in contention for a top-two SEC finish.
15. South Carolina (32): The Gamecocks are back to being in the chase for a top-two seed in the SEC tournament.
16. South Florida (17): The Bulls are the outright American champs.
17. Gonzaga (19): The Zags won at Saint Mary’s and should be a lock for the NCAA tournament.
18. Washington State (18): The Cougars got a home sweep of the LA schools to remain tied with Arizona atop the Pac-12.
19. Saint Mary’s (16): The Gaels dropped their first game in the WCC, but still won the league outright.
20. BYU (34): The Cougars won two in a row, including at Kansas, to jump into the top four in the Big 12.
21. Auburn (26): The Tigers bounced back with a dominating win over Mississippi State.
22. Utah State (24): The Aggies head into the final week on a three-game win streak and a chance to win the MWC outright.
23. Florida (20): The Gators lost at South Carolina but have a monster showdown with Alabama this week.
24. San Diego State (25): The Aztecs finished with a road game at UNLV and a home game against Boise State in an attempt to still get a piece of the MWC title.
25. Kansas (6): The Jayhawks are hanging on by a thread in the top 25 with losses to BYU and at Baylor. Kevin McCullar Jr. not playing against BYU was a difference maker. He returned for the Baylor game.
26. Nebraska (22): The Huskers lost to suddenly hot Ohio State on the road but then bounced Rutgers in their home finale to finish 18-1 in Lincoln this season.
27. Richmond (NR): The Spiders are alone in first place in the A-10 after a win over VCU.
28. Loyola Chicago (23): The Ramblers beat Dayton at home after losing at St. Bonaventure. The Ramblers are a game back of Richmond with two to play.
29. Boise State (29): The Broncos have won five in a row after knocking off New Mexico.
30. Iowa (NR): The Hawkeyes are making a late push for an NCAA tournament berth with a road win at Northwestern. A huge home game against Illinois is up this week.
31. Indiana State (NR): The Sycamores won the Missouri Valley Conference outright, only the third Valley title ever in program history.
32. Northwestern (28): The Wildcats are the walking wounded. They found a way to win at Maryland without Ryan Langborg but couldn’t beat Iowa after Langborg still was out and then Matt Nicholson got hurt, too.
33. Nevada (NR): The Wolf Pack have won five in a row and are a game out of first in the MWC.
34. Villanova (NR): The Wildcats are trending toward a bid again with a road win at Providence.
35. Syracuse (NR): The Orange have won four in a row and could help their tournament chances with a road win at Clemson.
36. Princeton (NR): The Tigers are atop the Ivy with Yale and are riding an eight-game win streak.

NCAA power 36

I thought this would be enlightening as to what kids are thinking these days with all the turmoil in CFB.

Matt Baker had another positive feel good article on USF basketball today after some of the other recent football and basketball positive articles he has had!! He I believe is a changed man!! Way to go Matt!!!