***NCAA Bubble Analysis - 2/29***

[ZeroTolerance 582]

Single bid conferences (15): America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Ivy (Cornell), MAAC, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southland, SWAC, Summit, WAC

 

Teams that are 'in' (22):

A-10 - Xavier

ACC - Duke, North Carolina

Big XII - Kansas, Texas

Big East - Georgetown, Louisville, UConn, Notre Dame, Marquette

Big Ten - Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan St

C-USA - Memphis

Horizon - Butler

Missouri Valley - Drake

Pac-10 - UCLA, Stanford, Washington St

SEC - Tennessee, Vanderbilt

 

Atlantic 10

 

----Massachusetts (18-9, 7-6, 38 RPI)

------------Positives: swept Rhode Island

------------Negatives: swept by St Joe's, 5-2 vs RPI 101-200

------------Non-conference: 11-3 (21 RPI, 78 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: @Syracuse, Houston

------------Key losses: @Vanderbilt

------------Remaining: @Richmond, LaSalle, @George Washington

 

----St. Joseph's (17-9, 8-5, 55 RPI)

------------Positives: swept UMass, 10-5 road/neutral, 4-3 vs 51-100

------------Negatives: 5-3 vs RPI 101-200

------------Non-conference: 9-4 (70 RPI, 131 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Villanova

------------Key losses: @Syracuse, Gonzaga, @Creighton

------------Remaining: Temple, Xavier, @Dayton

 

----Dayton (17-9, 5-8, 36 RPI)

------------Positives: non-conference RPI, 14-1 with Chris Wright, 31 SOS, 6-3 vs 51-100

------------Negatives: conference record, 3-7 last 10, 5-3 vs 101-200

------------Non-conference: 12-1 (5 RPI, 53 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: @Louisville, Pittsburgh

------------Key losses: @George Mason

------------Remaining: @Fordham, @St. Bonaventure, St. Joseph's

 

ACC

 

----Clemson (19-7, 8-5, 23 RPI)

------------Positives: 5-1 vs 51-100, 3rd in ACC

------------Negatives: non-conf SOS

------------Non-conference: 11-2 (49 RPI, 175 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: @Miss St, Purdue (N),

------------Key losses: Mississippi (N)

------------Remaining: @Maryland, @Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech

 

----Maryland (18-11, 8-6, 59 RPI)

------------Positives: conference record, 16 SOS, swept Wake Forest, 5-3 vs 51-100

------------Negatives: non-conf RPI, swept by Va Tech, 9-3 vs 101-200, 1-5 vs top 50

------------Non-conference: 10-5 (116 RPI, 87 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins:

------------Key losses: VCU (N), Missouri (N), UCLA (N), Ohio

------------Remaining: Clemson, @Virginia

 

---- Miami (FL) (18-8, 6-7, 26 RPI)

------------Positives: 4-3 vs RPI top 50, 4-3 vs 51-100, 25 SOS, 2-0 vs Maryland/Va Tech

------------Negatives: conf record, non-conf SOS

------------Non-conference: 12-1 (28 RPI, 164 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: VCU (N), @Miss. St, Providence

------------Key losses: Winthrop (N)

------------Remaining: Virginia, Boston College, @Florida St

 

---- Virginia Tech (17-11, 8-6, 61 RPI)

------------Positives: conf record, swept Maryland, 4-3 vs 51-100

------------Negatives: 0-5 vs top 50, 8-3 vs 101-200, 4-7 road, non-conf RPI/SOS

------------Non-conference: 9-5 (99 RPI, 149 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins:

------------Key losses: Butler (N), Gonzaga (N), @Old Dominion

------------Remaining: Wake Forest, @Clemson

 

----Wake Forest (16-10, 6-7, 76 RPI)

------------Positives: 3-3 vs RPI top 50

------------Negatives: 2-8 road, 3-4 vs RPI 51-100, 5-3 vs 101-200, non-conf SOS, swept by Maryland

------------Non-conference: 10-3 (87 RPI, 265 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: BYU

------------Key losses: @Vanderbilt, @Georgia (22 pts)

