Sunday, February 1, 2015

S-Curve 2/2

The 1 line:  Kentucky (21-0), Virginia (19-1), Gonzaga (21-1), Kansas (18-3)
The 2 line:  Duke (18-3), Arizona (20-2), Wisconsin (19-2), Villanova (19-2)
The 3 line:  Louisville (18-3), Notre Dame (20-3), North Carolina (17-5), Iowa St (16-4)
The 4 line:  Utah (16-4), West Virginia (18-3), VCU (17-4), Northern Iowa (20-2)
The 5 line:  Maryland (18-4), Wichita St (18-3), Butler (16-6), Baylor (15-5)
The 6 line:  Georgetown (15-6), SMU (17-4), Texas (14-7), Oklahoma (14-7)
The 7 line:  Indiana (16-6), Providence (16-6), Ohio St (17-5), San Diego St (16-5)
The 8 line:  Seton Hall (15-6), Arkansas (16-5), Xavier (14-8), Stanford (15-6)
The 9 line:  Oklahoma St (13-7), Michigan St (15-7), Cincinnati (15-6), Dayton (17-4)
The 10 line:  Colorado St (18-3), Georgia (14-6), Texas A&M (15-5), Miami (14-7)
The 11 line:  George Washington (16-6), LSU (16-5), Iowa (13-8), North Carolina St (14-9), Old Dominion (17-4), St John's (13-7)
The 12 line:  Wofford (16-5), Tulsa (16-4), Stephen F Austin (15-3), Yale (13-6)
The 13 line:  Akron (14-6), Iona (16-6), Louisiana Tech (16-5), William & Mary (12-7)
The 14 line:  Valparaiso (17-4), Murray St (17-4), North Carolina Central (13-6), Texas Southern (10-11)
The 15 line:  High Point (14-5), UC-Davis (14-4), South Dakota St (15-7), Georgia Southern (12-4)
The 16 line:  Albany (14-7), New Mexico St (11-10), Sacramento St (13-6), St Francis(NY) (13-9), North Florida (11-10), Colgate (9-13)

Bubble in:
Michigan St
Cincinnati
Dayton
Colorado St
Georgia

Next 4 in:
Texas A&M
Miami
George Washington
LSU

Last 4 in:
Iowa
North Carolina St
Old Dominion
St John's

Last 4 out:
Wyoming (16-4)
Ole Miss (14-7)
Davidson (13-5)
*Wofford (in under automatic bid)
St Mary's (16-5)

Next 4 out:
Washington (14-7)
UCLA (13-9)
*Tulsa (in under automatic bid)
Tennessee (13-7)
Syracuse (14-7)

The consideration board:
Rhode Island (14-5)
Illinois (14-8)
BYU (15-7)
Oregon (14-7)
Kansas St (12-10)
*Stephen F Austin (in under automatic bid)
Pittsburgh (13-8)
Florida (12-9)
Temple (15-7)

On average, 6 more NIT at-large spots would be available:
UMass (12-9)
Purdue (14-8)
Buffalo (14-6)
Michigan (12-8)
UConn (11-9)
Alabama (12-8)

NIT bubble teams sent careening to the EIEIOs:
TCU, Clemson, Minnesota, Oregon St, Richmond, Memphis, Boise St, New Mexico, UTEP, Western Kentucky, Green Bay, Eastern Washington, Harvard

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