big day and alot of surprises
Missouri punches their ticket with a win over Arkansas...that narrows the available bids down to just 11.
Mississippi State is basically done now after losing to LSU. To even get back into consideration they would have reach the SEC finals
Alabama fell at Texas A&M in a game they just had to have. Despite some great wins in Q1 and strong SOS, Bama is now 17-14, another loss in the SEC tourney gives them 15. Not sure any team is going to the NCAA tourney with that many losses but they need to win as many as they can.
Penn State loses to Purdue and with only 3 Q1 wins, all against Ohio State and a sketchy overall rpi and non conference SOS, PSU looks like they are on the outside looking in and its up to the committee to show mercy, same situation as Nebraska, just not enough quality wins and poor SOS. They both can hope for the human element to come into play. What is bad for them is there season is over, no more games to play while the rest of the bubble has a chance to make their case or perhaps some schools stealing bids.
NC State tops Louisville and the Cards really have a paltry resume, given Syracuse's big quality win over Clemson, going to have flip these schools now. Cuse in, Louisville out, but that could change with the ACC tourney coming up
Notre Dame officially done after losing at Virginia.
Arizona State loses again..this time to Stanford. Just 8-10 in a down Pac 12, how can they committee reward that. Well they beat Kansas and Xavier but is that enough. With a few Pac 12 bubbles around, nothing is certain.
Oregon longshot hopes still alive as they gave Washington a damaging blow to their bid. Both teams will have to reach the Pac 12 finals to gain serious consideration
Utah remains in contention by taking down Colorado. Utes will need a run to the Pac 12 finals in all liklihood.
Good thing I kept Oklahoma State on the list, well they went out and beat Kansas for the second time this year. They have 5 Q1 wins..alot of losses and poor sos hurts. they will need a big run in the Big 12 tourney and that would include beating Kansas a third time
Kansas State knocked off Baylor in a bubble battle. It does not lock KSU in yet but it moves the up pecking order in pretty good shape. Baylor still in remaining in the last 4 in but its a shaky place to be and will need to make sure they get a win in the Big 12 tourney
Texas got a huge quality win over WVU in OT...not going to put them to lock status but they appear to fairly safe
Providence got that needed win over St Johns to stay on the good side of the bubble. Friars would appear to have enough wiggle room but it would not hurt to win a BE tourney game
Marquette stays alive by knocking off Creighton. Its still a longshot for them but if they can reach the BE finals they might have a shot.
Boise State averted an upset to Wyoming to move to 23-7. Need to reach that MWC finals vs Nevada and lets see if the committee wants to reward them, they can win it all and Nevada will steal a bid from the bubble.
Middle Tennessee State is the projected tourney winner from CUSA but that was a costly regular season loss to Marshall today that could impact their chances of an at large if they do not win that tourney
a couple of other games...USC-UCLA later tonight...St Bonnies on top of St Louis late in the 2nd half....and SHU up on Butler in the 2nd half.
Missouri punches their ticket with a win over Arkansas...that narrows the available bids down to just 11.
Mississippi State is basically done now after losing to LSU. To even get back into consideration they would have reach the SEC finals
Alabama fell at Texas A&M in a game they just had to have. Despite some great wins in Q1 and strong SOS, Bama is now 17-14, another loss in the SEC tourney gives them 15. Not sure any team is going to the NCAA tourney with that many losses but they need to win as many as they can.
Penn State loses to Purdue and with only 3 Q1 wins, all against Ohio State and a sketchy overall rpi and non conference SOS, PSU looks like they are on the outside looking in and its up to the committee to show mercy, same situation as Nebraska, just not enough quality wins and poor SOS. They both can hope for the human element to come into play. What is bad for them is there season is over, no more games to play while the rest of the bubble has a chance to make their case or perhaps some schools stealing bids.
NC State tops Louisville and the Cards really have a paltry resume, given Syracuse's big quality win over Clemson, going to have flip these schools now. Cuse in, Louisville out, but that could change with the ACC tourney coming up
Notre Dame officially done after losing at Virginia.
Arizona State loses again..this time to Stanford. Just 8-10 in a down Pac 12, how can they committee reward that. Well they beat Kansas and Xavier but is that enough. With a few Pac 12 bubbles around, nothing is certain.
Oregon longshot hopes still alive as they gave Washington a damaging blow to their bid. Both teams will have to reach the Pac 12 finals to gain serious consideration
Utah remains in contention by taking down Colorado. Utes will need a run to the Pac 12 finals in all liklihood.
Good thing I kept Oklahoma State on the list, well they went out and beat Kansas for the second time this year. They have 5 Q1 wins..alot of losses and poor sos hurts. they will need a big run in the Big 12 tourney and that would include beating Kansas a third time
Kansas State knocked off Baylor in a bubble battle. It does not lock KSU in yet but it moves the up pecking order in pretty good shape. Baylor still in remaining in the last 4 in but its a shaky place to be and will need to make sure they get a win in the Big 12 tourney
Texas got a huge quality win over WVU in OT...not going to put them to lock status but they appear to fairly safe
Providence got that needed win over St Johns to stay on the good side of the bubble. Friars would appear to have enough wiggle room but it would not hurt to win a BE tourney game
Marquette stays alive by knocking off Creighton. Its still a longshot for them but if they can reach the BE finals they might have a shot.
Boise State averted an upset to Wyoming to move to 23-7. Need to reach that MWC finals vs Nevada and lets see if the committee wants to reward them, they can win it all and Nevada will steal a bid from the bubble.
Middle Tennessee State is the projected tourney winner from CUSA but that was a costly regular season loss to Marshall today that could impact their chances of an at large if they do not win that tourney
a couple of other games...USC-UCLA later tonight...St Bonnies on top of St Louis late in the 2nd half....and SHU up on Butler in the 2nd half.
