RE: Bracketology

[Shaun Simpson]

> From Jay Bilias on ESPN insider

 

Bubble Teams: 22


In addition to the chance to grab an automatic bid that comes with winning a
league tournament championship, the following teams still have a legitimate
chance to grab one of the 11 remaining at-large spots in the 65-team field.
These are the teams on the bubble, and here is what each team has to do to
be in the field: They have to win. Out of this list of teams, the field will
be set. Here is the way I rank them: 

? Cincinnati (The Bearcats have won enough and just cannot afford to fall
apart)
? Indiana (Enough quality wins to get in, and good enough to win once
they're in)
? Syracuse (Great schedule, good team, but needs to win a few going down the
stretch)
? Kentucky (Great schedule, good road record, not many Top 50 wins and needs
more)
? Seton Hall (Some good wins, some blowout losses, and needs to win one or
two more)
? California (Weak schedule, but high up in league standings and a few
quality wins)
? Colorado (Not a great schedule, inconsistent but shows flashes, needs to
do more)
? Hofstra (Good team, not a sexy résumé, 16-2 against teams outside the Top
100)
? Southern Illinois (Excellent defensively, not a scoring team, five Top 50
wins in MVC)
? Bradley (Numbers are great, but seven wins against the bottom third of
Division I)
? Air Force (Some good wins, and a good team that needs to do more)
? Miami (Some good wins, some disturbing losses, needs to do more)
? Maryland (Bad record against Top 50 and road, and last 10 games are
uninspiring)
? Minnesota (Tough slate, some quality wins, needs to do more)
? UAB (Weak schedule, 12 wins against the bottom third of Division I)
? Houston: (Weak schedule, inconsistent results, with giant killing and
cupcake losing)
? Florida State (Has not beaten anybody of note)
? Virginia (More bad losses than good wins)
? Utah State (13-5 against teams ranked outside the RPI Top 100)
? Old Dominion (Some good wins, but nothing to really impress)
? San Diego State (Weak schedule, didn't beat anybody)
? UNC Wilmington (Weak schedule, 15-1 against teams ranked outside of RPI
Top 100)

 

 

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From: Eaton [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 6:58 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: [UC Basketball] Bracketology

 

Lunardi has UC playing as a 12 seed v Boston College  (5 Seed) in SaltLake

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology