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NCAA bubble watch (who to root for/against) major conference edition

Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:34 pm
Posted by pellietigersaint
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:34 pm
Ok.....so here we go. We need to root for "teams that should be in" and against "work left to do" teams. Example, Uconn is playing SMU tonight. Uconn getting knocked off helps LSU inch closer to a potential bid. This thread is not about complaining about LSU, JJ, or anything else. Its about what needs to happen to help the Tigers get into POSITION for a potential bid. Also, in the coming week there will be a ton of mid major championships. Any mid major who if eligible for an at large, you want to root for them to win their conference champioships. We cant have scrubs snatching auto bids

I think Drizz may add some SEC factors to consider. Things are going the Tigers way so far this week. Bama lost at home to Ark, UF lost, and USC just flopped at home against UGA.


AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Work left to do: Tulsa, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Temple

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE

Locks: Dayton
Teams that should be in: Saint Joseph's
Work left to do: St Bonaventure, VCU, George Washington


ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

Locks: Virginia, Miami, North Carolina, Duke, Notre Dame
Teams that should be in: Pittsburgh
Work left to do: Syracuse

BIG XII

Locks: Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Iowa State, Baylor, Texas
Teams that should be in: Texas Tech

BIG EAST CONFERENCE

Locks: Villanova, Xavier
Teams that should be in: Seton Hall
Work left to do: Providence, Butler

BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Locks: Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue, Iowa, Indiana
Teams that should be in: Wisconsin
Work left to do: Michigan, Ohio State


MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE

Work left to do: San Diego State

PAC-12 CONFERENCE

Locks: Oregon, Utah, California, Arizona
Teams that should be in: Colorado
Work left to do: Oregon State, USC

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

Locks: Kentucky, Texas A&M
Teams that should be in: South Carolina
Work left to do: Florida, Alabama, Vanderbilt, LSU

NCAA DIVISION I

Locks: Wichita St
Work left to do: Arkansas-Little Rock, Valparaiso, Saint Mary's, Monmouth, Gonzaga
This post was edited on 3/4/16 at 9:14 am
Posted by headboard banger
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:37 pm to
Well done
Posted by pellietigersaint
Tiger Stadium
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:40 pm to
SMU is thrashing Uconn by 21 right now wit 8 minutes left.
These are the type of thing that needs to happen
Posted by tarzana
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:45 pm to
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work left to do: Florida, Alabama,Vanderbilt, LSU


How does Georgia fit into all this? They could ruin Alabama and become a player if they beat the Tide on Saturday.
Posted by lil tiger22
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:48 pm to
Oregon St is one to keep an eye on, they're trending out at the moment. They just lost last night and go to UCLA Saturday(who will be lucky to make the NIT) and will be missing their 2nd best player.
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:49 pm to
Thanks for the post.

As it relates to LSU, I will add regular season SEC Champ scenarios and SECT seeding.

1. LSU needs to win @UK. Scenarios without LSU winning @UK are fruitless. It would be win SECT to dance.

2. LSU winning @UK puts LSU at 12-6 and at least 2nd in SEC final standings.

3. If TAMU beats Vandy, TAMU is SEC Champs. The standings and SECT seedings as follows:
#1 TAMU (13-5)
#2 LSU (12-6)
#3 UK (12-6)
#4 Vandy (11-7) or USCe (11-7 if they win @Ark)

4. If Vandy beats TAMU, LSU is co-SEC Champs in a 4 way tie.
#1 LSU (12-6)
#2 Vandy (12-6)
#3 TAMU (12-6)
#4 UK (12-6)

ETA: Please RA for sticky so we can keep this here. Many of the same questions are asked over and over again.

This post was edited on 3/3/16 at 10:04 pm
Posted by lwlsu96
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:50 pm to
Cincinnati is about to lose @ Houston so that helps us out
Posted by lil tiger22
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:55 pm to
Houston just beat UCONN Sunday. They could be creeping up into the conversation headed to the conference tourney. That will be an interesting conference tourney with quite a few bubble teams.
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 9:55 pm to
quote:

How does Georgia fit into all this? They could ruin Alabama and become a player if they beat the Tide on Saturday.
They don't IMO.

UGA is 9-8 in SEC and RPI 5 spots ahead of LSU, which LSU will jump with the win @UK. UGA is also 2-5 v. Top 50 and 4-11 against Top 100. They're a non-starter IMO.
Posted by guttata
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 10:03 pm to
You left off hell needs to freeze over and pigs need to start flying.
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 10:06 pm to
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pigs need to start flying
Why you want to bring your wife into this? She doesn't play for LSU.
Posted by easy money
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 10:11 pm to
If LSU beats Kentucky this is true. I think even if Georgia has a higher RPI, LSU gets in ahead of them. Florida and Bama are the more worrisome teams. Florida plays mizzou so they will move down. Florida and Bama will have to play in the 2nd round of the SEC tourney. We need both to lose in that round or at least one of them. They may actually play each other that round.
Posted by TommyDaTiger
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 10:19 pm to
So drizz, the guy posting that if A&M wins with us winning as well we don't face UK then was completely wrong

But then again he also said if Vandy won and we won A&M would be conference champs I think? He had me really confused
Posted by mmcgrath
Indianapolis
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:03 pm to
Just a thought, but if you have to win at least two games in the conference tournament, and beat Kentucky once, why not rest everyone against Kentucky in the final and gear up for the tournament?

If Kentucky wins the regular season title, they will have a tournament seed locked up and wouldn't take the conference tournament as seriously. Might even get knocked off in the semi-final and LSU could avoid them altogether.
Posted by pellietigersaint
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:07 pm to
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4. If Vandy beats TAMU, LSU is co-SEC Champs in a 4 way tie.
#1 LSU (12-6)
#2 Vandy (12-6)
#3 TAMU (12-6)
#4 UK (12-6)


If Vandy wins @11am sat.....then I will be as a nervous as an alley cat come 1pm

This post was edited on 3/3/16 at 11:14 pm
Posted by pellietigersaint
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:13 pm to
quote:

Just a thought, but if you have to win at least two games in the conference tournament, and beat Kentucky once, why not rest everyone against Kentucky in the final and gear up for the tournament?


Rest them? They are not preschoolers who need naps. They wouldnt play till Thursday either way. This is not wk 17 of the NFL.

So Johnny trots out a starting 5 of:

PG Shortest
SG Eddlestone
SF Epps
PF Bridge
C ERIII

Yeah, the nega johnnies are have a collective wet dream right now

Was this a serious question?
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:14 pm to
quote:

So drizz, the guy posting that if A&M wins with us winning as well we don't face UK then was completely wrong
That was BB03 I think, he was just mistaken. He's a fan.
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:18 pm to
quote:

Just a thought, but if you have to win at least two games in the conference tournament, and beat Kentucky once, why not rest everyone against Kentucky in the final and gear up for the tournament?
Really?

Let's tank our chance to win a statement game so we can hope to win 3 in a row in SECT?

"Okay guys, everyone sit, let them win. We're playing for SECT."

Mind blown.
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:21 pm to
quote:

If Vandy wins @11am sat.....then I will be as a nervous as an alley cat come 1pm
I'm nervous already.

But, look, we're fans. It's on the team. @UK is a tough task. But if the team wants it, it is within their grasp. No mountain too high to climb.
Posted by tzimme4
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Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:21 pm to
You forgot Louisville...
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