4/5 Seed travel
If your team falls on the 4 seed or 5 seed line it may not be a good thing. With the Midwest and Eastern United States compiling the vast majority of the 1-4 seeds(all but Arizona and San Diego St. at this point) that means that location will be a big issue for the 4 and 5 seed East Coast teams in particular. With Arizona obviously going to play in San Diego and San Diego St. most likely playing in Spokane that leaves each of those sites sitting there when the 4 seed line come around. What this means is more than likely some East coast team, if not two, is going to have to be shipped all the way to the West coast to play in the first couple of rounds of the tournament. The top 4 seed lines are location protected, which means they play as close to home as possible, but with the majority of the West coast teams being in the middle of the bracket the 4 and 5 seed lines are not a fun place to be.
BYU
They may have the hardest resume of anyone in the country to figure out. BYU has a tidy RPI of 35 and wins over Stanford, Texas, and Gonzaga but they also have the worst losses of any bubble team. They have lost to Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Portland, and Pacific which all can be characterized as bad losses. Even worse Loyola, Pepperdine, and Portland are all outside of the top 150 which means BYU has stunningly lost to 3 really bad teams but that seems to be overlooked. I think the determining factor is that not only does BYU have the worst losses of any bubble team but their three best wins are not extraordinary by any means. I may stand alone in this thought but I think BYU needs to win the WCC tournament to get into the big dance.
Arkansas
The national pundits have been glowing about Arkansas as of late and they have good reason to because they have been playing tremendous. Arkansas has beaten 8 of it's last 9 opponents and that 1 loss came to Missouri by one. The problem with the national media is they often do not remember to take into account the entire season and instead focus on the here and now when they claim that teams are now "locks for the tournament." I would like to say I do have Arkansas in the field as of now but only as an 11 in the play-in game. If they keep winning they will certainly receive a bid but at this point they most certainly need to keep winning because they may not be as close to a lock as some suggest.
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Tuesday Night Recap(2/18)
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.
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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