Thursday 3/8 Rooting Guide (I'm not giving up yet!)

[SoBeCuse]

Providence and Bama winning are gut wrneching for us.

Alabama has very strong SOS and NCSOS numbers. 52 overall in KenPom while SU is 55. They have a high number of quality wins. I’m not sure if they are in right now but they should be in very good shape if they beat Auburn. I can see the committee wanting to have a superstar like Sexton in there. They also beat Oklahoma so that could be a bubblelicious edge.

 

[Marty McFly]

Horrible day session for us

well gotta hope the evening sessions go our way or we can start contemplating those great rule changes being tested by the NIT

 

[SoBeCuse]

well gotta hope the evening sessions go our way or we can start contemplating those great rule changes being tested by the NIT

Haha. Forgot about those experimental rule changes.

 

[NineOneSeven]

well gotta hope the evening sessions go our way or we can start contemplating those great rule changes being tested by the NIT

I've already accepted the fact we are NIT bound.

 

[Marty McFly]

Well at Least Kansas won, and Nevada won.

 

[jncuse]

We can't afford any bubble busters right now. Thanfully Nevada came back against UNLV.

It hurts when some of our P5 counterparts win, but you never know if that is enough for the committee to put them ahea yoi. But when Nevada loses, that is a spot just taken away.

 

[Tom W.]

I didn't see one these posted yet, so here are the rooting interests we have today. I really think if the tournament started today, we would actually have a good chance at getting in. For what little it is worth, I still have them as one of my my last four in on TCW Bracketology. Just have to hope for no bid stealers and some bubble teams to lose. Admittedly, it is an uphill battle, but not impossible. If a good majority of these games go our way, hey, you never know.

UConn over SMU 12pm
Virginia over Louisville 12pm
Buffalo over Central Michigan 12pm
TCU over Kansas St 12:30pm
Texas A&M over Alabama 1pm
Clemson over BC 2pm
Kansas over Oklahoma St 2:30pm
Creighton over Providence 2:30pm
Nevada over UNLV 3pm
Georgia over Missouri 3pm
Standford over UCLA 5:30pm
Toledo over Miami (OH) 6:30pm
Villanova over Marquette 7pm
Duke over ND 7pm
Texas Tech over Texas 7pm
UNC over Miami 9pm
West Virginia over Baylor 9pm
Oregon St over USC 9pm
Eastern Michigan over Akron 9pm
Oregon over Utah 11:30pm

Well, we got 6/10 afternoon games to go our way, but 3 of the most important ones did not. Hoping for a strong finish to the night with lots of green text in the game list...

 

[Madbiker]

15 losses will be a lot though...assuming they don't win the SEC

I'd love to see the committee say sorry Bama you win enough in football so we're giving the bid to a hoops school.

 

[djorange1989]

Well, we got 6/10 afternoon games to go our way, but 3 of the most important ones did not. Hoping for a strong finish to the night with lots of green text in the game list...

The only two that were brutal for us were Bama and Providence but we can’t have any more than that go wrong, or very very few

 

[NineOneSeven]

The only two that were brutal for us were Bama and Providence but we can’t have any more than that go wrong, or very very few

And those were right there for the L too

 

[Chris02M]

the most important results we need to lose are ND, Marquette, Baylor and Ucla along with the already complete louisville loss. If all those 4 above lose today we are in a ok spot to squeeze in as one of the last 2 in.

 

[jdubs30]

the most important results we need to lose are ND, Marquette, Baylor and Ucla along with the already complete louisville loss. If all those 4 above lose today we are in a ok spot to squeeze in as one of the last 2 in.

As of tonight, yes. We really need teams like Arizona, MTSU, Nevada, etc. to win their titles.

 

[Orangefan1]

Missouri lost

 

[Chris02M]

As of tonight, yes. We really need teams like Arizona, MTSU, Nevada, etc. to win their titles.

mtsu is likely not getting an at large if they lose, nevada will

 

[Chris02M]

Missouri lost

there safetly in as 8 or 9 seed

 

[Briancuse]

Prov has some really bad losses.

 

[Tom W.]

there safetly in as 8 or 9 seed

NCAA College Basketball RPI Team Comparison - CBSSports.com

I thought so too, but it is closer than I thought. Look at these resumes. I still think Missouri is in, but I am surprised some bracketologists are putting a 7 next to their name.

 

[Chris02M]

NCAA College Basketball RPI Team Comparison - CBSSports.com

I thought so too, but it is closer than I thought. Look at these resumes. I still think Missouri is in, but I am surprised some bracketologists are putting a 7 next to their name.

i have them as my last 8 seed currently and i think its just a little better than our resume

 

[Tom W.]

i have them as my last 8 seed currently and i think its just a little better than our resume

Similar here. They were my first 8 seed on TCW Bracketology, but they will drop a bit now after the loss. But still in.

 

[rocfan44]

You all have been awesome with the updates. Any way to get the list of games to watch for the night session?

 

[orangenauburn]

You all have been awesome with the updates. Any way to get the list of games to watch for the night session?

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[rocfan44]

UCLA beats Standford.

 

[MSOrange]

Not a bubble game but

VIDEO: Xavier and St. John's get in handshake line scuffle in Big East tournament

 

[Tom W.]

Three good scores...

 

[Briancuse]

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Three good scores...

Those 3 would be huge for us.