2018-19 Week 5 College Basketball Bracket Impact Games

The college basketball season continues, taking us to the 2018-19 Week 5 college basketball bracket impact games.

It’s December now, which means the college basketball season is no longer in its infancy. It is at worst a toddler and maybe even a preschooler. Non-conference play has begun in some leagues, while others will play their holiday season cupcake games. The latter provides high-risk, low-reward opportunities for potential bubble teams to bust their own resumes, but someone has to play these teams.

The Jimmy V Classic is among the notable college hoops events taking place this week.

No surprise, for RPIs we turn to RealTimeRPI. As noted earlier, we will rely on these in increasing fashion. There was too little season to justify it in November, but now that the sample size is growing, so too is our reliance on RPI. And, let’s face it, the selection committee relies on RPI, too.

Prior Weeks’ Bracket Impact Games: Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4

2018-19 Week 5 College Basketball Bracket Impact Games: Sunday, December 2

Good Resume Wins

• Arizona defeats Connecticut (RPI 93rd) on the road.
• Ohio State defeats Minnesota (RPI 12th) at home.

Bad Resume Losses

• None.

2018-19 Week 5 College Basketball Bracket Impact Games: Monday, December 3

Good Resume Wins

• Michigan State defeats Iowa (Ranked #18) at home.

Bad Resume Losses

• None.

2018-19 Week 5 College Basketball Bracket Impact Games: Tuesday, December 4

Good Resume Wins

• Providence defeats Boston College (RPI 60th) on the road.
• Oklahoma defeats Notre Dame on a neutral court.
• Florida defeats West Virginia on a neutral court.

Bad Resume Losses

• Miami loses to Pennsylvania on the road.
• Alabama loses to Georgia State at home.

2018-19 Week 5 College Basketball Bracket Impact Games: Wednesday, December 5

Good Resume Wins

• Villanova defeats Temple (RPI 60th) at home.
• VCU defeats Texas (RPI 24th) on the road.
• Tulsa defeats Oklahoma State (RPI 63rd) at home.
• Gonzaga defeats Washington at home.
• Minnesota defeats Nebraska (Ranked #24) at home.

Bad Resume Losses

• None.

2018-19 Week 5 College Basketball Bracket Impact Games: Thursday, December 6

Good Resume Wins

• Iowa defeats Iowa State at home.
• Purdue defeats Maryland (Ranked #23) at home.

Bad Resume Losses

• None.

2018-19 Week 5 College Basketball Bracket Impact Games: Friday, December 7

Good Resume Wins

• Nevada defeats Arizona State (Ranked #20) on the road.

Bad Resume Losses

• None.

2018-19 Week 5 College Basketball Bracket Impact Games: Saturday, December 8

Good Resume Wins

• Seton Hall defeats Kentucky (Ranked #9) on a neutral court.
• Florida State defeats Connecticut on a neutral court.
• Marquette defeats Wisconsin (Ranked #12) at home.
• Tulsa defeats Kansas State (Ranked #16) at home.
• Nebraska defeats Creighton at home.
• West Virginia defeats Pittsburgh at home.
• Indiana defeats Louisville at home.
• Syracuse defeats Georgetown at home.
• UCLA defeats Notre Dame at home.
• Mississippi State defeats Clemson at home.

Bad Resume Losses

• None.