TecmoSuperHawk
Well-Known Member
Final week. We need the Hawks to take care of business, but could also use some help from fellow bubblers dropping early in their conference tourneys. Here's a list of teams to root against:
Virginia - Play Friday vs. NC State/VT winner. Very realistic NC State beats them. Would be big.
Tennessee - Not likely to happen but if they could lose on Thursday against the South Carolina/Miss State winner, that would be huge. Still, they play Alabama on Friday if they win and that might be a bubble knock out game.
Alabama - See above
Ole Miss - In line to play Missouri on Friday night. Would be huge if they lose there.
UMass - Play George Washington on Thursday and then Temple if they win. Hoping GW pulls the upset
La Salle - Plays Butler (likely) on Friday. A win probably puts them safely in. A loss and it's a toss up. Go Butler.
Stanford/Arizona State - Play each other to open the P12 tourney. Loser is for sure out, but if either goes on a run through UCLA and Arizona on that side of the bracket, you never know. So root for the winner of that game to lose to UCLA.
Oklahoma - Could OU be out if they lose to Iowa State? Seemed unlikely a week ago, but then they lost to TCU. How about they lose and we find out?
Southern Miss - Shouldn't be under consideration but for some reason they are. They have a pretty easy draw to the finals, but hopefully UAB or UTEP or somebody can trip them up along the way.
Kentucky - Could be playing Arkansas in the Quarters. A loss there might knock them out. Not sure though.
Baylor - Baylor is only in the discussion because of their thrashing of Kansas on Saturday, but a loss to OK State to open the Big 12 tourney should put a stop to that nonsense.
You could throw Villanova in this list too perhaps or maybe Boise State, but I feel they are gonna be just on the right side of the bubble even with an opening round loss.
Virginia - Play Friday vs. NC State/VT winner. Very realistic NC State beats them. Would be big.
Tennessee - Not likely to happen but if they could lose on Thursday against the South Carolina/Miss State winner, that would be huge. Still, they play Alabama on Friday if they win and that might be a bubble knock out game.
Alabama - See above
Ole Miss - In line to play Missouri on Friday night. Would be huge if they lose there.
UMass - Play George Washington on Thursday and then Temple if they win. Hoping GW pulls the upset
La Salle - Plays Butler (likely) on Friday. A win probably puts them safely in. A loss and it's a toss up. Go Butler.
Stanford/Arizona State - Play each other to open the P12 tourney. Loser is for sure out, but if either goes on a run through UCLA and Arizona on that side of the bracket, you never know. So root for the winner of that game to lose to UCLA.
Oklahoma - Could OU be out if they lose to Iowa State? Seemed unlikely a week ago, but then they lost to TCU. How about they lose and we find out?
Southern Miss - Shouldn't be under consideration but for some reason they are. They have a pretty easy draw to the finals, but hopefully UAB or UTEP or somebody can trip them up along the way.
Kentucky - Could be playing Arkansas in the Quarters. A loss there might knock them out. Not sure though.
Baylor - Baylor is only in the discussion because of their thrashing of Kansas on Saturday, but a loss to OK State to open the Big 12 tourney should put a stop to that nonsense.
You could throw Villanova in this list too perhaps or maybe Boise State, but I feel they are gonna be just on the right side of the bubble even with an opening round loss.