------------Remaining: @Georgia Tech, @Virginia Tech, North Carolina St

 

Big 12

 

----Kansas St (17-9, 8-5, 40 RPI)

------------Positives: 3rd in Big XII, 19 SOS, 2-0 vs Oklahoma/Texas A&M

------------Negatives: 2-5 road, 3-4 vs 51-100

------------Non-conference: 9-4 (91 RPI, 80 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Cal

------------Key losses: George Mason (N), Oregon, Notre Dame (N), @Xavier (26 pts)

------------Remaining: @Kansas, Colorado, @Iowa St

 

----Texas A&M (20-7, 7-6, 43 RPI)

------------Positives: won NIT Season Tip-Off, 4-3 vs 51-100, 1-0 vs Oklahoma

------------Negatives: 3-4 road, 80 SOS, non-conf SOS, 0-2 vs Baylor/Kansas St

------------Non-conference: 13-1 (32 RPI, 221 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Oral Roberts, Washington (N), Ohio St (N)

------------Key losses: @Arizona

------------Remaining: @Oklahoma, @Baylor, Kansas

 

----Oklahoma (18-10, 6-7, 32 RPI)

------------Positives: swept Baylor, non-conf RPI, 9 SOS, 3-1 vs 51-100, 5 top 50 wins

------------Negatives: 4-6 road, conf record, 0-2 vs Kansas St/Texas A&M

------------Non-conference: 12-3 (35 RPI, 68 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Gonzaga, @West Virginia, Arkansas

------------Key losses: Memphis (N), Stephen F Austin, @USC

------------Remaining: Texas A&M, @Oklahoma St, Missouri

 

----Baylor (18-8, 7-6, 35 RPI)

------------Positives: 3-1 vs 51-100, 1-0 vs Texas A&M/Kansas St

------------Negatives: 4-6 last 10, 3-7 vs RPI top 50, 6 wins vs RPI 200+, swept by Oklahoma, non-conf SOS

------------Non-conference: 11-2 (58 RPI, 192 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Notre Dame (N), Winthrop (N)

------------Key losses: @Washington St, Arkansas

------------Remaining: Missouri, Texas A&M, @Texas Tech

 

Big East

 

----Pittsburgh (19-8, 8-7, 25 RPI)

------------Positives: non-conf RPI, 6-2 vs 51-100, 29 SOS, 1-0 vs West Virginia

------------Negatives: 4-6 road

------------Non-conference: 11-1 (9 RPI, 89 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Oklahoma St, Duke (N), @Washington

------------Key losses: @Dayton

------------Remaining: @Syracuse, @West Virginia, DePaul

 

----West Virginia (19-8, 9-6, 42 RPI)

------------Positives: conf. record, 3-2 vs 51-100, 1-0 vs Syracuse

------------Negatives: 2-6 vs RPI top 50, 0-1 vs Pittsburgh/Villanova

------------Non-conference: 10-2 (38 RPI, 129 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Winthrop

------------Key losses: Tennessee (N), Oklahoma

------------Remaining: @UConn, Pittsburgh, @St John's

 

----Syracuse (17-11, 7-8, 49 RPI)

------------Positives: 11 SOS, non-conference RPI, 4-3 vs 51-100, 1-0 vs Villanova

------------Negatives: 1-7 vs top 50, non-conf SOS, conf. record, 3-6 road, 4-6 last 10, 0-1 vs West Virginia

------------Non-conference: 10-3 (36 RPI, 20 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: St Joseph's, Washington (N), Cornell, @Virginia

------------Key losses: Ohio St (N), @UMass, Rhode Island

------------Remaining: Pittsburgh, @Seton Hall, Marquette

 

----Villanova (17-10, 7-8, 62 RPI)

------------Positives: 3-1 neutral, 4-5 vs top 50, 1-0 vs West Virginia

------------Negatives: conf. record, 3-6 road, 3-3 vs 51-100, 4-6 last 10, 0-1 vs Syracuse, non-conf SOS

