Thursday, March 5, 2009

Bubble Update

Here's how I see things as of today:

There are 34 At-Large bids up for grabs. Of the 34, 20 of them are locked in, meaning no matter what happens these teams are getting bids (i.e Duke loses to UNC and in the first round of the ACC tournament they will still get bids). Of the 14 remaining spots, there are 30 teams that could potentially get a bid. This does not include teams like that could win the tournament and that's the only chance they have (Georgia last year). Of the 14 remaining spots there are 7 teams that COULD lock up a bid by winning their last game(s) of the regular season thus making them locks. This group includes:
1. Wisconsin
2. South Carolina
3. Oklahoma State
4. Dayton
5. Ohio State
6. Texas A&M
7. Boston College
What this means is that the conference tournaments are going to account for anywhere from 7 to 14 bids. That is a huge number going into the last week of the year. Last year I think we were down to less than 8 bids at this point. Should be interesting.

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