TTU getting blown out by ISU should put to bed any claim they have to a 3 seed.
Also nice win by OSU. They could be flirting with top 25 NET.
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I don’t see him as a dork of the lovable variety.
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Personally I think it’s
3 spots for six teams on the three line
Nebraska (probably safe unless they lose to Northwestern)
Gonzaga
Purdue
Alabama
Virginia
Kansas
I guess a St John’s big east champ or Vandy/Arkansas SEC Champ has a case, but history has shown us the committee under reacts to conference title runs
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The latter. Just from the eye test I actually think the bubble is pretty good this year. The top of the sport is just great so it creates the bigger gap to teams in the 40’s
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Begs the question of what circumstances have ever been within the control of the CBI tournament
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Haven’t been on the boards as much this season but has there been any discussion of Odom’s teams possibly all making the tournament?
Hoos and Utah State are in
UMBC is in their conference championship
Does VCU need to make the A10 final? Would a close lose to St. Joe’s in the semis get it done with all of the other bubble losers?
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I think VCU probably isn’t safe unless they win the A10, but if the loss is Q1/Q2 think they are above 50%>
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He’s doing exactly what ESPN wants him to do. Engagement bating.
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This is how they SHOULD be ordered:
Nebraska
Alabama (should get dinged for bediako but they’re playing well enough to offset it)
Virginia
Gonzaga
Purdue
Kansas
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Lenoir-Rhyne also already made the D2 bracket as a 12-seed.
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FWIW.
With the guaranteed bid thief now First Four will be 42-45 on the S-Curve, 46+ will be out.
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I think Purdue not getting a Q1 opportunity today is big. If they go 1-1 I think UVA could be ahead of them even with a close loss to Miami tomorrow and should be ahead of them with a win.
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Auburn down 9 with about 2 minutes left. Loss means they are out, correct? 17-16 won’t get an at large?
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I’ve been wrong before but I feel like there is a pretty clear break right at the cutline right now
In: Santa Clara, NC State, Missouri, Miami U, VCU, SMU, Texas
Out: Auburn, Indiana, VT etc.
Obviously another bid thief or a run by Oklahoma or one of the Mountain West teams could make things more interesting.
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Where are you on New Mexico? Seems like right now it’s them vs. Texas for that last spot (with only the 1 bid thief from MAC)
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No 16 loss team has ever been an at large. 3 teams have made it at 19-15. A handful of 14 loss teams too. I can’t imagine 17-16 will get in even if the 16 losses were to the 16 best teams in the country.
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With Iowa State’s pretty commanding win against Texas Tech on a neutral, that may have been the nail in the coffin for a 2 seed. They either beat Arizona tomorrow or lose to a top 3 team in the country. Hard to imagine Michigan State and Illinois losing position without it coming at the benefit of Nebraska or Purdue.
3 seed still very much in play but Iowa State losing was in my perfect scenario to try for a 2 seed and jump them definitively.
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If they win two and lose in the MW title I think it gets interesting. Unfortunately for them NET 60 Boise lost to NET 250 SJSU yesterday in the game that fed into them so lost an opportunity at a nice win
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If UVA beats Duke in the final the committee will find a way to get them on the 2 line. 30-4 power conference champion with what would likely be more than 9 WAB is a top 2 seed, even this year, even with a weak NC SoS.
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I would love for you to be right. Even if we win the ACC, the teams there are probably no way past no matter how you slice it are Duke, Michigan, Arizona, Florida, Houston, UConn, and likely the Big Ten finalist if it’s Nebraska/Michigan State/Illinois. So looking at the 1 final spot on the 2-seed line.
I guess root for Purdue since they’ve been tragic and hope they knock off the others and then we get an ACC champion UVA resume compared to a finalist Purdue for that final 2 seed? Also Alabama lose before the SEC final would also be nice there.
Seems like a lot needs to go right but fair, maybe not nail in the coffin as I said earlier.
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