Games to pay attention to: Wednesday, March 5

[Bill Marsh]

Mizzou also held on, another team on the bubble hanging on. Colorado also leads on the road against Stanford. Not a good day for Big East bubble teams - really needed a couple of these guys to fall on a sword.

There was no way that Missouri was going to lose to A&M at home. A win was expected and really doesn't help them.

The 2nd point is accurate.

The 1st point shows you neither paid attention to this game nor Missouri's season.

You're right. I didn't.

[DudeAnon]

Dayton beats SLU on the road. This puts them in, right?

[Bill Marsh]

Dayton pulled off the win over St Louis.Wow! Sure didn't see that coming. That's huge for them.

[ta111]

Dayton is pretty secure right now. They have 5 top 50 wins and 3 top 25 and several are on the road.

[Bill Marsh]

Dayton beats SLU on the road. This puts them in, right?

Not necessarily. I think they still need to beat Richmond at home in their last game, which they should. But should seems to be out the window right now. St Louis should have won tonight.

Even with a win over Richmond, I think they still need a win in the A10 tournament to feel comfortable - something which they also should get.

[Bill Marsh]

Stanford has been upset by Colorado, knocking them down a few notches, meaning they now need at least one win in the Pac12 tournament even if they beat Utah in their last regular season game. They are definitely vulnerable.

[augkash]

Tennessee @ Auburn - Tennessee is on the bubble. Auburn is a bad team in a weak SEC, but on the road Tennessee is only favored by 5 !/2. if Auburn could pull off an upset tonight, it would be devastating to Tennessee's chances.

Colorado @Stanford - