Baylor does it again. Now the Bears, finally playing up to their potential, only need to beat an inconsistent Missouri or average Oklahoma State team to sneak into the Tournament.
UPDATED 9:21 EST: 6 bids left, probably 5
Xavier stole another at-large bid from a bubble team, losing to Temple 55-53 today in the A-10 semifinals.
Maryland, meanwhile, looks to be on the doorstep of an at-large bid after convincingly beating Wake Forest in the ACC quarterfinals tonight. The Terps, 7-9 conference record and all, probably need only to not get blown out by the Duke/BC winner to get a spot in the Dance.
With New Mexico, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Providence and South Carolina likely all playing themselves out of the Tournament the past two days, here are the remaining teams vying for those five precious at-larges:
Arizona, Penn State, Wisconsin, Florida, Auburn, San Diego State, Tulsa, Dayton, Creighton, Utah State, St. Mary's, Davidson, Kansas State, UNLV. The last three are extreme fringe candidates, but I think they deserve consideration at least.
Last edited by ateamstupid : 03-13-2009 at 09:55 PM.
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