The Bubble

[Coleman]

Almost makes you wonder if 6 bids is possible

Nova, Creighton, Georgetown, X, St Johns, Providence...if all the chips fall exactly the right way

And who knows, maybe MU wins the BET and pushes it to 7. We can dream right?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Georgetown is making a very strong case and I think they make it in when it's all over.  Creighton and Villanova are locks.  Xavier also has a good shot to make it at the moment.  Providence is in decent position, but had a tough loss last night, and STJ is surging.  MU still controls destiny but will needs a signature win with only a couple losses on they way.  5 bids is very possible, not sure MU will be one of them though.

I think Providence is in trouble, personally. 

[MUfan12]

I think Providence is in trouble, personally. 

I agree. Their lack of depth is catching up with them.

If MU gets hot, the schedule frankly couldn't be better. Getting X, GU, SJU, and CU at home is big. Still time, though I'm not holding my breath.

[4th and State]

They are definitely trending in the wrong direction.

[brandx]

Almost makes you wonder if 6 bids is possible

Nova, Creighton, Georgetown, X, St Johns, Providence...if all the chips fall exactly the right way

And who knows, maybe MU wins the BET and pushes it to 7. We can dream right?

Wow - someone's smokin' the Gonj...

[bradley center bat]

Meh. I follow both, but Palm is definitely not as knowledgable as Joey Brackets.  I don't think Lunardi is the end-all-be-all, but Palm isn't my favorite.  

I don't know the stats, but i think Jerry Palm gets the final four teams more correct, than Joey.

Both should be looked at!

[Coleman]

Wow - someone's smokin' the Gonj...

dreamin' never hurt nobody!

[NavinRJohnson]

Does anyone know if its a soft bubble?

[Coleman]

Does anyone know if its a soft bubble?

I've located it, what do you think?

[leever]

I've located it, what do you think?

Really glad to see that at least the bubble has not burst (pending tonight's game)!

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Tonight's action for Bubble Teams:

#3 Florida @ Tennessee

Clemson @ Notre Dame

Wake Forest @ NC State

Florida takes care of Tennessee on the road.

The Domers out last Clemson in 2OT on at home.

NC State downs Wake at home.

MU takes care of business at the Hall.

I'm telling ya, a win this weekend over X and MU is right there...for now.

[warriorstrack]

Butler could help a brother out against Xavier tonight

[NavinRJohnson]

I'm telling ya, a win this weekend over X and MU is right there...for now.

Been saying for the better part of a month now that I think MU will probably finish third in the Big East. Could be there, perhaps to stay, as soon as Saturday.

[wardle2wade]

Great day of results for bubble-ish teams for MU...

Ole Miss just lost to a bad Alabama team.
Clemson loses to ND.
OK State gets blasted by Texas.
Tennesse loses at home to Florida.

Ok state and tenn are probably in, but anything to level the playing field. Marquette just has to keep winning.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Butler could help a brother out against Xavier tonight

Xavier won by double digits, unfortunately.

[jsglow]

X dances. But tonight's win sets up critically important opportunity Saturday.

[wardle2wade]

I was for X winning.  Need to solidify their resume to ensure another Big East bid.  MU needs to beat them anyways on Saturday.

[Warriors10]

The only game MU can lose and still have a shot is @ Villanova.

[CTWarrior]

I was for X winning.  Need to solidify their resume to ensure another Big East bid.  MU needs to beat them anyways on Saturday.

This is the right way to look at it, IMO.

[willie warrior]

This is the right way to look at it, IMO.

Absolutely. We must beat the Musketeers to have any shot at a bid. A loss to Villanova won't kill us, but a win against them would definitely get us at the bubble, if we do not lose to some other schlub. IMO 20-11 regular season and two wins in the BEast tourney, will likely solidify a bid. That is the only way we get in (aside from winning the tourney)

[MarquetteDano]

The only game MU can lose and still have a shot is @ Villanova.

Disagree.  A little more wriggle room than that.  That means they end up 11-7 and probably fourth in the regular season standings.  It then depends on who they lose to outside of Nova.  It also means at least two BET wins would be critical.

[Mu2323]

Guys lets me realistic here. We can lose one more regular season game the rest of the way and lose one in the big east tournament excluding the opening round. They are not going to take a team with 13 losses especially in this new big east and especially with only 1 quality with. The year we got the 11 seed i believe we had 12 losses but that was in a stacked big east. The only game we can afford to lose is villanova anything else and i think we are done.

[Mu2323]

As for x making it. Have you looked at their schedule. I can see 6 potential losses. At MU at Gtown At Seton Hall At SJU vs creighton vs villanova even if they split thats 3 losses. They are not a lock.

[MarquetteDano]

Guys lets me realistic here. We can lose one more regular season game the rest of the way and lose one in the big east tournament excluding the opening round. They are not going to take a team with 13 losses especially in this new big east and especially with only 1 quality with. The year we got the 11 seed i believe we had 12 losses but that was in a stacked big east. The only game we can afford to lose is villanova anything else and i think we are done.

These hard and fast rules don't always fit.  There are 68 teams now, not 64.  There have been 14 loss teams that had at-large bids.  It depends on who we lose to and beat if we go 11-7.  We need to get to the BET championship game though if we only go 11-7 however.

[NavinRJohnson]

As for x making it. Have you looked at their schedule. I can see 6 potential losses. At MU at Gtown At Seton Hall At SJU vs creighton vs villanova even if they split thats 3 losses. They are not a lock.

Correct. Only locks are Creighton and Villanova. Another spot or two from the confence likely up for grabs. Third place team will get in, and right now its looking like that may be MU. Xavier, Georgetown, St. John's, Providence, also very much in the mix. Still basically a month of regular season left to play.