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

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DateTeamTeamTSITSI Total
2/20/2026Ball StateAkron-12.4149.1
2/20/2026BrownPrinceton2.1110.2
2/20/2026Detroit MercyMilwaukee2.9153.6
2/20/2026FairfieldSacred Heart3.2157.1
2/20/2026HawaiiCal Poly7.9155.1
2/20/2026IonaSaint Peter’s4.1144.7
2/20/2026ManhattanMarist0.7137.9
2/20/2026MerrimackSiena7.1125.0
2/20/2026Miami (OH)Bowling Green6.7156.5
2/20/2026Mount St. Mary’sNiagara6.7132.9
2/20/2026OaklandGreen Bay1.3160.5
2/20/2026PurdueIndiana7.4153.4
2/20/2026RiderCanisius1.6128.4
2/20/2026Saint LouisVCU6.8159.7
     
Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite
Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite

Bets:
Iona -1.5
Manhattan +4.5
Green Bay +6.5

Women’s

DateTeamTeamTSITSI Total
2/20/2026BradleyMurray State-4.0162.1
2/20/2026ElonCampbell1.6118.0
2/20/2026Florida A&MAlabama State-4.7127.8
2/20/2026HamptonDrexel-12.3120.1
2/20/2026Illinois StateBelmont-3.0140.6
2/20/2026North Carolina A&TNortheastern3.0127.0
2/20/2026Stony BrookUNC Wilmington9.4116.9
2/20/2026TowsonCollege of Charleston-8.8134.7
2/20/2026TulsaUAB3.7139.7
2/20/2026William & MaryMonmouth-2.7118.4
     
Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite
Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite

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