NCAA Tournament Selection Discussion - Bubble Talk, ACC Teams, #1 Seeds, whatever you want to say

[NineOneSeven]

fwiw, miami oh on espn+ right now vs umass. umass up 3 mid 1st.

Down 2 with 2+ left…

 

[jncuse]

Can we finally put the nail in the indiana coffin?

Not yet. They are not in great shape and not high as of now, but they still have a few lifelines,

- If Auburn and FSU loses today
and
- No bubble busters (Miami wins MAC, Utah St wins MVC, VCU/St Louis wins A-10)
- Random committee decisions

If those all happen, Indiana's chances would go up... less than 50/50, but not minimal either.

 

[rrlbees]

Down 2 with 2+ left…

miami lost. 1 v 8.

 

[jncuse]

Updated consensus standings based on 32 brackets updated today. Seems to be a fairly solid consensus. That being said the 4 teams above the line, are susceptible to bubble busters.

SMU 32 (out of 32)
Texas 30
VCU 30
Auburn 27
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New Mexico 4
Indiana 3
San Diego St 1
Oklahoma 1

 

[Briancuse]

Not yet. They are not in great shape and not high as of now, but they still have a few lifelines,

- If Auburn and FSU loses today
and
- No bubble busters (Miami wins MAC, Utah St wins MVC, VCU/St Louis wins A-10)
- Random committee decisions

If those all happen, Indiana's chances would go up... less than 50/50, but not minimal either.

They have 14 losses and just lost to nw team with a losing record. Their resume isn't that special.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Updated consensus standings based on 32 brackets updated today. Seems to be a fairly solid consensus. That being said the 4 teams above the line, are susceptible to bubble busters.

SMU 32 (out of 32)
Texas 30
VCU 30
Auburn 27
---------------
New Mexico 4
Indiana 3
San Diego St 1
Oklahoma 1

Miami OH will be the most intriguing team Sunday for sure.

 

[Briancuse]

miami lost. 1 v 8.

Let the debate begin. I have them in but should be a fun 3 days of talk

 

[jncuse]

Relevant Games Today

Auburn vs Q1 Tennessee 3:00

Utah St vs UNLV 3:00 (Utah St not winning would result in a bubble buster)

Florida St vs Q1 Duke 7:00

Oklahoma vs Q1 Texas A&M 9:30 (not sure if it would be nearly enough for Oklahoma, but the next game could)

New Mexico vs San Jose St

Miami loses to UMass ... Bubble Buster or Not? Not sure.

 

[jncuse]

Miami OH will be the most intriguing team Sunday for sure.

No doubt,
It will be the most debated low-major in a long time. 1 loss, no matter the schedule, I don't think has ever been on the bubble in my memory.

Usually the mid-majors are from more stellar conferences like the MVC/WCC. Not many teams from the MAC as at large candidates.

 

[jncuse]

Now there is some stress for that group of 4 that are above the line (Texas/SMU/VCU/Auburn)

 

[NineOneSeven]

Now there is some stress for that group of 4 that are above the line (Texas/SMU/VCU/Auburn)

FWIW I think they should be in for sure. Auburn?? Give me a break.

 

[rrlbees]

Let the debate begin. I have them in but should be a fun 3 days of talk

they're in. but may be put in dayton.

 

[jncuse]

FWIW I think they should be in for sure. Auburn?? Give me a break.

I’m not the biggest fan of Auburn .. I’ll rely on consensus for placing them there. But of the 4, they seems like the least quality to me.

Not sure who I would put above Auburn that was currently below the line, but hopefully Miami solves that problem.