Here is the bubble, as defined by this morning's latest BracketMatrix.com consensus (teams in italics have already lost in their conference tournament):
Last Four Byes: Michigan State, Providence, Wake Forest, Xavier
Last Four In: USC, Vanderbilt, Syracuse, Rhode Island
First Four Out: Illinois State, Kansas State, Iowa, Illinois
Next Four Out: Houston, California, Georgia, Clemson
Here are today's games involving the other Bubble teams (losses by the first team listed are potentially helpful, other than Cal, of course):
Illinois lost to Michigan, 75-55 (GOOD result)
Georgia beat Tennessee, 59-57 (BAD result)
Michigan State beat Penn State, 78-51 (BAD result)
California beat Utah, 78-75 (GREAT result!)
Iowa lost Indiana, 95-73 (GOOD result)
Xavier beat Butler, 62-57 (BAD result)
Vanderbilt beat Texas A&M, 66-41 (BAD result)
Kansas State beat Baylor, 70-64 (BAD result)
Providence lost to Creighton, 70-58 (GOOD result)
USC lost to UCLA, 76-74 (GOOD result)
Rhode Island plays Friday
Houston plays Friday
For Middle Tennessee, UT-Arlington and Nevada, it would help bubble teams if they WIN their tournament:
Middle Tennessee beat UT-San Antonio, 86-70 (GOOD result)
Nevada beat Utah State, 83-69 (GOOD result)
UT-Arlington plays Friday
I'll try to update the results as they happen today.
Edit: arrgh, how do you change the title? I was only off by two days with the date . . .
Last Four Byes: Michigan State, Providence, Wake Forest, Xavier
Last Four In: USC, Vanderbilt, Syracuse, Rhode Island
First Four Out: Illinois State, Kansas State, Iowa, Illinois
Next Four Out: Houston, California, Georgia, Clemson
Here are today's games involving the other Bubble teams (losses by the first team listed are potentially helpful, other than Cal, of course):
Illinois lost to Michigan, 75-55 (GOOD result)
Georgia beat Tennessee, 59-57 (BAD result)
Michigan State beat Penn State, 78-51 (BAD result)
California beat Utah, 78-75 (GREAT result!)
Iowa lost Indiana, 95-73 (GOOD result)
Xavier beat Butler, 62-57 (BAD result)
Vanderbilt beat Texas A&M, 66-41 (BAD result)
Kansas State beat Baylor, 70-64 (BAD result)
Providence lost to Creighton, 70-58 (GOOD result)
USC lost to UCLA, 76-74 (GOOD result)
Rhode Island plays Friday
Houston plays Friday
For Middle Tennessee, UT-Arlington and Nevada, it would help bubble teams if they WIN their tournament:
Middle Tennessee beat UT-San Antonio, 86-70 (GOOD result)
Nevada beat Utah State, 83-69 (GOOD result)
UT-Arlington plays Friday
I'll try to update the results as they happen today.
Edit: arrgh, how do you change the title? I was only off by two days with the date . . .
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