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Bracketology: Texas back in March picture
Welcome to March. The chaos has begun.
The biggest beneficiary of that chaos today is Texas. Nearly off the bubble three weeks ago, the Longhorns have won four straight – including a victory over West Virginia and Saturday’s upset of Texas Tech in Lubbock. While the Longhorns’ work is far from finished, they are squarely back in the at-large picture. They get another chance to enhance their framework Tuesday at Oklahoma.
As usual, the bubble remains fluid. The margins between teams is minimal, and if this past weekend is any indication about how the next two weeks will unfold, hold on.
Bracketology: Duke leads updated Field of 68
Merry Christmas from Bracketville!
With those wishes comes our annual Christmas Eve bracket update and seed list. If we were watching Polar Express, the first gift of Christmas would go to the Duke Blue Devils, who hold the No. 1 overall seed. Kansas is a close second, followed by Michigan and Tennessee. Virginia is next in line.
As usual for this time of year, we have a lot of ho-hum resumes. Some teams have gifted themselves with strong schedules, others have been enjoying a feast of pre-Holiday treats, often served with icing on their home court. As the New Year approaches and conference play begins, we’ll learn a lot more – or at least we hope so.
Until then, enjoy the Holidays. Have a blessed Christmas with your family and friends.
Bracketology: Mayhem arrives early in Louisville
For all of its magical moments, March can be agonizingly brutal. Just ask the Louisville Cardinals, who suffered a devastating loss to Virginia Thursday night following what can only be described as an unimaginable turn of events in the game’s final seconds. It was March at its most maddening.
And yet, the Cardinals season is far from over. They still have a trip to NC State this weekend and the ACC tournament next week. Can they recover? That’s a question only the Cardinals can answer.
Elsewhere, it’s an equally big weekend for a handful of other bubble teams vying for those final coveted spots in the Field of 68.
Bracketology: Madness as March arrives
Madness prevailed on Tuesday night, as odd results engulfed college hoops. March starts tomorrow, you say? Okay, maybe that explains it. If so, buckle up. The next twelve days could get bumpy.
The No. 1 seed line remains stable. Other than that? Seed lines are up for grabs, especially in the middle of the bracket. Along the bubble, teams have a lot on the line between now and Selection Sunday.
Quick note … a couple of teams had their true seed line altered to fit bracketing principles. Here’s the latest …
Quick Takes: Virginia vaults to No. 1 overall seed
After a wild Wednesday night in college hoops, Virginia slides up a spot and now resides as the overall No. 1 seed on our Seed List. Beyond beating Florida State in Tallahassee, Villanova lost at home to St. John’s, giving the Cavaliers a clear path to the top spot in Friday’s bracket.
What else happened? That would be Ohio State going into Mackey Arena and beating Purdue. It would also be Texas AM continuing to right its ship by going into Auburn and leaving with a victory over the Tigers. Then there was desperate Marquette putting enough stops together to upset Seton Hall in New Jersey.
I’m not sure any of the events above change the status of the No. 1 seed line on Friday (other than UVA moving to No. 1 overall). But the results do crack the door for some potential mayhem down the road. Exhibit A: Purdue’s consolation for losing to Ohio State? A trip to East Lansing against Michigan State on Saturday. Read more…
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