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Week 15 games (Mar. 1-7)

Plebe said:
Oregon, after seeming to start the season very strong (some people saw them as a potential Final Four team), has been fading hard.
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Downside of a frosh-heavy team, esp in this year, perhaps?
Thankfully UConn has been able to avoid that, so far.
 
azfan said:
15-3 CSU Rams travel to NM to face the 13 - 3 wandering Lobos, home at last with first place in the Mountain West at stake.

This afternoon's game is at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on the Mountain West network. Tomorrow's regular season finale and perhaps deciding game for the regular season championship will also be at 5:00 p.m.

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Colorado State Rams running Arizona State offense. Trailing Lobos 18-9 at the end of first quarter.
 
Well the NC based SoCon schools are out on the first day... My Spartans of UNCG fell at the hands of the fierce Terriers of Wofford, 78-66. My Catamounts of Western Carolina have their season end at the hands of the Mercer Bears 76-67.
 
Vowelguy said:
LSU d Miss St, so even more disappointment in Starkvegas

MD pounded Michigan 88-63 (led by 20 at half), so Wolverines ending up in top 16 not looking good

UNC bubble probably popped with loss to Wake
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azfan said:
Colorado State Rams running Arizona State offense. Trailing Lobos 18-9 at the end of first quarter.
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Lobos win by 13. Winner of tomorrow's game is regular season champ.
 
Many interesting games today. My top 2 picks (which I've marked in dark red in the header post) are:
  • Ohio State–Rutgers. Amazingly, this is only Rutgers' second home game vs. a NET top 50 opponent (the first was their loss to Maryland). A great chance for the Knights to bolster their resume.
  • Arizona–UCLA. A top-11 night-cap matchup in the Pac-12 semifinals.
It's quarterfinal day in both the ACC and SEC tournaments. A few teams are playing for their bubble lives:
  • Ole Miss. Yes, you heard that right. Now with two wins over Kentucky and a win over Arkansas, Ole Miss is definitely in the conversation. An upset win over Tennessee, I dare say, would secure an at-large bid.
  • Wake Forest. Currently Creme's next-to-last team in, the Demon Deacons could really use an upset over Louisville today to guarantee themselves a spot.
Question about LSU: Did the NCAA, in view of the COVID-shortened schedule, soften or waive its usual requirement of a minimum .500 winning percentage to be tournament-eligible? LSU is now 9-12 overall, but Creme has them among "next four out."
 
Plebe said:
Question about LSU: Did the NCAA, in view of the COVID-shortened schedule, soften or waive its usual requirement of a minimum .500 winning percentage to be tournament-eligible? LSU is now 9-12 overall, but Creme has them among "next four out."
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Ahhhhh, you are correct.

2021 DI Women’s Basketball Championship planning announced

With less than two months until Selection Monday, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee provided planning updates for the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s
www.ncaa.org www.ncaa.org

To provide ultimate flexibility for teams due to COVID-19, the committee also announced that for the 2020-21 academic year, it would waive the .500 rule, which normally requires teams to have overall won-lost records of .500 or better to be considered for an at-large selection. This is in keeping with the NCAA Competition Oversight Committee recommendation for all fall and winter sports.
 
Vowelguy said:
Ahhhhh, you are correct.

2021 DI Women’s Basketball Championship planning announced

With less than two months until Selection Monday, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee provided planning updates for the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s
www.ncaa.org www.ncaa.org

To provide ultimate flexibility for teams due to COVID-19, the committee also announced that for the 2020-21 academic year, it would waive the .500 rule, which normally requires teams to have overall won-lost records of .500 or better to be considered for an at-large selection. This is in keeping with the NCAA Competition Oversight Committee recommendation for all fall and winter sports.
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Just another excuse for the NCAA to add more P5 schools to the DANCE. There is no way they would add a Mid Major with a losing record, only a P5.
 
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Vowelguy said:
Ahhhhh, you are correct.

2021 DI Women’s Basketball Championship planning announced

With less than two months until Selection Monday, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee provided planning updates for the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s
www.ncaa.org www.ncaa.org

To provide ultimate flexibility for teams due to COVID-19, the committee also announced that for the 2020-21 academic year, it would waive the .500 rule, which normally requires teams to have overall won-lost records of .500 or better to be considered for an at-large selection. This is in keeping with the NCAA Competition Oversight Committee recommendation for all fall and winter sports.
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Ask and ye shall receive :) thanks for the find.