------------Non-conference: 10-2 (39 RPI, 161 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: George Mason (N), @Temple

------------Key losses: North Carolina St (N)

------------Remaining: @Louisville, South Florida, @Providence

 

Big Ten

 

----Ohio St (17-11, 8-7, 48 RPI)

------------Positives: conf. record, 3-0 vs 51-100, non-conference RPI/SOS

------------Negatives: 4-7 road, 0-5 vs Big Ten top 4, 1-9 vs top 50, 8-2 vs 101-200

------------Non-conference: 9-4 (26 RPI, 12 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Syracuse (N), Florida

------------Key losses: Texas A&M (N), North Carolina, @Butler

------------Remaining: @Minnesota, Purdue, Michigan St

 

Colonial

 

----Virginia Commonwealth (22-6, 14-3, 45 RPI)

------------Positives: Colonial champs, 8-3 road, 4-1 vs 51-100

------------Negatives: 0-2 vs top 50, Colonial RPI (13th), 8-2 vs 101-200, 145 SOS

------------Non-conference: 8-3 (40 RPI, 74 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Houston (N), Maryland (N), @Bradley, @Akron

------------Key losses: Miami (N), Arkansas (N)

------------Remaining: @William & Mary

 

Conference USA

 

----UAB (20-8, 10-3, 52 RPI)

------------Positives: 2nd in C-USA, 8-4 road, 5-2 vs 51-100, 1-0 vs Houston

------------Negatives: 0-3 neutral, 0-1 vs top 50, 7-5 vs 101-200, 114 SOS, non-conf RPI/SOS

------------Non-conference: 10-5 (92 RPI, 143 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Cincinnati, @Kentucky

------------Key losses: Florida St (N), Rhode Island (N)

------------Remaining: Tulane, Tulsa, @Memphis

 

----Houston (21-6, 10-3, 64 RPI)

------------Positives: 6-4 road/neutral

------------Negatives: 0-5 vs top 50, 19 wins vs 101+, non-conf RPI/SOS, 139 SOS, 0-1 vs UAB

------------Non-conference: 11-3 (93 RPI, 207 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Kentucky

------------Key losses: VCU (N), @UMass, Arizona

------------Remaining: @East Carolina, Central Florida, @UTEP

 

Mid-American

 

----Kent St (23-5, 11-2, 28 RPI)

------------Positives: 1st in MAC, 7-4 road, 2-2 vs top 50, 6-1 vs 51-100, non-conf RPI, 9-1 last 10

------------Negatives: 10-2 vs 201+, MAC RPI (12th)

------------Non-conference: 12-3 (20 RPI, 61 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Illinois St (N), George Mason, @St Mary's

------------Key losses: Xavier (N), @North Carolina (29 pts)

------------Remaining: @Bowling Green, Miami (OH), @Akron

 

Missouri Valley

 

----Illinois St (20-8, 12-5, 37 RPI)

------------Positives: 5-1 vs 51-100, 2nd in MVC, 7-3 last 10, 1-0 vs Southern Illinois

------------Negatives: 1-4 vs top 50, 3 losses to 101+

------------Non-conference: 8-3 (57 RPI, 101 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Cincinnati, Wright St

------------Key losses: Kent St (N), Indiana (N)

------------Remaining: @Southern Illinois

 

----Southern Illinois (17-12, 11-6, 39 RPI)

------------Positives: 10 SOS, 5-2 vs 51-100, 8-2 last 10, non-conf SOS

------------Negatives: 3-9 road, 6-5 vs 101-200, 0-1 vs Illinois St

------------Non-conference: 6-6 (47 RPI, 3 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Miss St (N), St Mary's, Western Kentucky, Nevada (25 pts)

------------Key losses: USC (N), Indiana, Butler

------------Remaining: Illinois St

 

Mountain West

 

----BYU (22-6, 11-2, 24 RPI)

------------Positives: 1st in MWC, 5-2 vs 51-100, 9-1 last 10, 7-4 road, 1-0 vs New Mexico

------------Negatives: 10 wins vs 201+, 89 SOS

------------Non-conference: 11-4 (64 RPI, 126 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Louisville (N)

