4 bids were given out last night so let's start with that. Congrats go to Davidson, George Mason, Siena and San Diego. What you say? San Diego? Yep, San Diego takes the WCC bid which is almost locked in for 3 bids now with Gonzaga and St. Mary's virtual locks. That means one less bid for the bubble. On top of that South Alabama lost in the Sun Belt semi-finals. South Alabama is an intriguing case as they have a top 30 RPI and should be a lock. However, remember just a couple years ago when Southwest Missouri State didn't get a bid with a RPI in the low 20's. As for now I'm putting them in making the Sun Belt a two bid conference.
Now the losers for the night. Since the bubble has shrunk by two that will knock out both Mississippi and Dayton and leaves the last 4 in as Arizona State, Illinois State, Ohio State, and Syracuse. None of those 4 should feel safe as they all need to win later this week to hang on.
As for tonight there are 3 bids going.
1. Sun Belt - Western Kentucky against Middle Tennessee State. WK can do some damage in the tournament with scores Courtney Lee so lets cheer for them.
2. Horizon - Cleveland State against Butler. Bubble teams should cheer for Butler but who can resist coming along with the Snorks? Go Snorks on this one.
3. Summit - IUPUI against Oral Roberts. It's fun to say OOOeeePOOOee but when you get a chance for Oral you take it. Go Oral!
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