Stock Watch

Stock Up
Marquette
9-0 in the Big East. Enough said. Even though they won’t play the tough part of the Big East until later in February 9-0 is impressive by itself. McNeal is looking like a 1st team All-American and Dominic James appears to be playing within his means. Even I’m complimenting him
UWGB
I told anybody who would listen earlier in the season that they would make the tournament by winning their conference tourney and now they’ve knocked off Butler. 10-2 in the Horizon and a half game out. A surprising 14 seed in my book
The Mountain West
A nine team conference with at the moment 3 “ins” and 2 on the bubble. This year’s surprise conference following in footsteps of the Colonial and the Missouri Valley; it’s not unreasonable to see 4 teams make it in. The decline of the SEC might squeeze in another Mountain West team. Utah, BYU, and UNLV look solid while New Mexico and San Diego State still have credentials.


Stock Down
Wisconsin
And on the other side of the state’s basketball teams is Wisconsin. Six straight losses in the Big Ten including one against Northwestern. Dangerously close to falling off the bubble Wisconsin needs a prolonged winning streak to get back in the tourney. Computer numbers are still good but 3-6 in the Big 10 won’t cut it.
Kentucky
Just two weeks ago they were on the stock up report; now on the stock down. Kentucky has lost 3 in a row and fall to 5-3 in the SEC. Computer numbers are awful and the weak SEC won’t help. Might possible on the outside looking in at the moment.
Notre Dame
Losers of 5 straight that 250+ Strength of Schedule is going to kill them. Notre Dame needs to string together a streak of wins that rival Wisconsin’s just to get back to the bubble. Put away that notion of the Big East getting 10 teams, 8 might be more realistic.