Game Recap (3/5)

Too many games to write them all up

Taking care of business
Louisville, Villanova, Alabama, Vermont, Wisconsin, Utah, LSU, Cincinnati, UConn, Nevada, Oklahoma, Boston College, Michigan St., Pacfic

Won and now in
These teams deserve a write up, but it is obvious that they have finally done enough.
Pittsburgh over Notre Dame
Stanford over Washington
UCLA over Oregon
Texas over Oklahoma St. (most bizarre ending to a game this year)

Lost but still OK
Mississippi St., Washington, Syracuse, Texas Tech (terrible beating they took today), Charlotte, Oklahoma St.

Still Sweating It
DePaul losing to W. Virginia
Still has a solid profile, but they need another win to be sure.

W. Virginia losing to Seton Hall
This is an absolute killer loss for West Virginia. They are squarely on the bubble now. The Big East went from 8 teams to maybe 6 or as little as 5. A first round loss will sweep them into the NIT.

Notre Dame losing to Pittsburgh
Notre Dame is now squarely on the bubble as well. Of the 3 Big East bubble teams they are in the best shape.

Maryland losing to Virgina Tech
Maryland is a very overrated team. I think they may be on the outside looking in at this point. At least they should be. Unfortunately they are probably one of the last teams in. A first round loss in the ACC tourney will send them to the NIT.

Almost There
Iowa St. beats Colorado
Should be enough. They have a better resume than the Big East and ACC bubble teams. Is the late season winning streak what the committee will be thinking about or will the early swoon and almost late collapse be on the committee's mind?

Georgia Tech over Clemson
One of the few bubble teams able to beat Clemson as of late.

Wichita St. over Drake
The win is nice, but N. Iowa's loss was nicer for Wichita St.

Staying Alive
Virginia Tech beats Maryland
Is 15-12 good enough. One of 5 ACC teams that needs a nice tourney run.

Texas A&M beats Baylor
I really like Texas A&M. A high profile upset in the Big 12 tourney might be enough depending on what goes down in the other tourneys. This team is closer to being in than most people realize.

Indiana beats Northwestern
The RPI is too low. If they make it to the Big Ten semi's the RPI might jump up enough to warrent consideration.

On Life Support
N. Iowa loses to SW Missouri St.
The MVC will not get 3 teams. N. Iowa still has a very remote chance if the new RPI is used, which means that they are NIT bound.

Georgetown loses to Providence
The 3rd Big East team on the bubble and the least likely to get in. Georgetown has just fallen apart recently. I cannot see them getting in.

Gone
Miami(Ohio) loses to Marshall
They have the weakest of the mid-major profiles.