Bubble Watch

[Newsdreams]

11 seed (6th last team in) in Lunardi's update today. First round vs. 6 seed St. Mary's....in Milwaukee. Good job, Joe.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Because we wouldn't be able to play in our home court in Michigan, right?

[fjm]

11 seed (6th last team in) in Lunardi's update today. First round vs. 6 seed St. Mary's....in Milwaukee. Good job, Joe.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Crap just reposted this in another thread. Didn't see this. Sorry.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Those creighton and nova wins are keeping us alive.
This bubble is insane!
I really think 9-9 without a BET winner gets us in the first four games atleast.

I think so too, assuming everyone on the bubble keeps losing.  I really do think 9-9 gets us to Dayton.  10-8 were safe.  9-9 plus any wins in the BET and were safe. 

[SaveOD238]

I just keeping looking at the last team in.

Tennessee is 14-10 with only one good win (Kentucky) and a loss to Chattanooga.  Their SOS is pretty good though.

Arkansas is 17-7 with no real quality wins and losses to Minnesota, Vanderbilt, and OK State (their best win is @ Tennessee).

This is the bubble this year folks. 

[Lennys Tap]

Indiana in at 15-10, 5-7. Softest bubble ever?

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I just keeping looking at the last team in.

Tennessee is 14-10 with only one good win (Kentucky) and a loss to Chattanooga.  Their SOS is pretty good though.

Arkansas is 17-7 with no real quality wins and losses to Minnesota, Vanderbilt, and OK State (their best win is @ Tennessee).

This is the bubble this year folks.

And an awful loss to maybe the worst major conference team outside of Oregon State in Mizzou.  Arkansas also got their doors blown off by fellow bubble team OK State recently. 

[GoldenDieners32]

And an awful loss to maybe the worst major conference team outside of Oregon State in Mizzou.  Arkansas also got their doors blown off by fellow bubble team OK State recently. 

OK State isn't great but they are on the come up

[Tugg Speedman]

11 seed (6th last team in) in Lunardi's update today. First round vs. 6 seed St. Mary's....in Milwaukee. Good job, Joe.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Per Lundari, if we beat St. Marys, we would play the winner of #3 Wisconsin v #14 Bucknell.

Second round game between Bucky and MU in Milwaukee.  That would set an attendance record!

[wadesworld]

Per Lundari, if we beat St. Marys, we would play the winner of #3 Wisconsin v #14 Bucknell.

Second round game between Bucky and MU in Milwaukee.  That would set an attendance record!

Probably not.

[Newsdreams]

Per Lundari, if we beat St. Marys, we would play the winner of #3 Wisconsin v #14 Bucknell.

Second round game between Bucky and MU in Milwaukee.  That would set an attendance record!

Except we can't play in Milwaukee because it is our home court.
"The better a team is, the more priority they have in remaining close to home, but no team can actually play on its home court if it is hosting tournament games (generally, games are hosted on neutral courts, so this is not usually a problem)"

[muguru]

Except we can't play in Milwaukee because it is our home court.
"The better a team is, the more priority they have in remaining close to home, but no team can actually play on its home court if it is hosting tournament games (generally, games are hosted on neutral courts, so this is not usually a problem)"

So..i guess I never realized this but the way thats worded..MU COULD play at the BC in the tourney(in a given year) so long as they werent the host? Say..the Big East was the "host" in Milwaukee, would that then be allowable for MU to play there?

[lessthannick11]

Could UWM host the tournament at the BC and then either UW or MU could play there? Or is there a financial benefit for MU that they wouldnt want to give up hosting?

[wadesworld]

Could UWM host the tournament at the BC and then either UW or MU could play there? Or is there a financial benefit for MU that they wouldnt want to give up hosting?

Marquette would have to play under some number of games at the BC to play there.  I think it's somewhere around 12 or something, but not exactly sure what the number is.

[Galway Eagle]

Is the United center or the new DePaul arena 100miles away? Because I know it has to be past 100mi of your home arena and that'd be interesting if we could finally play in Chicago (I know the Allstate and Northwestern are under 100)

[cheebs09]

Marquette would have to play under some number of games at the BC to play there.  I think it's somewhere around 12 or something, but not exactly sure what the number is.

I think it's 4. I thought I remember something about Villanova only playing 4 games at Wells Fargo due to that rule one year.

 That seems low. Hypothetically, would not be able to play in a MSG regional based on our preaseason tourney, STJ game, and BET?

[wadesworld]

Is the United center or the new DePaul arena 100miles away? Because I know it has to be past 100mi of your home arena and that'd be interesting if we could finally play in Chicago (I know the Allstate and Northwestern are under 100)

You can definitely play within 100 miles of your  home arena.  UNC and Duke are always playing in Greensboro (50ish miles from Durham), Nova has played in Philli, Madison has played at the BC (and will this year), etc.

[Litehouse]

You can definitely play within 100 miles of your  home arena.  UNC and Duke are always playing in Greensboro (50ish miles from Durham), Nova has played in Philli, etc.

Not to mention UW at the BC.

[wadesworld]

Not to mention UW at the BC.

You beat me to my edit.

[Litehouse]

Louisville has been at Rupp Arena, and UK has been at the Yum Center.

[brewcity77]

That seems low. Hypothetically, would not be able to play in a MSG regional based on our preaseason tourney, STJ game, and BET?

I think it does also have to be considered a home venue, which MSG would not be for us.

Also, that requirement is only for the first round. So as MSG is a regional site, we'd be able to play there (as would St John's).

I believe we could play at the BC if say UW-Milwaukee was hosting there, or if we hosted a regional in Milwaukee (maybe in the Silk Exotic Entertainment Center in 2019).

[Galway Eagle]

Not to mention UW at the BC.

thought that was 100 miles.

Don't know where I got this rule from. Maybe been having a recurring dream 

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Anybody see that VCU GW game? My lord. VCU gets so lucky for the 2nd game in a row. Got a dagger hit against them to go down 1 with .4 seconds left.

Get a charge called on a defensive player on the inbound. Same kid who hit the tech free throw for VCU against St Bonnie when their fans stormed he court w less than 1 second left. Crazy.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0M0mvROhD1A

For those of you that haven't seen it.

[brandx]

Anyone see the play at the end of the IU/Purdue game. Bryant drove to the basket. Swanigan tried to stop him. One official called it a charge - another called it a block. So, what did they do? Gave each guy a foull.

Sorry, but it can't be a block AND a charge. Unless blarges are part of the rule book now.

[GooooMarquette]

I think it's 4. I thought I remember something about Villanova only playing 4 games at Wells Fargo due to that rule one year.

 That seems low. Hypothetically, would not be able to play in a MSG regional based on our preaseason tourney, STJ game, and BET?

Last year.  Then they got sent somewhere else and won the whole damn thing anyway.

[Newsdreams]

Could UWM host the tournament at the BC and then either UW or MU could play there? Or is there a financial benefit for MU that they wouldnt want to give up hosting?

Would have to at UWM's arena for us to play I think does not meet ncaa tournament requirements?