[Cracked Sidewalks] Updated who to root for - UWM tries to become first spoiler during MU game tonight

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Updated who to root for - UWM tries to become first spoiler during MU game tonight

Written by: jpudner@concentricgrasstops.com (bamamarquettefan1)

Marquette takes the floor tonight at 8 p.m., and go down to the next post for a report on all the good developments in the last 24 hours.  At the same time that UWM tried to become the first spoiler of they year by upending Butler in the Horizon title game.

I believe if MU wins tonight they are in, BUT you can never be sure.  Certainly a loss tonight or a blowout loss against West Virginia tomorrow would have us watching the scoreboard again for spoilers.  I updated my previous table, this time just leaving the remaining conference games that could produce a spoiler.  Last time I used www.rpiforcast.com, but today I shifted to using Lunardi's new bracket and included as a spoiler any team not in his current field of 68.

Thank you Belmont (Atlantic Sun), ODU (Colonial) and Gonzaga (West Coast) for eliminating any spoilers to date.  Hate to root against the boys across the street from the Bradley Center tonight during our game, but a Butler win would ensure that there are no spoilers until the March 12 tournament titles start.


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MarchConferenceRoot forChance of SpoilerMost likely spoiler[/tr]

8th	Horizon	Butler	50%	UWM
12th	Big 12	Kansas, Texas, Missouri, Texas A&M, K-State	less than10%	Colorado, Nebraska, OK State, Baylor
12th	Big East	MU - otherwise one of top 10 teams	less than10%	Seton Hall
12th	Conference USA	UAB	88%	Memphis, Central Florida, UTEP or Southern Miss
12th	Mountain West	BYU, SD State, UNLV	less than10%	New Mexico, Colorado State
12th	Pac 10	Arizona, Washington, UCLA	21%	Wash St. or USC
12th	WAC	Utah State	26%	Hawaii or Boise State
13th	ACC	Duke, UNC, Flo State, Va Tech, Clemson, Boston College	less than 10%	Maryland
13th	Atlantic 10	Xavier, Temple, Richmond	20%	Dayton
13th	Big Ten	OSU, Purdue, Wisc, Illinois, Michigan, Mich State	less than10%	Minn, PSU, NW
13th	SEC	Florida, Kentucky, Vandy, Tenn	less than10%	Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2011/03/updated-who-to-root-for-uwm-tries-to.html

[Dawson Rental]

Do Butler (Horizon) and UAB (Conference USA) really get at large bids if they don't win their conference tourney?

I'd have to think that we'd be in ahead of these two teams.  Can anyone explain what there is about these teams that would impress the selection committee?