FYI, I have made no changes to the bracket field I posted last night.
BUBBLES BURST!!!!
If Connecticut basketball was a publicly traded company, traders at the New York Stock Exchange would have been attempting to sell the team short today as UCONN’s small hopes for getting an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament were decimated today at the hands of St. John’s in a 73-51 blowout, up the road from the NYSE at Madison Square Garden. While UCONN fans will wonder if its team will accept an NIT berth just one year after going to the Final Four, they will mostly be concerned whether or not Jim Calhoun and his ailing health will be back for another year.
Scratch off UNC-Charlotte from teams hoping to get an at-large berth in the Atlantic 10 conference. The 49ers failed to hold off Massachusetts on its home court in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. Charlotte finishes the season at 19-12 and a 9-7 record in a stronger than normal A-10 conference; however, their RPI sits in the mid 70’s with an overall record of 3-8 against the top 50 RPI and 4-10 vs. the top 100 RPI.
BUBBLES A-FLOAT
This is very simple. None of these teams clinched a bid to the NCAA Tournament today; however, they are still in the conversation and will need to win their next game to help keep their conversation going.
Dayton 70 George Washington 60
Rhode Island 87 St. Josephs 76
Seton Hall 109 Providence 106
BIDS CLINCHED
Butler avoids making another bubble team sweat and dismantles Wright State to win the Horizon League Tournament Championship.
North Texas defeated Troy 66-63 to win the Sun Belt Tournament.
Oakland defeated IUPUI 76-64 to win the Summit League Tournament.
GAMES TO WATCH TOMORROW WITH BUBBLE IMPLICATIONS (Central Time)
The Atlantic 10 tournament takes a day off as teams gather for the quarterfinals beginning on Thursday; however, all four games in the Big East tournament have bubble implications for every team playing with the exception of Georgetown, who is definitely locked in. Things will really start to pick up on Thursday.
South Florida (20-11, 9-9) vs. #22 Georgetown (20-9) (10-8) (11a.m. ESPN)
Saint Johns (17-14, 6-12) vs. Marquette (20-10, 11-7) (1:30 p.m. ESPN)
Seton Hall (19-11, 9-9) vs. Notre Dame (21-10, 10-8) (6p.m. ESPN)
Cincinnati (17-14, 7-11) vs. Louisville (20-11, 11-7) (8:30p.m. ESPN)
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