Bubble Watch

[brewcity77]

Careful.  We could very well be .500 in our conference, be one and done in the BET, have a worse RPI than Cuse had last year, and be scoffing nearly as much (4-7 down the stretch) and still have a chance to make the NCAA Tournament.

The entire basis for their inclusion was that they were better with Boeheim, then managed to lose 5 of their last 6, tanking that supposition. If there are worthier teams than us, that argument holds water. As the entire bubble keeps losing, I'd be surprised. There were worthier teams than Syracuse last year, especially from the mid-major ranks. This year I'm not sure that's the case.

[Windyplayer]

Yet Prov and ALABAMA in!?! Lol, ok.

Whoa. And we're not even in first four out. Lost a little respect for Palm. This is dreadful.

[PGsHeroes32]

Whoa. And we're not even in first four out. Lost a little respect for Palm. This is dreadful.

Ole miss ahead of us too

Lol

[Windyplayer]

Ole miss ahead of us too

Lol

Ole Miss's BEST win is Vandy followed by Tennessee. They're 7-7 in a watered down SEC with an RPI of 71 per CBS.

Marquette RPI per CBS? 72. Palm is a true believer. What a joke.

[Windyplayer]

USA Today has us as a #10 seed.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/02/20/ncaa-tournament-bracketology-college-basketball-march-madness-north-carolina/98147994/

[MarquetteDano]

USA Today has us as a #10 seed.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/02/20/ncaa-tournament-bracketology-college-basketball-march-madness-north-carolina/98147994/

Playing Burton's Iowa State and a next round matchup with Louisville.

[Windyplayer]

Playing Burton's Iowa State and a next round matchup with Louisville.

Louisville would be a bloodbath, but by that point we will have already overachieved.

[jsglow]

USA Today has us as a #10 seed.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/02/20/ncaa-tournament-bracketology-college-basketball-march-madness-north-carolina/98147994/

The best news about that bracket is Indy.  Chick already has our car warming up.

[PGsHeroes32]

Louisville would be a bloodbath, but by that point we will have already overachieved.

UL would probably beat us by 50 lol

But I'd be pleased to make it to round of 32 this year

[muguru]

I'd gladly take an 11 or 12 and in play in game or not..get either a 5 or 6 seed in that game than a 4 or 13 or 3 or 14 as opposed to a 10 where you get a 2 seed in 2nd round most likely. MU can beat a 3,4 or 5 seed given who would be on those lines this year.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

UL would probably beat us by 50 lol

But I'd be pleased to make it to round of 32 this year

I agree Louisville would be a horrid matchup, but ya just never know.

[BM1090]

Bubble games tonight:

Miami @ Virginia

Iowa St @ Texas Tech.

Miami and Iowa State have played themselves in over the past week. Neither are locks, but probably safe barring a collapse.

Texas Tech is in the "next four out" territory

[PGsHeroes32]

Bubble games tonight:

Miami @ Virginia

Iowa St @ Texas Tech.

Miami and Iowa State have played themselves in over the past week. Neither are locks, but probably safe barring a collapse.

Texas Tech is in the "next four out" territory

Miami schedule is brutal down the stretch. And they haven't really beaten the good ACC teams.

If they lose out they could be in trouble

[MU82]

Good advice for the team; falls on deaf ears for Scoop.

Good advice for the team; unnecessary advice for Scoop, whose very existence is based upon a bunch of interwebs dweebs (myself included) yakkin' about whatever enters our craniums. Wild speculation is almost mandatory, and what's being yakked about here isn't that wild.

[4everwarriors]

Any y'all 'member da daze wen makin' da Tourney wuz a given? Only suspense wuz seedin' and location, ai na?

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Any y'all 'member da daze wen makin' da Tourney wuz a given? Only suspense wuz seedin' and location, ai na?

You mean like 2 seasons? Because over half of Buzz's teams were around the bubble.

[GGGG]

You mean like 2 seasons? Because over half of Buzz's teams were around the bubble.

That's not true at all. 

2008-09:  Six seed
2009-10:  Six seed
2010-11:  11 seed
2011-12:  3 seed
2012-13:  3 seed
2014-14:  No post season

Of his six seasons, the only one where there was any doubt was 2010-11.

[cheebs09]

True, but that 2009-2010 team was on the bubble for most of the year. I think that's when TBW started. I remember the 6 seed being a surprise.

[SaveOD238]

The best news about that bracket is Indy.  Chick already has our car warming up.

Lunardi's Bracket has us in Indy too.  If it works with my work schedule (Thursday is parent teacher conferences...) then I might be interested in going to Indy myself.  What do day-of tickets usually end up costing?

[BrewCity83]

Lunardi's Bracket has us in Indy too.  If it works with my work schedule (Thursday is parent teacher conferences...) then I might be interested in going to Indy myself.  What do day-of tickets usually end up costing?

14 years ago (2003!) MU played a 1st round game in Indy (vs. Holy Cross, I think) on a Thursday or Friday afternoon and I drove down and bought two lower level tickets on the street about an hour before tipoff for $30 apiece.  No idea how much the market has changed, but I'm sure the opponent is a big factor in the supply-and-demand equation.

[Nukem2]

14 years ago (2003!) MU played a 1st round game in Indy (vs. Holy Cross, I think) on a Thursday or Friday afternoon and I drove down and bought two lower level tickets on the street about an hour before tipoff for $30 apiece.  No idea how much the market has changed, but I'm sure the opponent is a big factor in the supply-and-demand equation.

Also depends who is in the other game in a particular 1st round session whether afternoon or evening.

[wadesworld]

Hope for the second game of the session, buy the cheapest tickets you can find (on Stubhub or on the streets), head into the arena with a couple minutes left in the first game, and wait in the hallways for fans of teams from the first game to leave.  Ask them for their ticket stubs and go sit in great seats for $20.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

True, but that 2009-2010 team was on the bubble for most of the year. I think that's when TBW started. I remember the 6 seed being a surprise.

This. I was including 09/10, 10/11 and 13/14.

[Warrior of Law]

#10 seed on this site: https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracket-predictions/

41% chance of making it in.  A win over STJ would likely push it slightly over 50%

[forgetful]

Hope for the second game of the session, buy the cheapest tickets you can find (on Stubhub or on the streets), head into the arena with a couple minutes left in the first game, and wait in the hallways for fans of teams from the first game to leave.  Ask them for their ticket stubs and go sit in great seats for $20.

You sir are brilliant.  If I had a slow clap gif handy i'd give it to ya.