A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games on Sunday, February 25th. NET, not my bubble preference is how I rank the teams. I have to rank by something, and using the NCAA’s tool seems like a good start. Is Florida Atlantic in any danger? Is there still […]

A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games on Thursday, February 22. NET, not my bubble preference is how I rank the teams. Essentially, I have to rank by something, and using the NCAA’s tool seems like a good start. ACC In:  North Carolina [20-6 (12-3), Quad 1: […]

A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Sunday, 2/18 ACC In:  North Carolina [20-6 (12-3), Quad 1: 5-4; KenPom: 10; NET: 9] Duke [20-5 (11-3), Quad 1: 5-2; KenPom: 11; NET: 17] Bubble: Clemson [17-8 (7-7); Quad 1: 4-3; KenPom: 30; NET: 27] Wake Forest [16-9 […]

1. UConn (24-2) (2) – Marquette is a Final Four contender. UConn beat them by 28. 2. Houston (22-3) (3) – Their 82-point effort on Saturday was the first time this season they scored 80+ points against an NCAA Tournament contender (Texas). 3. Purdue (23-3) (1) – A 4-point road loss to Ohio State doesn’t crush a […]

A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Friday, 2/16 ACC In:  North Carolina [19-6 (11-3), Quad 1: 6-4; NET: 11] Duke [19-5 (10-3), Quad 1: 5-2; NET: 17] Bubble: Clemson [17-7 (7-6); Quad 1: 4-4; NET: 25] Wake Forest [16-8 (8-5); Quad 1: 0-4; NET: 37] […]

A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Monday, 2/12. ACC In:  North Carolina [19-5 (11-2), Quad 1: 6-4; NET: 10] Duke [19-5 (10-3), Quad 1: 5-2; NET: 16] Bubble: Clemson [16-7 (6-6); Quad 1: 4-4; NET: 30] Virginia [19-5 (10-3); Quad 1: 2-3; NET: 32] Wake […]

I don’t have any thoughts this week, so I will get straight to the Top 25: 1. Purdue (22-2) (1) – In addition to their inside play, the Boilermakers are third in the country in 3-point percentage (40%). 2. UConn (22-2) (2) – The tiebreaker between the Huskies and Boilermakers is Quad 4 wins (Purdue is 3-0 […]

A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Friday, 2/9. ACC In:  North Carolina [18-5 (10-2), Quad 1: 5-4; NET: 10] Duke [17-5 (8-3), Quad 1: 5-2; NET: 20] Bubble: Clemson [15-7 (5-6); Quad 1: 4-4; NET: 29] Wake Forest [15-7 (7-4); Quad 1: 0-3; NET: 33] […]

1. Is Duke “finished”? “Don’t ever count out Duke” is a familiar refrain when the NCAA Tournament starts. The Blue Devils are overflowed with talent but continue to underwhelm. During the game against North Carolina, you never felt that the Tar Heels were in trouble. In a series that rarely disappoints, Saturday’

A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Friday, 2/2. ACC In:  North Carolina [17-4 (9-1), Quad 1: 4-2; NET: 9] Duke [16-4 (9-2), Quad 1: 4-1; NET: 16] Bubble: Clemson [14-6 (4-5), Quad 1: 3-4; NET: 33] Virginia [16-5 (7-3), Quad 1: 1-2; NET: 44] Virginia […]