Bubble Watch

[muguru]

I still think if Providence loses to Creighton, they could be sweating out selection Sunday. They are the ONLY team of those not mid major teams that have 3 sub 100 RPI losses, and 2 of those were to sub 200. I can promise you..if they get in over say another bubble team with a similar resume but without those 3 bad losses, that will be heavily talked about Sunday Night/Monday.

Has any team every gotten in the field with 3 losses that bad? Probably but I bet not very often.

[fjm]

I thought it was to get belligerent when asked to cite your sources.

Haha. Those were good times. Now Mat V's articles don't pull automatically AND no one steals his clicks. Sad.

[forgetful]

I still think if Providence loses to Creighton, they could be sweating out selection Sunday. They are the ONLY team of those not mid major teams that have 3 sub 100 RPI losses, and 2 of those were to sub 200. I can promise you..if they get in over say another bubble team with a similar resume but without those 3 bad losses, that will be heavily talked about Sunday Night/Monday.

Has any team every gotten in the field with 3 losses that bad? Probably but I bet not very often.

Yes, but usually their team name is Syracuse.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Wichita St will be playing at dayton i think

You think Wichita State is getting a 16 seed? Because only 16 seeded auto-bids and at large teams play in Dayton. At least I'm pretty sure.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Bracket matrix updated. We're still in the same spot. Still missing from just 1 bracketology, Real Time RPI which exclusively uses RPI to determine inclusion. It also has Northwestern out due to their lower RPI and they are even safer than we are.

Interesting development is that Rhode Island is now considered the last team in and Illinois State is now the first team out, despite the two not playing yesterday. If the masses are right, Illinois State might be out of chances because they cannot play themselves in.

[Babybluejeans]

Syracuse loses. Eff Boeheim.

[Oldgym]

Syracuse loses to the U. 

Good.  F 'cuse.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Good because a Syracuse loss distances us from the bubble.

Bad because I don't think we can catch Miami at this point. Even if we win the BET.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Good because a Syracuse loss distances us from the bubble.

Bad because I don't think we can catch Miami at this point. Even if we win the BET.

Much more good than bad, however. 

[Clam Crowder]

Miami is pretty much a lock so who cares? Cuse a was a fellow bubble team very close to us. Very good result there for us

[brewcity77]

Good because a Syracuse loss distances us from the bubble.

Bad because I don't think we can catch Miami at this point. Even if we win the BET.

Yeah, but if we win the BET, who cares? No chance we get left out with an autobid. Does seeding matter that much?

[Clam Crowder]

Yeah, but if we win the BET, who cares? No chance we get left out with an autobid. Does seeding matter that much?

Literally impossible to get left out with an autobid....

[brewcity77]

Literally impossible to get left out with an autobid....

That's what "no chance" means, yes... 

[Windyplayer]

Send the overhyped Orange to Dayton for a slice of humble pie. Better yet, leave'em out.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Yeah, but if we win the BET, who cares? No chance we get left out with an autobid. Does seeding matter that much?

There is no chance we're getting left out, regardless.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Yeah, but if we win the BET, who cares? No chance we get left out with an autobid. Does seeding matter that much?

There is no chance we're getting left out, regardless.

JJJJJ's post is why I wouldn't have minded Cuse winning. We are in. I don't worry about getting left out anymore. My next worry is seeding. I'm going to be cheering for the teams right above us to lose.

[MUMountin]

JJJJJ's post is why I wouldn't have minded Cuse winning. We are in. I don't worry about getting left out anymore. My next worry is seeding. I'm going to be cheering for the teams right above us to lose.

Maybe we should start a new "Seeding Watch" thread.

[geagles10]

On the ESPN bottom line just now, Lunardi has us as a LOCK.  Xavier only one of 7 in big east not a lock.

[GB Warrior]

Haha. Those were good times. Now Mat V's articles don't pull automatically AND no one steals his clicks. Sad.

Matt's articles have been rendered unreadable by the Gannett-ification of JSOnline.

[Windyplayer]

On the ESPN bottom line just now, Lunardi has us as a LOCK.  Xavier only one of 7 in big east not a lock.

This is excellent, up-to-the-minute bubble reporting.

[Windyplayer]

Maybe we should start a new "Seeding Watch" thread.

That has crossed my mind...

[brewcity77]

There is no chance we're getting left out, regardless.

I agree, I was just pointing out that the goal of making the tournament is reached automatically by winning the BET.

While I'd love a Final Four or national title in the next month, that's not where I'm setting my sights, so frankly, I just don't really care about seeding.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I agree, I was just pointing out that the goal of making the tournament is reached automatically by winning the BET.

While I'd love a Final Four or national title in the next month, that's not where I'm setting my sights, so frankly, I just don't really care about seeding.

Yah, your sight setting lately has been a bit strange, but hey, to each their own.  I do know that once we get there, you'll be pulling for the boys just as much as I am, and that we can agree on!  Go MU!

[Herman Cain]

If we make it to the tournament the teams I would like us to play first round are either Syracuse or Va Tech. Syracuse because that guarantees good TV coverage on the East Coast.

[brewcity77]

Yah, your sight setting lately has been a bit strange, but hey, to each their own.  I do know that once we get there, you'll be pulling for the boys just as much as I am, and that we can agree on!  Go MU!

My sights are always on the same thing. Being an elite program. Contending for national titles and being routinely in the top-10. But I accept these things don't happen overnight. It took Jay Wright a decade to build Villanova into that.

Getting there, in my opinion, takes winning and accolades. Big East titles, Final Fours, 1-seeds, those are the goals, but those are components of becoming a true national title contender. I don't think we're there yet, but I like the path we're on.

I want another national title in my lifetime. I want to remember a national title. Anything less than that is just window dressing that is hopefully building towards that. Runner up, Final Four, those are nice building blocks, but still represent failure. That's why I care about tangible things you can point to, and why little things like first and second weekend wins have minimal meaning if you don't win two games on the final weekend of the season.