------------Key losses: North Carolina (N), Michigan St (N), @Wake Forest

------------Remaining: Air Force, Wyoming, @TCU

 

----UNLV (20-6, 10-3, 29 RPI)

------------Positives: 2nd in MWC, 5-2 vs 51-100, 8-2 last 10, 1-0 vs New Mexico

------------Negatives: 9 wins vs 201+, 81 SOS

------------Non-conference: 10-3 (45 RPI, 55 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: @San Diego, Nevada, Minnesota

------------Key losses: Louisville, Arizona

------------Remaining: TCU, @New Mexico, Utah

 

----New Mexico (22-7, 9-5, 56 RPI)

------------Positives: 5-1 vs 51-100

------------Negatives: 0-4 vs top 50, 11 wins vs 201+, 6-2 vs 101-200, 0-2 vs BYU/UNLV, non-conf SOS

------------Non-conference: 13-2 (53 RPI, 267 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Texas Tech

------------Key losses: @Mississippi

------------Remaining: UNLV, @Colorado St

 

Pac-10

 

----Southern Cal (18-9, 9-6, 33 RPI)

------------Positives: 4-1 vs 51-100, 4th in Pac-10, 10-4 road/neutral, swept Oregon, 21 SOS, 1-0 vs Arizona St

------------Negatives: 5-1 vs 201+, non-conf RPI

------------Non-conference: 9-3 (68 RPI, 105 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Southern Illinois (N), Oklahoma (N), San Diego (N), Miami OH (N)

------------Key losses: Kansas, Memphis (N)

------------Remaining: @Arizona St, Cal, Stanford

 

----Arizona (16-11, 7-8, 21 RPI)

------------Positives: 5 wins vs top 50, 5-3 vs 51-100, 1 SOS, non-conf RPI/SOS, swept Cal, swept Wash St

------------Negatives: conf. record, swept by Arizona St, 3-2 vs 101-200

------------Non-conference: 9-3 (4 RPI, 6 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Texas A&M (N), @Houston, San Diego St, @UNLV

------------Key losses: @Kansas, @Memphis

------------Remaining: UCLA, @Oregon St, @Oregon

 

----Arizona St (17-10, 7-8, 74 RPI)

------------Positives: swept Arizona

------------Negatives: 3-2 vs 101-200, 3-5 road, non-conf RPI/SOS, 3-7 last 10, conf. record, 0-1 vs USC

------------Non-conference: 10-2 (115 RPI, 307 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Xavier (22 pts)

------------Key losses: @Nebraska

------------Remaining: USC, @Oregon, @Oregon St

 

SEC

 

----Mississippi St (19-8, 10-3, 44 RPI)

------------Positives: 1st in SEC West, 6-3 road, 1-0 vs Kentucky

------------Negatives: 2-7 vs top 50, 16 wins vs 101+, non-conf RPI/SOS

------------Non-conference: 9-5 (120 SOS, 146 RPI)

------------Non-conference wins:

------------Key losses: Southern Illinois (N), Miami OH (N). Miami, @South Alabama

------------Remaining: @Florida, @Vanderbilt, LSU

 

----Arkansas (18-9, 7-6, 46 RPI)

------------Positives: 4-3 vs top 50, 1-0 vs Florida

------------Negatives: 3-6 road, 9-5 vs 101-200, 0-1 vs Kentucky

------------Non-conference: 11-3 (44 RPI, 95 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: VCU (N), Oral Roberts, @Baylor

------------Key losses: Providence (N), @Oklahoma

------------Remaining: Vanderbilt, @Mississippi, Auburn

 

----Florida (21-7, 8-5, 54 RPI)

------------Positives: conf. record, 1-0 vs Kentucky

------------Negatives: 1-5 vs top 50, 3-5 road, 9 wins vs 201+, 2-5 road, non-conf RPI/SOS, 0-1 vs Arkansas

------------Non-conference: 13-2 (98 RPI, 287 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Temple (N)

