Who's in? Who's out? Who is gonna blow it? (2023-24 CBB thread-Part 3)

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

And by "blow it", I mean "Which top seeds are gonna implode once they reach the NCAA tournament?".
Folks, it's all here. Bubble talk, championship talk, NCAA berths getting clinched, you'll find it on this thread.

But first, I need to see who's in already. Give me a moment...

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

2023-24 season review so far (Part 1- The major conferences)

Look. You guys can agree or disagree with this, but this is how I see the field right now. First, the major conferences:

ACC:
IN: Duke, North Carolina, Virginia
Almost!: Wake Forest, Clemson
Needs work: Pittsburgh, Syracuse, NC State

Big 12:
IN: Houston, Kansas, TCU, BYU, Iowa State, Baylor
Almost!: Oklahoma
Needs work: Texas, Kansas State

Big East:
IN: UConn, Creighton, Marquette
Almost!: Seton Hall, Providence
Needs work: Butler, St. John's

Big 10:
IN: Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan State, Wisconsin
Almost!: Nebraska
Needs work: Iowa, Minnesota

PAC-12:
IN: Arizona, Washington State
Almost!: Colorado
Needs work: Utah, Oregon, UCLA

SEC:
IN: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina
Almost!: Mississippi State
Needs work: Ole Miss, Texas A&M

More to come...

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

2023-24 season review so far (Part 2- The mid-majors)

And now for the fun part! Here is how the NCAA picture looks for the mid-majors:

AAC:
Almost!: South Florida, Florida Atlantic
Needs work: Memphis, Charlotte

Atlantic 10:
IN: Dayton
Almost!: Richmond, Loyola-Chicago

Ivy League:
Needs work: Princeton

Missouri Valley:
Almost!: Indiana State
Needs work: Drake

Mountain West:
IN: San Diego State, Utah State, Nevada, Colorado State, New Mexico
Almost!: Boise State

Southern:
Needs work: Samford

Southland:
Needs work: McNeese State

Sun Belt:
Almost!: James Madison, Appalachian State

West Coast:
IN: Saint Mary's
Almost! (according to me): Gonzaga
Needs work (according to the bubble experts): Gonzaga

Well, what do you guys think? Do you think the Mountain West will really get 5 berths? Should I have given McNeese State some more love?

 

[PhilSimms11]

Thank God Oklahoma (19-8) knocked off Oklahoma St (12-15) at the buzzer 84-82 (OT). Their last few games to end the regular season is murderer's row...

L @ #11 Baylor (19-8)
L vs #9 Kansas (21-6)
W @Oklahoma St (12-15)

@ #6 Iowa St (21-6)
vs #2 Houston (24-3)
vs Cincinnati (16-11)
@Texas (17-10)

I predict OU will finish 20-11 (8-10) to finish the regular season. Currently projected as an 8-seed.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

no bigger uva fan than me,but i don,t see them getting in.just too spotty as a team.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

Some of these teams shouldn't even get a look.

* Syracuse - 85 NET ranking
* NC State - 77 NET ranking
* Kansas State - 73 NET ranking
* Butler - 62 NET ranking
* Iowa - 60 NET ranking
* Minnesota - 78 NET ranking
* Oregon - 63 NET ranking
* UCLA - 112 NET ranking ( )
* Ole Miss - 75 NET ranking

The Mid-Majors not even worth mentioning.

St. Johns - 44, Utah - 54, and Texas A&M - 58, needs work to do. St. John's is probably in though so CBS can stroke Rick Pitino during the first weekend. If your NET is between 45 to 50, you're under a microscope. If its below 60, you're just not good.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

no bigger uva fan than me,but i don,t see them getting in.just too spotty as a team.

Virginia - 49 NET ranking, 3 QUAD 1 wins.

They're on life support. But at least they have multiple QUAD 1 wins ( with more Q1 opportunities ) unlike most of these bubble teams. The math is not mathing on these brackets.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

Virginia - 49 NET ranking, 3 QUAD 1 wins.

They're on life support. But at least they have multiple QUAD 1 wins ( with more Q1 opportunities ) unlike most of these bubble teams. The math is not mathing on these brackets.

they really shocked me losing by so many to va tech.they been choke galore the last few years.

 

[Xeliou66]

UNC beats Miami in a good game, RJ Davis with 42 points, a Dean Dome record.

Kansas St blew a 25 point lead and is now in OT against WVU. This is a must win game for Kansas St if they are going to get into the tourney.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Small recap and 2/28 slate

Happily for @Xeliou66 and Kansas State fans, the Wildcats would indeed win in OT against WVU on Monday. As for yesterday, Kansas lost a LOT of winning streaks when BYU stunned them 76-68. We also saw Utah State and San Diego State keep their composure in conference games, Kentucky rallying to win at Miss. State, and Loyola-Chicago now in REAL danger of missing the tournament.

So what is going on today? Let's find out:

Rhode Island @ VCU (6:30)
HUGE Main event game: Auburn @ Tennessee (7:00)
Providence @ Marquette (7:00) (BIG game for Providence tonight; their NCAA hopes will get a BIG boost if they get the upset.)
Northwestern @ Maryland (7:00)
James Madison @ Georgia State (7:00)
Oklahoma @ Iowa State (8:00)
California @ Colorado (8:00)
Drake @ UIC (8:00)
Indiana State @ Evansville (8:00)
South Carolina @ Texas A&M (8:30)
St. John's @ Butler (8:30) (Neither of these teams can afford to lose this one.)
Seton Hall @ Creighton (9:00) (The Pirates are in the same situation as the Friars tonight.)
Minnesota @ Illinois (9:00)
Alabama @ Ole Miss (9:00)
Oregon State @ Oregon (11:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Some of these teams shouldn't even get a look.

