Thursday, January 8, 2015

1/7 recap

Let's do this conference-by-conference:

ACC:
@Virginia 61, NC State 51
Syracuse 46, @Georgia Tech 45 - pretty important road win for Syracuse, and a pretty bad loss for a bubble team trying to prove they belong
Duke 73, @Wake Forest 65
@Louisville 58, Clemson 52

Pac-12:
@Utah 74, Colorado 49 - getting blown out isn't a good look for a bubble team
@USC 71, California 57 - Cal has slid off the grid

SEC:
Florida 72, @South Carolian 68 - so, USC can't handle prosperity.  That's a shame; there was a real chance of separating from the pack.  Now they're lumped in with UF
Tennessee 61, @Mississippi St 47 - I do suppose some have UT around the fringes of the bubble

Big 12:
Kansas 56, @Baylor 55
@Kansas St 58, TCU 53 - currently laughing at all the TCU supporters

B1G:
@Wisconsin 62, Purdue 55
@Illinois 64, Maryland 57 - a very important kind of win for a bubble team - the home hold over a tourney team.  Maryland won't be hurt too badly, but these are the types of results that turn your 3 seed into a 6

Big East:
@Xavier 69, Seton Hall 58 - frankly, SHU built up so much equity last week that this was predictable.  They're still in fine shape
DePaul 70, @Creighton 60 - DePaul is 3-0 in the conference.  EVERYBODY PANIC

A-10:
@VCU 71, Davidson 65 - now, the hart part for Davidson - asserting themselves as the A-10 #2

AAC:
Temple 64, @Tulane 56 - so we know Tulane is a pretender...getting closer and closer to believing Temple is legitimate business, though
@Rhode Island 68, Fordham 65
UMass 71, @LaSalle 65

MW:
Wyoming 60, @Colorado St 54 - how about a signature road win?  CSU can't afford to give up too much ground here, by the way...
Nevada 64, @UNLV 62 - here's your catastrophic loss of the day.  UNLV already had marginal losses.  This is beyond marginal

Quick-hitters:
The MAC might need its own breakdown.  Tonight, Buffalo wins on the road and EMU fails to hold at home.  I can't figure any of them out.
Over in the MVC, Wichita and UNI hold serve.  Loyola beats Evansville on the road to stake claim to a clear 3rd right now, but they don't matter to the bubble yet.

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