And just like that, we have a 9-12 team on the bubble.
 
MSGRET said:
Just another excuse for the NCAA to add more P5 schools to the DANCE. There is no way they would add a Mid Major with a losing record, only a P5.
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Normally I am on the bandwagon of leading the charge for more mid-majors making the tournament over "also rans of 4-10 conference records in P5" but in reviewing the list of mid-major conferences, other than the Summitt, I don't see the depth of teams that would warrant an at large bid. The Summitt should have at least 2 in SDSU and SD with ND State as a sleeper. So if I follow the bubble logic of the noted bracketologist and our esteemed "bubble-ites" I am reading these schools either in or out:
Ole Miss-I just don't buy a 4-10 in season record as worthy but....
LSU-again, a net rating of 61 doesn't seem to warrant a bid
Wake Forest- just don't see it but rather have them over-
Notre Dame-who have 4 bad losses of Ohio, BC and 2 to Clemson
VPI-more in than out
FSU-I guess in but I am not sold that Brooke did such a great job filling in for Sue. She's still better than Ivey.
Clemson-while I am elated in their win over ND, not a NCAAT team in my view
Not sure I am aware of any other P5 schools on the bubble.
 
I see that "vastly improved" Butler (now 3-17) lost to Providence today (7-13). I guess Providence must be vastly improved too. :rolleyes:
 
Former Sun Devil Eva Rudin with an offensive explosion (10 points) leading the underdog Illini to a strong challenge of Lindsay Whalen's Gophers. Illini leads 55-51 as the third quarter mercifully staggers to an end.
 
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azfan said:
Former Sun Devil Eva Rudin with an offensive explosion (10 points) leading the underdog Illini to a strong challenge of Lindsay Whalen's Gophers. Illini leads 55-51 as the third quarter mercifully staggers to an end.
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Former ASU Rudin paces the Illini with 16 points in their victory of Whalen's gophers.
 
Lobos withstand a late rally by the Rams and hold on to win 71-62 and sweep. Home cooking for the Lobos should give them the regular season Mountain West title.
 
Cal Baptist barely kept their undefeated streak going. 66-64 over Seattle U. today.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Cal Baptist barely kept their undefeated streak going. 66-64 over Seattle U. today.
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Lancers overcome 12 missed free throws, 19 turnovers, 2 for 14 shooting from Olaeta and hold off 11-12 Seattle U. Sometimes it's the smile of luck that keeps a team unblemished.

Lancer big Briteny Thomas came up big with 22 point on 9 of 11 from the field and 14 boards in 25 minutes.
 
Upset alert in the Summit - 5 - 12 Omaha leading the Jackrabbits by 5 at the half. One of the Mavericks 5 wins was the epic 2 OT 105 - 102 Feb. 6 shoot out over the Leathernecks in Omaha.

edit - early in the third Mavericks extend lead to 10
 
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Looks like a big upset in the Summit, with Omaha ahead of South Dakota State by double digits with a minute remaining.
 
It's official. The Mavericks of Omaha knock out South Dakota State! 52-40. The Summit gets real interesting now, with the Yotes in play for an automatic bid -- and a potential at large. You definitely have to think that a bubble may have just burst given the lack of marquee wins for the Yotes in their OOC.
 
Hopefully that will knock out Mississippi State from the Last 4 In category. They don't deserve it with their record.
 
Lorcan said:
It's official. The Mavericks of Omaha knock out South Dakota State! 52-40. The Summit gets real interesting now, with the Yotes in play for an automatic bid -- and a potential at large. You definitely have to think that a bubble may have just burst given the lack of marquee wins for the Yotes in their OOC.
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There's no doubt South Dakota State will take an at-large bid now. Their resume is just too strong, with wins over Missouri State, Gonzaga and Iowa State. This was a bad loss but who in the country doesn't have one or more of those.

I just hope the teams whose bubble just burst was a poser 5 team.
 
Plebe said:
There's no doubt South Dakota State will take an at-large bid now. Their resume is just too strong, with wins over Missouri State, Gonzaga and Iowa State. This was a bad loss but who in the country doesn't have one or more of those.

I just hope the teams whose bubble just burst was a poser 5 team.
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Yeah, agree that SDSU is in, I was just musing about whether the Coyotes of South Dakota would have taken up a bid if they don't win the tournament. The Yotes have a NET of 37, but.....there's no real wins of note on their resume to go with a loss to Oklahoma.
 
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