* Syracuse - 85 NET ranking
* NC State - 77 NET ranking
* Kansas State - 73 NET ranking
* Butler - 62 NET ranking
* Iowa - 60 NET ranking
* Minnesota - 78 NET ranking
* Oregon - 63 NET ranking
* UCLA - 112 NET ranking ( )
* Ole Miss - 75 NET ranking

The Mid-Majors not even worth mentioning.

St. Johns - 44, Utah - 54, and Texas A&M - 58, needs work to do. St. John's is probably in though so CBS can stroke Rick Pitino during the first weekend. If your NET is between 45 to 50, you're under a microscope. If its below 60, you're just not good.

Thanks for giving me this info, sir. Man, I had no idea that Syracuse was so far behind.

 

[Xeliou66]

Florida beat Missouri by 9 last night.

Tennessee beat Auburn, Dalton Knecht scored 39.

Bama beat Ole Miss on the road.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

2/28 recap

Good news for some bubble teams: Both Providence and Seton Hall failed in their upset attempts against Marquette and Creighton [respectfully]. Oh, and here's what else happened yesterday:

St. John's over Butler 82-59
Iowa State over Oklahoma 58-45
Illinois over Minnesota 105-97
South Carolina over Texas A&M 70-68 (Brutal loss for the Aggies, man.)
Boston University over Lehigh 64-62 in OT
Northwestern over Maryland 68-61
High Point over Winthrop 100-96 in OT
Wofford upsets Samford 91-69 (Now any chance of Samford getting an at-large berth is dead.)
Purdue-Fort Wayne over Wright State 79-77 in OT
Colorado over California 88-78
Illinois State over Missouri State 75-74
Drake over UIC 107-105 in OT
Virginia over Boston College 72-68
Oregon over Oregon State 78-71

And as @Xeliou66 recently reported, both Tennessee and Alabama came out winners in the SEC.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

February 29th and March 1st

As the calendar turns to March, these are the games to see over the next 2 days:

Today:
Nebraska @ Ohio State (6:30)
Memphis @ East Carolina (7:00)
South Dakota State @ North Dakota (8:00)
Stanford @ Utah (8:30)
Montana @ Eastern Washington (9:00)
UCLA @ Washington (10:30)
Game of the Day: Gonzaga @ San Francisco (11:00)

Tomorrow:
Arkansas State @ Appalachian State (6:30)
Fairfield @ Marist (7:00)
Harvard @ Brown (7:00) (These two teams are currently fighting for a spot in the Ivy League tournament.)
Game of the Day: Dayton @ Loyola-Chicago (9:00)

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

My God that Clemson coach is a real crybaby. Apparently the Big 12 has been "manipulating the NET rankings". It's called playing against the best athletes in the best conference ever assembled.

I would worry about the pending death of the ACC if I were you Clemson coach. You guys lucky you have a good football team or else you'll be demoted to the Northeast or SWAC conference.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

2/29 and 3/1 recap (AKA: What happened while I realized "Hey! Paris is hosting the Olympics this year!")

Thursday:
Washington State over USC 75-72
Gonzaga over San Francisco 86-68
Binghamton over Maine 76-74 in OT
Ohio State over Nebraska 78-69 (Wait. Is Nebraska in trouble now?)
South Dakota State over North Dakota 72-62
Utah over Stanford 90-68
Portland over Santa Clara 80-75 in OT
Weber State over Northern Colorado 85-81 in OT
Northern Arizona over Idaho State 92-88 in 2-OT's
Washington over UCLA 94-77

Yesterday:
Loyola-Chicago over Dayton 77-72 (Aw, man! Now I have no idea where the Ramblers fit in the NCAA picture.)
Appalachian State over Arkansas State 80-57
Brown over Harvard 71-68 in OT
Texas State over Troy 82-79 in OT

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, March 2nd

While most of you prepare for such big games as Kansas/Baylor and Tennessee/Alabama, these are the games OUTSIDE of the rankings to watch today:

Tulane @ Florida Atlantic (12:00)
Villanova @ Providence (12:00)
Oklahoma State @ Texas (2:00)
Hofstra @ Charleston (2:00)
Western Carolina @ Chattanooga (2:00)
UMass-Lowell @ Vermont (3:00)
Penn State @ Minnesota (3:15)
Wyoming @ Colorado State (4:00)
Nicholls @ McNeese State (5:00)
Wake Forest @ Virginia Tech (5:30)
Iowa @ Northwestern (5:30)
Pittsburgh @ Boston College (6:00)
VCU @ Richmond (6:00)
Kansas State @ Cincinnati (7:00)
Cornell @ Princeton (7:00)
New Mexico @ Boise State (8:00)
California @ Utah (9:00)
TCU @ BYU (9:00)

 

[Xeliou66]

Baylor beats Kansas in a Big 12 showdown. I’m not all that impressed with Kansas this year, they are pretty thin.

South Carolina with a 6 point win over Florida in a good game.

 

[BizarroSports]

Baylor beats Kansas in a Big 12 showdown. I’m not all that impressed with Kansas this year, they are pretty thin.

South Carolina with a 6 point win over Florida in a good game.

Im not sold on Johnny Furphy going pro, he should stick around another season...otherwise he will end up like Dick on the end of the Raps bench (at best)

 

[Xeliou66]

Im not sold on Johnny Furphy going pro, he should stick around another season...otherwise he will end up like Dick on the end of the Raps bench (at best)

I don’t follow the NBA, but yeah I agree from what I’ve seen from Furphy, he’s not that great. Dickinson, McCullar ( when healthy) and Adams have basically carried Kansas from what I’ve seen.