------------Key losses: Florida St, @Ohio St

------------Remaining: Miss St, Tennessee, @Kentucky

 

----Kentucky (16-10, 10-3, 63 RPI)

------------Positives: conf. record, 14 SOS, 9-1 last 10, 1-0 vs Arkansas

------------Negatives: 0-3 vs 51-100, 3-5 road, non-conf record/RPI, 0-1 vs Miss St

------------Non-conference: 6-7 (199 RPI, 84 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins:

------------Key losses: North Carolina, @Indiana (19 pts), Louisville

------------Remaining: @Tennessee, @South Carolina, Florida

 

Southern

 

----Davidson (21-6, 19-0, 41 RPI)

------------Positives: 19-0 conference, 10-4 road, non-conf RPI, 18 game win streak

------------Negatives: 2-6 non-conference, 0-4 vs top 100

------------Best wins: @Winthrop

------------Non-conference: 2-6 (128 RPI, 8 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: @Winthrop

------------Key losses: North Carolina (N), @Duke, UCLA (N), @North Carolina St

------------Remaining: @Georgia Southern

 

Sun Belt

 

----South Alabama (22-5, 15-2, 30 RPI)

------------Positives: 1st in Sun Belt, swept W. Kentucky, 8-5 road/neutral, 8-2 last 10

------------Negatives: 9-2 vs 101-200, 19 wins vs 101+

------------Non-conference: 7-3 (54 RPI, 91 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Mississippi St, San Diego (N)

------------Key losses: @Mississippi, Miami OH (N), @Vanderbilt

------------Remaining: New Orleans, @Florida International

 

WCC

 

----Saint Mary's (23-4, 11-1, 31 RPI)

------------Positives: t-1st in WCC, 5-0 vs 51-100, 9-3 road/neutral, non-confRPI/SOS, 8-2 last 10, 1-0 vs Gonzaga

------------Negatives: 9 wins vs 201+

------------Non-conference: 12-3 (16 RPI, 28 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Drake, Oregon, Seton Hall, San Diego St (N), Ohio (N)

------------Key losses: @Southern Illinois, @Texas, Kent St

------------Remaining: @Gonzaga, @Portland

 

----Gonzaga (22-6, 11-1, 34 RPI)

------------Positives: 7-2 road, t-1st in WCC, 5-1 vs 51-100, non-conf RPI/SOS, 8-2 last 10

------------Negatives: 1-5 vs top 50, 10 wins vs 201+, 0-1 vs St Mary's

------------Non-conference: 11-5 (27 RPI, 11 SOS)

------------Non-conference wins: Western Kentucky (N), Virginia Tech (N), @St Joseph's, UConn (N)

------------Key losses: Texas Tech (N), Washington St, Oklahoma (N), Tennessee (N), @Memphis

------------Remaining: St Mary's, Santa Clara

[ZeroTolerance 582]

Saturday update #1:

 

- Is this a fatal blow for the Orange? Syracuse coughs up the lead with 10 seconds left and the ball and drops a huge home game to Pitt. The Panthers are perhaps only a step away now, but Syracuse is on life support.

 

- West Virginia can't get it done at UConn setting up a huge game with Pitt. At 2-7 vs the top 50, WVU really needs to get to 11 Big East wins.

 

- BAD loss for Kent St at Bowling Green. The Flashes already had 2 losses to teams in the bottom third of division 1, now they drop a game to 196th Bowling Green. This makes the final two games (Miami-OH, @Akron) must win (plus a run to at LEAST the MAC semis).

 

- Oklahoma makes a huge statement by crushing A&M by 27. This brings both teams to 7-7 in the Big XII, though OU has a significantly greater non-conference profile. The Aggies go from scoring 98 and beating Tech by 54, to scoring 37 in a 27 point loss today. With a season-ending home date with Kansas, the Aggies might be in a must-win game at Baylor on Wednesday. The Sooners can seal a bid by closing out against OSU and Missouri.

 

- Georgia Tech lays Wake Forest's at-large hopes to rest, fending off a late Wake rally to win in OT. Miami survives a scare at home from Virginia, and the ACC bubble is narrowed to 4: Clemson, Miami, Maryland, and Virginia Tech.

