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[QUOTE="pokercuse08, post: 4993882, member: 6535"]
Cornell did their job and covered the spread, may get a slight bump up from 94th in the NET.

Lots of Saturday action...

This is a day that has the potential to see us gain a Q1 win and lose a Q3 loss. NC State at North Carolina is massive for us, that upset would be huge - I would expect it to move NC State into the top 75, which would turn that Q2 win into a Q2 and the Q3 into a Q2. So effectively after cancelling out, it's a Q3 -> Q1. Next is GT over Florida State, that could be enough to move GT above 135th and remove a bad loss. 
 
Oregon over Arizona would be huge as well, although it probably won't take the Ducks from 65th into the top 50, it should be a 10+ spot move if they can pull off a huge road upset. It would leave them within striking distance of turning that into a Q1 win.

Va Tech over Wake would be nice, a BC win over Pitt would be good but they have a lot of work to do to get into the top 75. Big game for Cornell, a win at Princeton might move them up 8-10 spots in NET. A close loss could even see them move up - same is true of Oregon.

The other thing we haven't talked about is the butterfly effect, if you will. It's not just those quadrant changes - our opponents improving their numbers means that our efficiency numbers improve as a knock-on effect. Of course the flip side is true. Even if we win by high single digits, if some of our key opponents have a poor showing, we might find ourselves just treading water or even going backwards.
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