Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Best Bets:

Welcome back to the daily edition of men’s and women’s college basketball projections, courtesy of my proprietary ratings system, the T Shoe Index (TSI). As a reminder, TSI is an opponent-adjusted and tempo-adjusted ratings system that utilizes several key performance metrics to rate teams and project results for every matchup across the sport. If you’re new to women’s college basketball betting, oftentimes the lines are posted much closer to tip-off and therefore bets aren’t able to be made at the time of writing this morning article, so be sure to follow me on X @TShoeIndex to get my women’s plays. Here are today’s college basketball projections and bets:

Men’s

DateTeamTeamTSITSI Total
2/17/2026Arizona StateTexas Tech-6.1149.7
2/17/2026Bowling GreenKent State0.7152.7
2/17/2026BuffaloNorthern Illinois10.0141.7
2/17/2026Charleston SouthernGardner-Webb17.2171.5
2/17/2026Eastern MichiganCentral Michigan4.5148.7
2/17/2026FloridaSouth Carolina19.2154.8
2/17/2026Florida StateBoston College10.1144.2
2/17/2026IowaNebraska-0.6140.3
2/17/2026Kansas StateBaylor-2.4165.3
2/17/2026KentuckyGeorgia8.0168.0
2/17/2026Miami (FL)Virginia Tech8.6154.2
2/17/2026Michigan StateUCLA7.1148.7
2/17/2026NC StateNorth Carolina1.4159.5
2/17/2026New MexicoAir Force22.0148.0
2/17/2026OhioBall State10.2142.9
2/17/2026Ohio StateWisconsin1.1164.0
2/17/2026OregonMinnesota3.9139.9
2/17/2026PurdueMichigan-2.0152.5
2/17/2026Rhode IslandSaint Louis-9.4151.0
2/17/2026San Diego StateGrand Canyon8.7143.5
2/17/2026San Jose StateNevada-6.2146.0
2/17/2026SMULouisville-1.7171.0
2/17/2026Tennessee-MartinSoutheast Missouri State2.2134.8
2/17/2026TexasLSU12.2157.0
2/17/2026U MassMiami (OH)-3.5175.3
2/17/2026UCFTCU-0.9155.4
2/17/2026VCUGeorge Washington7.2160.4
2/17/2026Western MichiganAkron-7.2162.6
2/17/2026WyomingFresno State3.5147.6
2/17/2026XavierVillanova-3.9156.2
Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite
Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite

Bets:
Western Michigan +14
TCU +2.5
Michigan State/UCLA Over 139.5

Women’s

DateTeamTeamTSITSI Total
2/17/2026ArizonaColorado-7.9137.9
2/17/2026BYUCincinnati7.9141.3
2/17/2026CharlotteTemple1.4134.2
2/17/2026East CarolinaFAU12.1136.5
2/17/2026IllinoisRutgers19.6130.3
2/17/2026MemphisTulane-2.3134.5
2/17/2026North TexasUAB7.9134.4
2/17/2026Ole MissTennessee2.6142.5
2/17/2026RiceSouth Florida2.6138.0
2/17/2026Tennessee-MartinSoutheast Missouri State7.5130.0
Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite
Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite

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