 

- Baylor picks up an important home win over Missouri. The Bears pull a game ahead of the 3-team pack at .500 in the conference and will have a shot to finish 3rd in the Big XII, which would be a huge boost for their profile.

 

- The Big Ten now seems certain to be a 4-bid league, barring a surprise winner in the conference tournament as Ohio St continues its freefall. With Florida's drop in the RPI, the Buckeyes are now 0-10 against the RPI top 50.

 

- Speaking of Florida, the Gators take a big hit with a home loss to Mississippi St. Combined with Arkansas' big win over Vanderbilt, the Gators are now firmly planted as the #5 team in the SEC. Will the conference get that many bids? Florida is now 1-6 against the top 50, and their non-conference SOS (over 280th) remains an albatross around their neck. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, are probably 1 win from lock status, be it against Vandy or LSU, or in the SEC tourney.

 

- Texas Tech is back on the outer edges of the at-large radar with their upset of Texas. If they want to stay in the conversation, though, they need to follow it up with a win at Kansas.

[ZeroTolerance 582]

Saturday's at-large overview:

 

Moving up:

- Pittsburgh

- Arkansas

- Mississippi St

- Oklahoma

- Arizona St

- Gonzaga

- Illinois St

 

Holding steady:

- Miami (FL)

- Baylor

- UMass

- UNLV

- BYU

 

Moving down:

- Florida

- Texas A&M

- Kent St

 

Dropping out:

- Syracuse

- Ohio St

- Wake Forest

- Houston

- Stephen F Austin

- Southern Illinois

[ZeroTolerance 582]

Saturday night update:

 

- Arizona St with a convincing win over USC. The win pulls them back to .500 in conference and makes them 5-6 against the top 50. Their non-conference SOS is still an appalling 307th, so sweeping a road trip to Oregon would be a good idea. USC splits their pair in Arizona but still looks good to get a bid so long as they avoid a losing streak to close out the season.

 

- Washington erases any remaining doubt anyone may have had regarding Cal's at-large chances with a win in Berkeley.

 

- Houston's slim chances may be extinguished after a disastrous loss to 10-win East Carolina. Zero top-100 wins, and now a likely 3rd place finish in the C-USA should end things.

 

- On a related note, the first automatic bid of the year goes to Cornell out of the Ivy.

 

- Gonzaga defends their home court and all but clinches the WCC regular season title in their tilt with St Mary's. While both teams are still safely in, the Zags gain an important chip should anything happen in the conference semis (top 2 seeds get byes into semifinals).

 

- Stephen F Austin upset at home, eliminating the Lumberjacks from at-large consideration.

 

- Illinois St knocks off Southern Illinois on the road to clinch 2nd place in the MVC. The win, their 4th in a row, also improves their record vs the top 50 to 4-4. Still, the Redbirds would be wise to make the MVC finals just to shore up their resume.

 

- Kansas St's skid reaches 4 games and they are firmly on the bubble once again. Despite a few resume weaknesses, the Wildcats should be fine as long as they win their last two (conference doormats Colorado and Iowa St) and tack on one more in the Big XII tournament. A slip up in any of the three could have them sweating come Selection Sunday.

[Willie McGee 0]

Big game for Nova today.

[ZeroTolerance 582]

Sunday update:

 

Who wants to win an at-large bid? At the moment, the answer would seem to be 'no one', as once again, all active bubble teams have lost this afternoon. It is looking more and more likely that the last few at-large bids will be decided during Championship Week, as a host of underwhelming power conference teams will meet head-to-head, about the only way any of them can get a win these days.

 

- Heartbreaking loss for Kentucky at Tennessee. If the Wildcats can somehow get this type of performance on a regular basis without Patterson, they still have a chance at a bid. Their remaining games are winnable (@South Carolina, Florida), and 12 wins plus a win in the SEC tourney could be enough.

