Bubble Watch 2018

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

There is only one opinion that matters: The committee.

The difference between the last bye and an NIT 2 seed is razor thin this year.

I'm tired of the conjecture and have accepted MU's fate is what it is.  We might be in, we might be out.

We'll know what the committee decides soon enough.

[MUEng92]

We are only on 9 of 107 brackets on this morning's bracket matrix.  I would be extremely surprised if we are in.

That settles it.  Unless someone can point out a recent selection process that major TV networks got completely wrong up until the results were revealed, I'm going to assume we are out 

[brewcity77]

Jerry Palm just said we are currently the last team in and Davidson is playing to take our spot.

[i71_dawg]

That settles it.  Unless someone can point out a recent selection process that major TV networks got completely wrong up until the results were revealed, I'm going to assume we are out 

Have to agree here.  Hard to imagine there's any other example recently of a team being "IN" in less than 10% of all projected brackets and then making the field.

I have very little hope.

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[peterpan]

Jerry Palm just said we are currently the last team in and Davidson is playing to take our spot.

Don't be surprised if Davidson ends up winning. Rhode Island and the rest of the A10 suck. Should be a one bid league.

[peterpan]

Have to agree here.  Hard to imagine there's any other example recently of a team being "IN" in less than 10% of all projected brackets and then making the field.

I have very little hope.

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Tulsa was in 2 brackets in 2016. One in bracket matrix and also the one that mattered.

[nyg]

Jerry Palm just said we are currently the last team in and Davidson is playing to take our spot.

Every talking head, computer graphs, statistics, eye tests, etc. are all over the place.  I still believe we are out, with like three or four ahead of MU.  It will be interesting to see if the committee explains to the audience which were the last schools not to make in in and where they stood.  Hope for the unexpected though. 

[brewcity77]

Every talking head, computer graphs, statistics, eye tests, etc. are all over the place.  I still believe we are out, with like three or four ahead of MU.  It will be interesting to see if the committee explains to the audience which were the last schools not to make in in and where they stood.  Hope for the unexpected though.

I really don't know. If we get in, the explanation, however, may be the easiest to justify. We won away from home. We played a tough schedule. 7/13 losses to the RPI top-10. We beat tourney teams away from home. Everything the committee has said they value essentially describes our resume.

[Oldgym]

Jerry Palm just said we are currently the last team in and Davidson is playing to take our spot.

Hopefully nobody tells Bob McKillop. I'll bet he hasn't forgotten his trip to Lexington in 2013.

[RushmoreAcademy]

I want to keep hope alive, but a bit of it dies everytime I read a new update or article.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

There is no reason for Notre Dame to be included. None.

RPI 70
SOS 46
Q1 wins: 2
Q3/4 Losses: 3
Record against tourney teams away from home: 3-7 (if CUSE doesn't make it 2-7)
Best wins: Wichita State (12)*, @CUSE (45), Virginia Tech (62)*, Florida State (54), NC State (64)
Worst Losses: Ball State (125), Indiana (124)*, @Georgia Tech (160), Virginia Tech (62), @NC State (64)

Injuries are not supposed to be a factor in the committee's decision. Honestly think that Notre Dame is being pumped to draw eyeballs.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Well, CBS/Turner isn't pumping Notre Dame. Not sure why ESPN is? Maybe they are pumping the NIT when the Irish are in it.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Davidson with early lead over Rhode Island. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Well, CBS/Turner isn't pumping Notre Dame. Not sure why ESPN is? Maybe they are pumping the NIT when the Irish are in it.

Notre Dame has a large fan base. Fans tend to gravitate towards bracketologies that favor their team. Plus, the who injured All American thing is an interesting storyline.

[PGsHeroes32]

Davidson gonna win

[BM1090]

Davidson gonna win

They definitely look like the better team and it's not really close.

[NickelDimer]

URI started slow in the first half and found their stride. Hope they can do it again

[WindyCityGoldenEagle]

Payback for the 1st rd miracle comeback we had against them a few years back.

[Silkk the Shaka]

They definitely look like the better team and it's not really close.

Sickening. Likely the end of hope. Wonder if we'll ever know who they edged out.

Side note, FTs matta. Rhode Island currently 5/15

[Fred Garvin]

Poor basketball by both teams

[NickelDimer]

Both teams are tight. I really like Hurley as a coach.

[MUEng92]

If they do indeed miss the tournament at least every MU coach from now on will have concrete evidence that EVERY game matters for their pregame speeches

[Windyplayer]

They definitely look like the better team and it's not really close.

It's a 4-point game with 8 min to play. Let's take a breath, people.

[marquette09]

This game is painful to watch.   

[Silkk the Shaka]

It's a 4-point game with 8 min to play. Let's take a breath, people.

I refuse!