Thursday Morning Update

Wednesday saw the good, a Duke win, and the bad, a Marquette loss. Outside of the hometown vibe the only team that fell out of the bracket was Maryland. They were replaced by the surging Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Other teams that took a tumble were mid-majors, Dayton and UNLV. Both remained in the field but their grasp on a bid is slipping. Going the other way was Rhode Island, who suddenly are only a half game out of the A-10 lead. At 10-4 in conference with a RPI of 57 the Rams suddenly look like a prospective tourney team.