Bubble Watch (2/1/24)

[Kolumbo]

Criteria:
Locks: mathematically qualified for the NCAA tournament (can lose every game the rest of the way and still get in)
Should be in: teams that are looking good but not yet locks
Work left to do: bubble teams

Big East
Lock: UConn
Should be in: Creighton, Marquette
Work left to do: Seton Hall, St. John's, Providence, Butler, Villanova

Top three should still be good including 1 Lock
Butler a surprise with 4 wins in a row and rising
The rest all have 14 wins or fewer with 9 regular BE games left
Georgetown and DePaul aren't even ballast at this point chief

 

[businesslawyer]

I can’t say I’m a big fan of how the OP is using terms like locks this early in the season — if that’s how you’re using the term why start this early – but I don’t get the anger and angst. He’s trying to educate and share. This surely is an area where if we don’t think the terms make sense, don’t pay attention. It’s not like a thread where someone is trashing someone or something and one can feel the need to defend.