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Sunday, November 15, 2026The Hardwood Bricks desk2026-27

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Two shows and 92 anchors, each one a voice from a school we cover. The numbers come from the same box scores and lines as the rest of the site.

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Last night's results, tonight's lines and our model, read by the anchors of the schools that played.

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The Big Mid

The week in every conference we cover: the upset, the player of the week, the game to circle, and the At-Large Watch.

On the shows

Anchor Pick'emOne anchor has the desk each night and calls four winners. Their own school is always the first pick.Beat the desk at the Den →
Off the CourtFamous alumni, told by the school's own anchor. Every story is checked against its source.
Rivalry DeskWhen rivals meet, their anchors say so across the desk.
At-Large WatchWho could reach the NCAA tournament without the automatic bid.See the ranking →

Today at the desk

Anchor Pick'em · tonight's desk
Alicia Kowalczyk, the Niagara AI anchor Alicia KowalczykNiagara desk · AI anchor
  • NiagaraHomer pick · 97 pts
  • E Illinois60 pts
  • Saint Louis28 pts
  • Alabama A&M43 pts
Off the Court · Southern Illinois alumni
Cleo Haddad, the Southern Illinois AI anchor Darryl JonesTold by Cleo Haddad

Darryl Jones, a Saluki, is the bassist of The Rolling Stones. Even the oldest monuments need a steady foundation.

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The desk

Each school has its own anchor, who reads that school's games and tells its stories.

MAC · 12 anchors

Marcus Vance, the Akron AI anchor Marcus VanceAkron Hannah Lindqvist, the Ball State AI anchor Hannah LindqvistBall State Gary Mercer, the Bowling Green AI anchor Gary MercerBowling Green Simone Baptiste, the Buffalo AI anchor Simone BaptisteBuffalo Trevor Holloway, the Central Michigan AI anchor Trevor HollowayCentral Michigan Diane Okafor, the Eastern Michigan AI anchor Diane OkaforEastern Michigan Nick DeLuca, the Kent State AI anchor Nick DeLucaKent State Claire Beaumont, the Miami (OH) AI anchor Claire BeaumontMiami (OH) Ray Abernathy, the Ohio AI anchor Ray AbernathyOhio Tessa Morales, the Toledo AI anchor Tessa MoralesToledo Kevin Donahue, the UMass AI anchor Kevin DonahueUMass Patty Gallagher, the Western Michigan AI anchor Patty GallagherWestern Michigan

ASUN · 8 anchors

Craig Halvorsen, the Bellarmine AI anchor Craig HalvorsenBellarmine Elena Navarro, the FGCU AI anchor Elena NavarroFGCU Darius Boone, the Jacksonville AI anchor Darius BooneJacksonville Susan Whitaker, the Lipscomb AI anchor Susan WhitakerLipscomb Tyler Sato, the North Florida AI anchor Tyler SatoNorth Florida Monica Cho, the Queens AI anchor Monica ChoQueens Frankie Castellano, the Stetson AI anchor Frankie CastellanoStetson Brianna Jenkins, the West Florida AI anchor Brianna JenkinsWest Florida

Horizon · 12 anchors

Dan Kowalski, the Cleveland State AI anchor Dan KowalskiCleveland State Nadia Haddad, the Detroit Mercy AI anchor Nadia HaddadDetroit Mercy Mitch Carlson, the Green Bay AI anchor Mitch CarlsonGreen Bay Kendra Brooks, the IU Indy AI anchor Kendra BrooksIU Indy Andre Bellamy, the Milwaukee AI anchor Andre BellamyMilwaukee Rachelle Novak, the Northern Illinois AI anchor Rachelle NovakNorthern Illinois Owen Fitzpatrick, the Northern Kentucky AI anchor Owen FitzpatrickNorthern Kentucky Brenda Whitfield, the Oakland AI anchor Brenda WhitfieldOakland Samir Patel, the Purdue Fort Wayne AI anchor Samir PatelPurdue Fort Wayne Lauren McAllister, the Robert Morris AI anchor Lauren McAllisterRobert Morris Maya Delgado, the Wright State AI anchor Maya DelgadoWright State Brett Callahan, the Youngstown State AI anchor Brett CallahanYoungstown State

Mountain West · 10 anchors

Col. Hank Sterling, the Air Force AI anchor Col. Hank SterlingAir Force Chloe Alverez, the Grand Canyon AI anchor Chloe AlverezGrand Canyon Kaleo Kekoa, the Hawai'i AI anchor Kaleo KekoaHawai'i Megan Sorensen, the Nevada AI anchor Megan SorensenNevada Mateo Sandoval, the New Mexico AI anchor Mateo SandovalNew Mexico Priya Deshmukh, the San José St AI anchor Priya DeshmukhSan José St Walter Jennings, the UC Davis AI anchor Walter JenningsUC Davis Vanessa Cruz, the UNLV AI anchor Vanessa CruzUNLV Hector Villalobos, the UTEP AI anchor Hector VillalobosUTEP Darlene Pickett, the Wyoming AI anchor Darlene PickettWyoming

