Bracketology 2/16/17
A busy day on the bubble, with lots of movement in both directions. Arkansas got a huge win at South Carolina, which more or less cancels out their loss against Missouri a few days ago. It was a good day for Big East bubble teams, as both Seton Hall and Providence capitalized on the winnable opportunities I mentioned yesterday. Seton Hall catapulted into the field as a result, and Providence moved up to the First Four Out. By far the biggest loser of the night was Rhode Island, whose chances for an at-large probably depend on making the A-10 title game after a horrible home loss to RPI 190 Fordham. Putting up only 43 points at home to a team in the bottom half of D1 is not how you play your way into the field.
Wisconsin @ Michigan is the main attraction of Thursday's slate- the Wolverines could give themselves a huge bump with a win. A loss for the Badgers would cause them to lose sole possession of first place in the Big Ten, and send them tumbling towards an 8/9 game. The other bubble action of note is Utah traveling to Eugene, a win is unlikely for the Utes but they're far enough out of the field that they need miracles like this to go their way.
1: Villanova, Kansas, Gonzaga, Baylor
2: North Carolina, Florida State, Louisville, Oregon
3: Arizona, Duke, Kentucky, Florida
4: Butler, Purdue, UCLA, Virginia
5: Maryland, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Creighton
6: Notre Dame, Wisconsin, SMU, Minnesota
7: St. Mary's, Xavier, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech
8: South Carolina, USC, Dayton, Northwestern
9: Michigan State, Iowa State, VCU, Arkansas
10: Miami (FL), Wichita State, California, Michigan
11: Kansas State, Seton Hall, (TCU/Syracuse), (Tennessee/Illinois State)
12: Middle Tennessee, UNC Wilmington, Vermont, UT-Arlington
13: Belmont, Nevada, Princeton, Bucknell
14: Valparaiso, Furman, Akron, Monmouth
15: UNC Asheville, Cal State Bakersfield, Florida Gulf Coast, North Dakota State
16: North Carolina Central, Weber State, (New Orleans/Texas Southern), (Mount Saint Mary's/UC Davis)
First Four Out: Wake Forest, Clemson, Providence, Georgetown
Next Four Out: Marquette, Mississippi, Georgia Tech, Indiana
Moving In: Seton Hall
Moving Out: Wake Forest
Removed From Consideration: None
Bids by Conference:
ACC: 9
Big 12: 7
Big Ten: 7
Big East: 5
SEC: 5
Pac-12: 5
Atlantic 10: 2
American: 2
Missouri Valley: 2
West Coast: 2
Wisconsin @ Michigan is the main attraction of Thursday's slate- the Wolverines could give themselves a huge bump with a win. A loss for the Badgers would cause them to lose sole possession of first place in the Big Ten, and send them tumbling towards an 8/9 game. The other bubble action of note is Utah traveling to Eugene, a win is unlikely for the Utes but they're far enough out of the field that they need miracles like this to go their way.
1: Villanova, Kansas, Gonzaga, Baylor
2: North Carolina, Florida State, Louisville, Oregon
3: Arizona, Duke, Kentucky, Florida
4: Butler, Purdue, UCLA, Virginia
5: Maryland, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Creighton
6: Notre Dame, Wisconsin, SMU, Minnesota
7: St. Mary's, Xavier, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech
8: South Carolina, USC, Dayton, Northwestern
9: Michigan State, Iowa State, VCU, Arkansas
10: Miami (FL), Wichita State, California, Michigan
11: Kansas State, Seton Hall, (TCU/Syracuse), (Tennessee/Illinois State)
12: Middle Tennessee, UNC Wilmington, Vermont, UT-Arlington
13: Belmont, Nevada, Princeton, Bucknell
14: Valparaiso, Furman, Akron, Monmouth
15: UNC Asheville, Cal State Bakersfield, Florida Gulf Coast, North Dakota State
16: North Carolina Central, Weber State, (New Orleans/Texas Southern), (Mount Saint Mary's/UC Davis)
First Four Out: Wake Forest, Clemson, Providence, Georgetown
Next Four Out: Marquette, Mississippi, Georgia Tech, Indiana
Moving In: Seton Hall
Moving Out: Wake Forest
Removed From Consideration: None
Bids by Conference:
ACC: 9
Big 12: 7
Big Ten: 7
Big East: 5
SEC: 5
Pac-12: 5
Atlantic 10: 2
American: 2
Missouri Valley: 2
West Coast: 2
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