Bubble Update

In last night’s action Georgetown takes a big step forward by holding serve at home against fellow bubbler, Providence. The Friars fall out of the bracket after losing 4 of their last 5 with their only win coming against DePaul. Florida State loses at home to Miami to also fall out of the bracket. They have lost 6 of their last 8. West Virginia gets a huge win over Iowa State and moves into the Next Four Out group. They’ve won 4 of 5 and have 3 top 50 wins. They will have an opportunity to play themselves into the bracket with 4 of their last 7 against the RPI top 25.

Replacing Providence and FSU are LSU and Dayton. Neither should feel very safe but Dayton does have 3 top 50 wins. In tonight’s games there are mostly teams out that need to continue to win to stay within shouting distance of the bubble. Mississippi travels to Alabama, Wake and North Carolina State mix it up, Clemson visits Notre Dame, and the possibly relevant Warriors of Marquette look to get into the conversation at Seton Hall. On the plus side of the bracket Tennessee hosts Florida in a huge game for the Vols. Tonight can go a long way to securing a bid for them.