Clemson 73 North Carolina St. 56
Clemson ended up beating North Carolina St. by 17 moving them farther outside of the bubble. This was a game that would have helped North Carolina St. more than Clemson because a road win against a fellow bubble team would have really helped to bolster their profile. Instead they both appear to be in limbo and will have an uphill climb to make the field.
Outcome: North Carolina St. will most likely fall out of the first four out category.
Clemson receives a minor bump but still remains well outside of the field and still behind N.C. St.
George Washington 73 Richmond 65
George Washington receives a huge road win in the Atlantic 10 tonight. Their resume was already very strong but now they have an opportunity, if they finish strong, to potentially move as far as a 6-7 seed if they keep winning. The goal for them will be to win enough quality games down the stretch to hopefully avoid the 1-2 seed lines in the second round. Richmond on the other hand, while losing a huge opportunity at home to bolster their profile, does not take a big hit with this loss due to the quality of George Washington.
Outcome: George Washington receives a bump and will probably appear a seed line higher.
Richmond remains in the field for now but lost a great chance to improve their resume.
Other Games of Note:
Kentucky 84 Ole Miss 70
- Kentucky effectively ended Mississippi's small hope for an at large bid. Mississippi needed several quality wins at this point to reach the field and at this point that seems unlikely with few opportunities remaining.
Iowa St. 85 Texas 76
Iowa St. held serve at home in this one and will receive a small bump but regardless both teams remain in great shape for a 3-5 seed. The reason Iowa St. only receives a small bump is because the few teams in front of them all still have overall better resumes.
Villanova 82 Providence 79 2OT
Providence missed a huge opportunity to get a defining win that would have put them well into the field at this point. Instead Villanova survived and records a quality road win.
There are no major games being played in the 9ET time period. The only potential news will be if one of the top ranked teams(Duke, Virginia, Kansas, and San Diego St.) were to lose to the lesser opponent they play tonight. Also if Tennessee beats Georgia they will receive a very small bump but with how close they are to the field it may be enough to get them in we will have to see. Lastly the bracket seeds update will happen tonight after the San Diego St. game.
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