BIg East Bubble

My 5th conference, is the best, I am saving the Big ten, just because I see them the most, so maybe I am bias.. I will let you decide for yourself. This is such a strong conference, how many teams are actually on the bubble, I think you are either in or out.. but I will make my case for some teams anyway.


IN: Uconn, Pitt, Louis, Marq, Nova, Cuse, WVU, that's 7, and I don't think you will find anyone that says those 7 are not already in. Truthfully, WVU may have to sweat, especially if they are one and down in the big east tourney. I mean they really don't have any great wins, beating OSU at OSU is their best, they lost to Davidson and Ken, and truthfully if it came down to them and Davidson on the bubble, what would the committee do, take a 8th big east team or a team that has one of the most popular players in the nation.. yeah, that's what I thought. Now Davidson doesn't have the resume to get in, but don't underestimate the power of Steph Curry, he ranks right up there with RPI, SOS, record vs the RPI top 50 and your record in the last 12. They did beat Nova in conference, which may save them, because besides Providence, who may get in.. all their other big east wins were against non tourney teams.

Bubble: Cinci, Providence... no ND and G-town are not getting in, unless they win the big east tourney. Normally beating Texas, G-town and Louisville would almost be enough by it's self to get in, but when G-town is 16-13 overall, and your record is 17-13, you don't have much chance. If Cinci makes the tourney ND's only loss to a non tourney team will be at St John's, OSU UCLA and UNC are locks from their non conference losses and of course the teams we already mentioned from the big east that are getting in, but you have to win games. Maybe they make a little run in the big east tourney and not win, but still get in because they are ND, and because of how tough their run was, but I don't think so.

Cinci- 18-13, 8-10- Let me say this... if they get in, someone should look in to it, because it would be wrong. Dead wrong. Go ahead, look at their schedule and show me a good win. Looking hard, there is one, WVU at home, that's it. Beating G-town twice and ND would normally help, not this year, not to mention they have lost 5 of their last 6, and even though Pitt, Louisville and Cuse is in that list, the other two are Seaton Hall and South FL.... ouch. They have Depaul tomorrow and of course they need to win that to have any chance.. I think they need at least one more after that. I don't see them getting in.. again, it would be a shame.

Providence- 18-12, 10-8, Yes they have the best non conference losses of Northeastern, Baylor, St Mary's, not too bad, and BC, also not too bad. But they also have a win against cuse, and Pitt, while they were number one, and they are 2 right now. If it comes down to them and Cinci, besides having a better record then them in conference there is a easy reason to why... Providence beat Cinci.... twice. So if there is a 8th big east team, which there very well could be.. how can it not be Providence. Unless they go by name alone.. then it will be ND. But it should be Providence. Though ND did beat Providence by 19, it still should be Providence. But if they don't get in, I will not be too upset, unless Cinci gets in over them. They would be helped by wining some games in the big east tourney that is for sure, at least one. But it may come down to what would people rather see, a 8th or 9th big east team or a team like St Mary's, who even though Gonzaga did kill them today, they still have one of the best, if not the best, pg in the nation, or Davidson and Steph Curry, or a talented team like Creighton... man, I am glad I am not on the committee. Wait, what am I saying.. I would love to be on the committee.


Of course the big east is very strong, by far the best conference, they have 16 teams so you do have 5 really bad teams at the bottom to get wins out of and then a middle 4, of g-town, nd, cinci and providence that are nothing to write home about, but man, those top 7 are good. Marq is in trouble now because they lost their best player, but they still could get to the sweet 16. The big east has 3 teams with a very good chance of wining it all, and all 7 of those teams could at least back the sweet 16, should be fun to watch. The big east tourney kicks off tomorrow, well technically now, later today, in about 11 hrs actually.. so let the games begin.

Congratulations to the zags, my 3rd favorite team behind cmu and msu, VCU, Siena, who is a very good team, and Chattanooga, for all punching their tickets today to the big dance.. got to love this time of year. I'm right, you're wrong.