Women's basketball watchlist: 12/9 edition

It’s still a fairly light day, but there are a few games you’ll definitely want to keep on your radar. Here’s my daily watchlist.

BE SEATED AT ALL COSTS

These are the games you’re going to want to skip work for – the ones that will tell us a whole lot about the best of the best.

6pm: Columbia at Seton Hall (ESPN+)

This could be a really fun game. Seton Hall started the season strong and Columbia is really hitting their stride. This is a 50/50 game in my eyes.

7pm: Arizona State at Penn State (BTN)

Arizona State remains undefeated but hasn’t played the most challenging schedule. This road test should be telling for Molly Miller’s first group at ASU.

THIS COULD BE COMPETITIVE/FUN

These matchups are more than just your run-of-the-mill easy blowouts. While some of them have the potential to be, these games are an opportunity to see good teams test themselves early.

6:30pm: LIU at Xavier (ESPN+)

A DECENT LOOK AND/OR AT OPTIMAL TIMES

These games will either be a solid look at a team or they just fall at optimal times. If you’re in need of basketball to watch all day (like me), these are games to add to your list. 

12pm: Duquesne at Eastern Michigan (ESPN+)

6pm: Bryant at Boston College (ACC Extra)

7pm: Army at Cornell (ESPN+)

7pm: Brown at Merrimack (ESPN+)

8pm: Loyola (MD) at UMBC (ESPN+)

WATCH YOUR TEAM WIN A BLOWOUT

The rest of the games here will likely provide no true competitive value – but you never know. These games are just a look at some P5’s playing teams they should beat with ease. 

12pm: Alabama State at Baylor (ESPN+)

8pm: Omaha at Nebraska (Big Ten+)