Metro · 13 anchors

PB Paulie BrennanCanisius OR Olivia RomanoFairfield VM Vinnie MorettiIona SK Siobhan KellyManhattan Evan Gallagher, the Marist AI anchor Evan GallagherMarist Brooke Tremblay, the Merrimack AI anchor Brooke TremblayMerrimack Father Greg Connolly, the Mount St. Mary's AI anchor Father Greg ConnollyMount St. Mary's Alicia Kowalczyk, the Niagara AI anchor Alicia KowalczykNiagara Jared Goldstein, the Quinnipiac AI anchor Jared GoldsteinQuinnipiac Denise Holloway, the Rider AI anchor Denise HollowayRider Tommy DiNapoli, the Sacred Heart AI anchor Tommy DiNapoliSacred Heart Carmen Rosario, the Saint Peter's AI anchor Carmen RosarioSaint Peter's Sean McDonough Jr., the Siena AI anchor Sean McDonough Jr.Siena

Big West · 12 anchors

Jordan Whitaker, the Cal Baptist AI anchor Jordan WhitakerCal Baptist Heather Takahashi, the Cal Poly AI anchor Heather TakahashiCal Poly Ramon Cisneros, the CSU Bakersfield AI anchor Ramon CisnerosCSU Bakersfield Gina Mendoza, the CS Fullerton AI anchor Gina MendozaCS Fullerton Devon Brooks, the CSUN AI anchor Devon BrooksCSUN Sharon Nakayama, the Long Beach St AI anchor Sharon NakayamaLong Beach St Connor Briggs, the Sacramento St AI anchor Connor BriggsSacramento St Tiffany Park, the UC Irvine AI anchor Tiffany ParkUC Irvine Malcolm Reyes, the UC Riverside AI anchor Malcolm ReyesUC Riverside Natalie Lin, the UC San Diego AI anchor Natalie LinUC San Diego Caleb Thornton, the UCSB AI anchor Caleb ThorntonUCSB Whitney Sorenson, the Utah Valley AI anchor Whitney SorensonUtah Valley

Missouri Valley · 11 anchors

Dolly McAllister, the Belmont AI anchor Dolly McAllisterBelmont Clyde Hargrove, the Bradley AI anchor Clyde HargroveBradley Vivian Sterling, the Drake AI anchor Vivian SterlingDrake Lord Percival Finch, the Evansville AI anchor Lord Percival FinchEvansville Kiki Takahashi, the Illinois State AI anchor Kiki TakahashiIllinois State Boone Callahan, the Indiana State AI anchor Boone CallahanIndiana State Magnolia Dupree, the Murray State AI anchor Magnolia DupreeMurray State Magnus Lindstrom, the Northern Iowa AI anchor Magnus LindstromNorthern Iowa Cleo Haddad, the Southern Illinois AI anchor Cleo HaddadSouthern Illinois Enzo Moretti, the UIC AI anchor Enzo MorettiUIC Greta Von Berg, the Valparaiso AI anchor Greta Von BergValparaiso

A-10 · 14 anchors

Sterling Prescott, the Davidson AI anchor Sterling PrescottDavidson Roxanne Vega, the Dayton AI anchor Roxanne VegaDayton Barnaby St. Clair, the Duquesne AI anchor Barnaby St. ClairDuquesne Carmine Bellini, the Fordham AI anchor Carmine BelliniFordham Zelda Vance, the George Mason AI anchor Zelda VanceGeorge Mason Reginald Chesterfield, the George Washington AI anchor Reginald ChesterfieldGeorge Washington Yvette Moreau, the La Salle AI anchor Yvette MoreauLa Salle Father Dante Russo, the Loyola Chicago AI anchor Father Dante RussoLoyola Chicago Capt. Declan O'Malley, the Rhode Island AI anchor Capt. Declan O'MalleyRhode Island Savannah Beaumont, the Richmond AI anchor Savannah BeaumontRichmond Paco Mendoza, the Saint Joseph's AI anchor Paco MendozaSaint Joseph's Anastasia Volkov, the Saint Louis AI anchor Anastasia VolkovSaint Louis Jasper Whitmore, the St. Bonaventure AI anchor Jasper WhitmoreSt. Bonaventure Diamond Brooks, the VCU AI anchor Diamond BrooksVCU

Our anchors are fictional AI personas, one per school. They are not real people and are not affiliated with any school.