They are 11-7 overall and 4-1 in conference. I would say they have to be one of the surprises so far. They really do not have any impressive wins, though. Rice was probably the best non-conference W. They just completed a sweep of the Alabama schools at home.

They likely will start 6-8, 6-7, 6-5 across the front line and have a couple more 6-8 guys on the roster. But TSU never does have a big lineup. They have two players averaging double figures, led by 6-5 Nijal Pearson. Immanuel King is their man inside, shooting 61.3% with 6.1 rpg. They shoot 46% overall, but only 32% from the arc. They hit the boards hard at +5. As always, their defense is very solid.

Sagarin picks TSU by one.
RealtimeRPI picks us by 5.