Difficult choices: Another weekend where I have to choose between college basketball and the NFL. I think a lot of channel surfing is in order. Social obligations may get in the way too so TIVO will have to help. Here’s what I’m looking forward to:

Xavier at Fordham (noon): Who knew that this would be an interesting game? X has to snap out its funk soon, don’t they? If they lose this one, I’d be worried about them losing the entire season.
Georgetown at West Virginia (noon): After the big comeback win at home vs. Marquette, the Hoyas now must travel to Morgantown. What a challenge.
Missouri at Kansas State (1:30 p.m.): A tough road game for the Tigers but what’s make this interesting is Mizzou is coming off a near perfect performance against Oklahoma and Kansas State is coming off a disastrous loss at Kansas. How will each react?
Mississippi at LSU (1:30 p.m.): I think LSU is eventually going to be good. Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy tossed two guys off his team this week. LSU should win this one.
BC at North Carolina (2:30 p.m.): I almost feel sorry for how bad this could be for Steve Donahue.
Ohio State at Iowa (3 p.m.): Iowa’s making some strides; it will be interesting to see if they can continue to do so against a top-notch opponent.
Florida State at Clemson (4 p.m.): The Seminoles showed some offense earlier this week. Can they repeat it on the road?
Marquette at Syracuse (4 p.m.): The must-see game of the day for me. Marquette will give Syracuse a legitimate challenge.
Dayton at Temple (4 p.m.): Dayton beat Saint Louis. If the Flyers can beat Temple, maybe they can be an A10 contender.
Iowa State at Texas A&M (4 p.m.): Have to check out my new favorite player, Royce White of Iowa State
San Francisco at BYU (6 p.m.): Have to check out my old favorite player, Matt Carlino of BYU.
Seton Hall at Providence (6 p.m.): Hopefully, the success of beating UConn won’t affect the Hall.
Ohio at Bowling Green (6 p.m.): This will be my first look at a team I think could be an NCAA upsetter: Ohio.
Georgia State at George Mason (7 p.m.): GaState’s 10-game winning streak is at stake.
Santa Clara at Gonzaga (8 p.m.): This might give us an indication if Gonzaga is going to steamroll the WCC.
UConn at Rutgers (8 p.m.): Should be a wild scene at the RAC. Jim Calhoun returns.
Murray State at Austin Peay (8 p.m.): Just a peek to see if the undefeated streak continues.
Stanford at Oregon State (10 p.m.): The Beavers need this one to prove the Lack 12 worth.