Friday, February 28, 2014

2/28 recap

Providence 74, Seton Hall 69 - every road win matters

High Point 56, Campbell 53 - and that wins the Big South and a NIT bid
Manhattan 80, Iona 77 (OT) - doesn't matter since Iona's already won the MAAC; Manhattan's on the NIT bubble
Washington 72, Washington St 49

Harvard 72, Cornell 47
Princeton 57, Yale 46 - all of a sudden, Harvard is 2 up in the Ivy with 3 to play.  Clinching scenarios tomorrow - Yale at Penn, Columbia at Harvard


Saturday!
UMass at Dayton - Dayton has quality win chances everywhere down the stretch - time to start cashing in on them
Cincinnati at UConn - all of a sudden, Cincy's status as a protected seed in a bit of doubt
Vanderbilt at Tennessee - for the love of God, SEC
Mississippi St at Missouri - I swear to God, SEC
Texas Tech at Baylor - Baylor must, must hold serve in games like these
Louisville at Memphis - another chance for Louisville to work its way back up the S-Curve
Pittsburgh at Notre Dame - Pitts just has to win this game
Colorado at Utah - this is not a trivial spot for Colorado, be careful
Richmond at Rhode Island - mandatory for Richmond
St Joseph's at St Bonaventure - trickier spot than you think, but St Joe's has built up some equity
LSU at Florida - LSU visits the last chance saloon
Syracuse at Virginia - it's time for Virginia to prove they deserve a high seed
Texas at Oklahoma - pretty important pecking order game
Georgia at Arkansas - you know Georgia is winning this game, because SEC
BYU at San Diego - must hold serve, BYU
Oregon at USC - another must-hold game on the road for a bubble team
Creighton at Xavier - instant bubble elixir opportunity for X
Northwestern at Nebraska - must win to stay on the bubble
St Louis at VCU - critical game for both teams in terms of S-Curve
Minnesota at Michigan - kind of a free money shot for Minny; Michigan's playing for the 2 line
Kentucky at South Carolina - Kentucky is bringing the 8/9 game into play
California at Arizona St - still don't know how to order the Pac 12 teams
Iowa St at Kansas St - garden variety game with 2 lock teams
Kansas at Oklahoma St - free money shot for OSU
Gonzaga at St Mary's - no longer mandatory for Gonzaga, but would be nice
San Diego St at Fresno St - people don't seem to realize this team can still be on the 2 line

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