Posted by Dave as College Basketball, Georgetown, Louisville, Syracuse, Villanova Wildcats, West Virginia at 6:22 PM EDT on March 13th, 2008
Conference Tournaments have been kicked off, and some bubble teams are doing their best to punch their way into the tournament, while others have done their best to punch their way out. Here’s what’s going on.
-Villanova: They lost bad to Georgetown, but still have 20 wins, and if you gave them a win in that very controversial game against Georgetown a few weeks back, they’d have 21. They’re on the outside looking in, but depending on how the rest of the tournaments finish up, they may make it.
-Syracuse: Say hello to the NIT for the second consecutive year.
-West Virginia: They were a bubble team, per se, but they were probably more in than out. After beating UCONN today, you can probably stamp them in, barring a miraculous screw up by the selection committee.
Games to watch:
-Pitt vs. Louisville: If Pitt can win this game, they’re in. If Louisville can win the Big East, they’re a two seed. Both have something at stake.
Posted by Dave as College Basketball, Georgetown, Kansas, Oklahoma, Syracuse at 10:39 AM EST on February 27th, 2007
Georgetown 58, Syracuse 72: Is Georgetown a fraud? Is Syracuse better than we all thought they were? Whatever the case, Syracuse probably went ahead and clinched themselves an invitation to The Dance. It was their second big win in four days, and they’ve gone from a team who was on the outside looking in, to a team that really controls their own destiny. Barring a total collapse, Syracuse is in.
Kansas 67, Oklahoma 65: They blew a 17 point lead, but something tells me this is just the kind of game the Jayhawks needed. They’ve been killing their opponents, so having a scare at the end of the regular season is probably a good thing. Julian Wright and Mario Chalmers both scored 18 points, helping the Jayhawks win their eighth straight. Not many people have talked about them, but I think they at least deserve some consideration for a one seed.