Bubble update
Florida State: done.
Virginia Tech: still alive.
Ohio State: still on the bubble.
(If not for yesterday's carnage, I'd say Ohio State is "done," but since nobody within spitting distance of the "cut line" can win a damn game, some conference-tournament flame-outs are going to have to get bids -- they've still gotta invite 65 teams -- so you can't count the Buckeyes out yet. Florida State, though, was way down near the bottom of the pecking order anyway, so they're done for. Virginia Tech, meanwhile, was also pretty far down the S-curve, so this win doesn't get them in, necessarily. A win over North Carolina tomorrow, though, probably does, since it would make them the one and only major-conference bubble team to achieve anything worth a damn during Championship Week.)
Now, all bubble-watching eyes turn to the Atlantic 10. If Xavier and Charlotte win, could that conference be, as Andy Glockner suggests, a one-bid league?! I don't know, but personally, I'll be rooting for St. Joe's and Temple. It would be nice to see someone actually earn their way into this tournament.
P.S. Apparently it is now Irish Trojan policy that all posts' titles shall begin with the word "Bubble." ;)
Bubble, bubble, toil, and trouble?
Posted by: B. Minich | Mar 14, 2008 5:01:43 PM
Don't root against Xavier. I'll hunt you down.
Posted by: Patrick | Mar 14, 2008 5:08:37 PM
2 things: a) dont ever root for temple, and ESPECIALLY st. joes, and b) lets be honest when is the A-10 changing over to Division II
Posted by: Newbs | Mar 14, 2008 7:19:19 PM
Yes, clearly the seventh-best conference in America should move to Division II. Brilliant analysis.
Posted by: Brendan | Mar 14, 2008 7:59:41 PM
East coast bias (O:
Posted by: Newbs | Mar 14, 2008 8:40:38 PM
Heh. Yeah, those damn biased RPI formulas. ;)
Posted by: Brendan | Mar 14, 2008 9:09:52 PM