Bubble Watch 2018

[PGsHeroes32]

Nice rebounding creighton

Even better offense at the end

[BM1090]

I'm not very familiar with the quadrants system, but could a UGA win move them from Q3 to Q2?

Yes.

[mu03eng]

I'm not very familiar with the quadrants system, but could a UGA win move them from Q3 to Q2?

Yes, but I think they have to win today and tomorrow for it to be a sure thing.

[rocky_warrior]

Yes, but I think they have to win today and tomorrow for it to be a sure thing.

And here I thought it was yesterday and today.  Well...someone will do the maths

[injuryBug]

one thing in our favor is a winning record away and neutral court.  That will help. none of the teams around us have a winning record.

[PGsHeroes32]

Creighton just getting out worked

Kansas looking much better

[mu03eng]

And here I thought it was yesterday and today.  Well...someone will do the maths

As far as I can tell its February 32nd so I'm not sure we can count on me for anything

[WarriorInNYC]

Yeah that was terrible. Only thing I could think of was that the ref made the call before the ball actually went out of bounds. He made the call initially as if it hit the line, so can they only review that far? Idk.

I hope that was the reason for it, because it was so, so obvious.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Nevada now up 8 on CBSSN.

I hope others have multiple t.v. set up. 

[BM1090]

Arizona and Kansas both up double digits now.

PC deserves to win this though, even though that was the weakest bailout call on Hegner

[PGsHeroes32]

Arizona and Kansas both up double digits now.

PC deserves to win this though, even though that was the weakest bailout call on Hegner

That call was awful

But providence just out working and out toughing them

[Floorslapper]

Wow. Touch foul just called on Hegner to send Providence to line. Brutal.

Providence converts 4 FTs in a row. Up 4 in OT now. But. FTs no matta. Lolz

[nyg]

Maybe Creighton shouldn't foul them every possesion.  That was like four in a row, last one abit touchy though

[BM1090]

Wow what a shot by Cartwright.

[#UnleashSean]

Jesus Providence is worse at free throws then we are at defense

[D'Lo Brown]

Here comes UNLV

[PGsHeroes32]

Brick

[#UnleashSean]

Deja Vu

[TallTitan34]

That looked like the end of the Marquette game.

[D'Lo Brown]

Let's go Nevada, you still have two more games to win before we don't care about you

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Do you think that when the Selection Committee is sitting in the room looking at team sheets for the last few teams around the bubble, that a Q1 win over RPI 29 will make much of (or any) difference compared a Q2 win over RPI 34? 

I really don't. I see those quadrants as a grouping for convenience but the Committee will look beyond them and recognize that a win over Creighton is nice, but not as nice as a win over a top 5 or top 10 team.

Agreed. I've said it before, but I think the committee just came out with the quadrant thing this year to try to better underscore how they evaluate (and value) wins and losses. I don't think anything has changed. 

And no, because Creighton lost a nailed biter and own home win over them will not be Q1, I don't think the sweep over them is looked at any differently than if they won today. 

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Nevada getting waxed

Kansas might lose to Okstate again

This is a nightmare day
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This did not age well.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I think that "Visual" does make a difference. Certainly every team is an increment....but the Sheets are built for Visual comparison. I especially am concerned about Q3. Oklahoma has a lot going against it recently but look at the Q3,Q4....clean...no Red spots. A Q3 red makes a big difference....now MU has two...Georgia slipped into it...I sure wish GA was a Q2 loss at 75 not a Q3 loss at 80....big visual difference especially tagged with Depaul's red blotch.

Certainly they will dig and look at a lot of other factors...but comparing OK and MU, OK "looks" so much better.

Having said all that, if we can keep from getting blown out, we will be ok. Don't want a blowout in the committee minds when splitting hairs. I think we have a chance if we're not banged up.

Georgia 6 minutes away from being a Q2 game again, but as I said a few posts above, I don't think it really matters one way or the other.  The committee isn't going to change the way they analyze that game based on a 5-10 swing in RPI.

[BM1090]

PC wins.

But Nevada holds on, Kansas has it under control (up 14 with 6:08 left) against Oklahoma State. And Arizona will beat Colorado barring a huge collapse.

[wisblue]

So, Oklahoma State loses to Kansas.

Will the Selection Committee really take the 9th team from the B12 when it has an RPI in the upper 80's?

This would be unprecedented on a couple of levels and I think would shatter the record for highest RPI for an at large team. Some good wins on their record but some serious warts, including a horrible OOC SOS.

I say out.