Some things are really hard to kill…like Count Dracula or the silly notion that 20 wins means something special to the NCAAT Selection Committee. No matter how many times I have shot down the 20-win nonsense, it comes back every year. I’m beginning to fill like a vampire hunter with a rubber stake. In any […]
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln As I pondered the post-selection thoughts by the ESPN talking heads, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the advice given by our 16th president. Ole Digger seems to have taken this advice to heart, while […]
This has to be one of the most boring bubble watches that I have ever put together because the groups seem so obvious: UNC WF, Duke, FSU, and Clemson are absolute locks for the NCAAT. I haven’t done a great deal of analysis on tournament seeding, but my gut says that UNC is the only […]
There have been some interesting comments made about the Bubble this year that need to be saved for future reference. Plus Alpha/RAWFS has fixed it so I can use tables again….so here goes a little supplemental information about this year’s marginal selections/snubs: Let’s start with some tables that go pretty well with a commentary from […]
As the college basketball season moves into the last month of the season, bracketology and bubble talk will fill the air waves and internet message boards. After the last five seasons, there is probably no fan base better qualified to discuss the minimum requirements necessary to clear the bubble and land in the NCAAT than […]
Here is the RPI Top-55 after Sunday’s games were included with the Dance Card providing some further insight on the Bubble Teams (#36 – #55). Here are several things that stood out to me: – Maryland has finally fallen off of the bubble. – The Dance Card is now projecting six MVC teams into the […]
When I originally tried to divide up the bubble based on RPI rank, I was expecting to be able to watch someone in the ACC fight up through the bubble. Instead, what I’ve seen is : – Maryland trying to see how few games can be won and still stay on the bubble. – UVa, […]
Among the many things that I see on NC State message boards after ugly “preseason” losses are statements like: – State often lays a few eggs early in the year. – State starts slow but always finishes the year strong. So I decided to see if these statements are grounded in reality or wishful thinking: […]
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