With 5 bids now locked-up for the conference and Marquette barring a complete collapse down the stretch likely to make it 6 before the BET even starts...

...I'm betting right now that 4 BE teams would like to have 2 "do-over" games - one OOC and one in-conference.

USF - Central Michigan/ND - had the Bulls won those games they'd be 17-6 (6-5) and definitely on the right side of the bubble.

UConn - Michigan/SU - had the Huskies won those games they'd be 16-8 (5-6) with a good chance of finishing up with 9 or 10 Big East wins. That, coupled with the #1 SOS in the nation would have made them a lock for the NCAAs.

Cincy - the Zags or Xavier/St. John's - with those wins the Bearcats would be 16-7 (6-5) needing to just finish 3-4 in the league play to get an invite.

Seton Hall - VT/WVU - with those wins the Pirates would be 15-7 (5-6) and with a softer BE schedule down the stretch they'd finish either 9-9 or 10-8.

Any others I'm missing?

This is not to say that one or two of the above won't get an invite if they should get hot, but things would be a lot easier with those wins.

Strange how getting a bid or not getting a bid usually comes down to one OOC game and one conference game that a team had a great chance of winning, but just didn't quite get the wins.

Cheers,
Neil

(02-13-2010 11:32 AM)omnicarrier Wrote:  Any others I'm missing?

Louisville

OCC Do-Overs:UNLV, WCU, Charlotte. Embarrassing losses especially the latter two.

IC Do-Overs: Pitt, WVU, Villanova. All three games were winnable and the Cards were in a great position to win all three. They simply pissed them away in the last minutes of the game.

(02-13-2010 11:32 AM)omnicarrier Wrote:  With 5 bids now locked-up for the conference and Marquette barring a complete collapse down the stretch likely to make it 6 before the BET even starts...

USf plays Marquette today, if they win that one, I would have to think they are more likely than Marquette to earn a bid.

ND/Rutgers, ND/Cincinatti (1st game)and ND/Loyola Marymount?

(02-13-2010 06:18 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  

(02-13-2010 11:32 AM)omnicarrier Wrote:  With 5 bids now locked-up for the conference and Marquette barring a complete collapse down the stretch likely to make it 6 before the BET even starts...

USf plays Marquette today, if they win that one, I would have to think they are more likely than Marquette to earn a bid.

Indeed.

Then we would add Marquette to this list with NC State/DePaul.

Cheers,
Neil