 

- Arizona drops another home game and falls to 7-9 in the Pac-10. The Cats are 5-7 in their last 12 and have lost 6 of their last 8. The SOS (1st) helps alot, as does a soft bubble, but an 8-10 record might be too much to overcome, making their road trip to the Oregon schools all the more important.

 

- Villanova drops to 7-9 in the Big East, and 4-8 in their last 12. Their remaining two games (South Florida, @Providence) are must win, along with at least 1 game in the Big East tournament. Their best non-conference wins (George Mason and @ Temple) came against teams unlikely to make the field of 65, and a 161st non-conference SOS doesn't help their case.

 

 

--- Just when Oklahoma seemed to be taking charge of the 3rd Big XII bid, Blake Griffin goes down. He will miss at least the final two regular season games, and possibly the Big XII tournament. If he appears unlikely to make the NCAA Tournament, this could adversely effect OU's seed or keep them out altogether.

 

- St Joseph's with a disastrous home loss to Temple. The Hawks blow a double-digit lead and lose a chance to claim 2nd-place in the A-10 alone, one of the few advantages they had over the other A-10 bubble teams. The Hawks absolutely must win at least one of their final two; at home against a Xavier team that is working on an 11-game win streak, and at desperate Dayton. Lose both, and St Joe's will be forced to win the A-10 tournament to go dancing.

[Day Old Doughnut 0]

At this point there is not one legitimate reason for Arizona to be in the tourney. Other than two wins over WSU, they have done something between jack and shiot. THey are living off their SOS, but if they can't beat any legitimate teams then why are they deserving? Must be the Jim Harrick rule when he got his crapass Georgia Bulldog team in the tourney.

[ZeroTolerance 582]

At this point there is not one legitimate reason for Arizona to be in the tourney. Other than two wins over WSU, they have done something between jack and shiot. THey are living off their SOS, but if they can't beat any legitimate teams then why are they deserving? Must be the Jim Harrick rule when he got his crapass Georgia Bulldog team in the tourney.

Sadly, at least 3 or 4 teams are making the field this year without a legitimate reason to be there. Yet, there are still idiots out there who argue the NCAA Tournament field needs to be expanded.

 

Time to start cheering on the mid-majors to steal some bids.

[ZeroTolerance 582]

The weekend couldn't have ended more fittingly. Maryland blows a 20 pt lead at home with 11 minutes left in the second half to Clemson. The Tigers are officially a lock, Maryland drops to the bottom of the ACC picture.

[Giants Fan 85]

Arizona competes against #4 UCLA but can't get a win, but one more win and punch that ticket ... for a new record to beat the old record.

 

24 years in a row baby!

 

And counting.

[KSB2424 3,085]

The weekend couldn't have ended more fittingly. Maryland blows a 20 pt lead at home with 11 minutes left in the second half to Clemson. The Tigers are officially a lock, Maryland drops to the bottom of the ACC picture.

What a fun game to watch. I've seen quite a few Clemson games this year, and I am still usure as to why they are not better than their record. I am really impressed with them and think they should be a top 10 team. They have a couple beasts inside and great guard play. It always seems this team either plays up to the competion or down to the competition. I think they could be a big sleeper in the tourney to go very far if they can find some consistency. They have the talent to beat anyone in the country.

[Day Old Doughnut 0]

Arizona competes against #4 UCLA but can't get a win, but one more win and punch that ticket ... for a new record to beat the old record.

 

24 years in a row baby!

 

And counting.

 

And the most undeserving team at this point since Jim Harricks Georgia Bulldogs got in with as crappy a record as Arizona. Who gives a damn if a team competes? They should have won at home and didn't. They don't deserve a bid. I'll just take pleasure in watching them get destroyed in the first round again.

[ZeroTolerance 582]

Monday update:

 

- Big win for the Mountaineers over Pitt. With the way the field is working out, WVU is probably a safe bet now, but they should take care of business against St John's and add one tournament win just to be sure.

 

- As quickly as Texas Tech moved back into discussion, they move right back out. Has their ever been a more unusual week? Losing by 54 to A&M, knocking off Big XII leading Texas, then losing by 58 to KU.