Well, after a disastrous Monday, no bad news on the bubble front Tuesday night as Western Kentucky and Butler both took care of business. WKU was a long-shot for an at-large anyways, but better that they just took the auto with South Alabama already out of the race. Butler losing would have been terrible for bubblers, as they were an at-large lock, but they took care of Cleveland State.
Wednesday's bubble games to watch:
Villanova vs. Syracuse (at MSG): While neither of these teams could secure an at-large with a win here, a loss would be devastating to either's tournament hopes. Tough to gage who we want here- Syracuse has a better shot at an at-large with a win than Villanova, but Syracuse winning makes us beating them look that much better. Either one of these teams would have to beat Georgetown in the next round to get serious consideration, but given Syracuse's propensity for Big East tourney runs, I'm gonna root for Villanova.
Dayton vs. Saint Louis: Dayton is still a bit of a tourney long shot, but I would rather the committee not be debating them too hard, as they have a good RPI (34), SOS (41), and the all-powerful injury card in their corner. They would probably have to beat Xavier in the next round to merit serious consideration, but I would prefer it not get that far. Go SLU.
Fordham vs. St. Joseph's: St. Joe's still has a heartbeat, but its faint. Best that Fordham went ahead and ended it here.
Providence vs. WVU: WVU is pretty much a lock right now. A very bad loss here might change that, but its still unlikely. But them losing is better for us than them winning, so go Friars.
Arizona vs. Oregon State: Arizona has a pretty good looking profile, except for the 17-13 record in D1 games. A loss here would really hurt their chances, but considering OSU's 6-24 overall and 0-18 PAC-10 records, I'm not holding my breath. Still, go Beavers.
And of course, all of this means shit unless we beat Michigan State Friday.
Wednesday's bubble games to watch:
Villanova vs. Syracuse (at MSG): While neither of these teams could secure an at-large with a win here, a loss would be devastating to either's tournament hopes. Tough to gage who we want here- Syracuse has a better shot at an at-large with a win than Villanova, but Syracuse winning makes us beating them look that much better. Either one of these teams would have to beat Georgetown in the next round to get serious consideration, but given Syracuse's propensity for Big East tourney runs, I'm gonna root for Villanova.
Dayton vs. Saint Louis: Dayton is still a bit of a tourney long shot, but I would rather the committee not be debating them too hard, as they have a good RPI (34), SOS (41), and the all-powerful injury card in their corner. They would probably have to beat Xavier in the next round to merit serious consideration, but I would prefer it not get that far. Go SLU.
Fordham vs. St. Joseph's: St. Joe's still has a heartbeat, but its faint. Best that Fordham went ahead and ended it here.
Providence vs. WVU: WVU is pretty much a lock right now. A very bad loss here might change that, but its still unlikely. But them losing is better for us than them winning, so go Friars.
Arizona vs. Oregon State: Arizona has a pretty good looking profile, except for the 17-13 record in D1 games. A loss here would really hurt their chances, but considering OSU's 6-24 overall and 0-18 PAC-10 records, I'm not holding my breath. Still, go Beavers.
And of course, all of this means shit unless we beat Michigan State Friday.
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