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Old School Meets New School
The Oklahoma Sooners were once thought to be a lock to be on the 1-line in the NCAA Tournament. We'd still guess that Oklahoma will end up there when push comes to shove, but after losing on Saturday in Austin, Tuesday night's game against the Baylor Bears at home suddenly looks a little scarier than we initially would've thought....
Lester Medford had one of his most frustrating games of the season five weeks ago against the Sooners. Baylor’s point guard turned the ball over six times and scored just six points, and was largely the reason why a home game against the Oklahoma Sooners wasn't even close. The 82-72 final wasn't anywhere near as competitive as it suggests. Now, Medford and his Bears will get a chance at revenge Tuesday night in Norman....
No. 18 Indiana wasn't given much of a chance to win the Big Ten this season and the Hoosiers have been overshadowed by No. 6 Michigan St and No. 10 Maryland despite being two games up on each in the conference. However, Indiana can have the last laugh if it wins one of its next two, thereby clinching a regular season Big Ten title for the Hoosiers....
It's done unintentionally, but the fact that the Big XII is one of the deepest (yet smallest) conferences in America often provides teams with massive problems spots from a scheduling standpoint. The Texas Longhorns have their hands full as it is on Saturday with Oklahoma. The last thing they needed was a game against the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday to follow that up....
After a loss to No. 12 Miami a month ago, Duke's postseason hopes were in serious jeopardy. The Blue Devils were sitting at 15-6 overall and 4-4 in conference play with a brutal stretch ahead of them. Coach K and the Dookies persevered and after wins over No. 3 Virginia, No. 7 North Carolina and No. 11 Louisville, the Blue Devils sit at No. 15 in the rankings. Their spot in the postseason is secure, but Pittsburgh still needs a win or two in its final three games to confirm its spot. A win here ...
The LSU Tigers have a resume of a team bound for the NIT this season. However, they've got two big things on their side at this point. They've got arguably the best player in the nation in Ben Simmons, and they've got a lot of opportunities to beat tourney teams the rest of this season. Perhaps their biggest chance for a signature win comes on Saturday at home against the Florida Gators....
It's tough to say that a team facing the Syracuse Orange is in the midst of a sandwich, but considering the fact that the North Carolina Tar Heels have road games with Virginia and Duke on either side of their final home game of the season, there's a legit claim to concern for fans of the Carolina Blue....
It’s not how many games you lose, rather when you lose them. Villanova’s loss to No. 5 Xavier on Wednesday, likely drops the Wildcats from the top spot in the national rankings when the polls come out. Marquette’s mini-run has started some bubble conversation. Knocking off the No. 1 team will turn that into a discussion....
Having to scroll down through eight teams in the Pac-12 standings before coming across UCLA and Stanford is highly unusual. Seeing the Bruins closer to last place than first place is even stranger. It’ll take a miraculous run through the conference tournament for either team to go dancing....
Dayton might be the best mid-major team this season no one is paying close attention to. Ranked No. 22 in one national poll and with the 17-best RPI, the Flyers ended a two-game losing streak, their first in more than two years, by squeaking by St. Louis on Tuesday....
After taking a break from a schedule grind of ranked opponents, it’s back to the firing line for Texas. The Longhorns went 1-3 in four consecutive games against ranked foes before squeaking by unranked K-State on Monday....
Florida State’s once promising season took a nosedive with four straight losses. The Seminoles have been relegated to the role of spoiler over the final two weeks of the ACC season and they can put a dent in Notre Dame’s title aspirations with a win on Saturday....
Vanderbilt is making a nice late-season push and looks a lot like the team many thought we’d see for most of the season. The Commodores have won four of five and have beaten their last three opponents at home by an average of 15 points. Of course, none of those three were Kentucky....
Georgetown was the pick to challenge Villanova for the top spot in the Big East this season. Instead, following a three-game losing streak and defeats in six of their last seven games, the Hoyas are just trying to finish above .500 in league play....
The Wildcats have lost four of their last five games SU and ATS heading into Saturday. That’ll give the Cyclones a good matchup to get back on track as the No. 17 team in the nation has had a rough go of it this month as well. Tune in on Saturday to see if Georges Niang can get Iowa State back in the win column....
Time is officially running out on the UCLA Bruins. They're only at 15 wins coming into the last two weeks of the regular season, and anything less than 20 wins by the end of the Pac-12 Tournament would likely spell a trip to the NIT. If they lose to the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, odds have it, they can pack it in for the rest of the year....
Opportunity is still knocking for the Florida State Seminoles. They might be just 16-11 on the season, and they very well could drop to 16-12 on Thursday at Duke, but if they can beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at home and follow that up with a victory over Syracuse to end the regular season, they'll end up being favored to get into the field of 68....
The Vanderbilt Commodores might only be 17-11, but with this bubble as weak as it is, there's a legitimate chance to get into the NCAA Tournament yet. Winning on Saturday against the Kentucky Wildcats would probably put the 'Dores on the right side of the cut line, an amazing feat for a team which really struggled through the first 20 or so games of the season before finally living up to expectations....
The Pittsburgh Panthers are probably on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble heading into the new weeks, but their last chance before the ACC Tournament for a signature victory will come on Sunday against the Duke Blue Devils....
After a tough home loss to St. Mary's on Saturday, Gonzaga is now in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in Mark Few's 17 years as head coach. Now the Bulldogs need wins in their final two games of the regular season, on the road against San Diego and BYU, and a decent run in the West Coast Conference Tournament in order to qualify for the dance this year....
The Hawkeyes were flirting with the No. 1 ranking in the country a few weeks back, but they’ve hit hard times since. A home loss to Wisconsin on Wednesday was Iowa’s third in four games where it went 0-4 ATS, and the Hawkeyes no longer control their own destiny for winning the Big Ten....
The only team hotter than Texas Tech in the Big 12 right now is Kansas. The two square off Saturday at The Phog with the Red Raiders looking to postpone the Jayhawks conference title celebration by winning their sixth straight league game....
The ACC title is still up for grabs and the contest between North Carolina and Virginia will go a long way toward deciding the eventual winner. Following Monday’s heartbreaking loss to Miami, the Cavaliers return home where they are undefeated this season and have won two straight over the Tar Heels....
There's only one team in America this season which hasn't lost a game to an unranked foe. The Villanova Wildcats still have three regular season games left against teams from outside of the AP Top 25, the most dangerous game of which is going to be on Saturday afternoon on the road against the Marquette Golden Eagles....
The Texas Longhorns went on a nice little run from the end of January through the beginning of February. They've tailed off a little bit with losses in three of their last five games, but they've surely done enough to reach the NCAA Tournament. That said, there are two really big chances at home to really bolster that resume, starting on Saturday against the Oklahoma Sooners....
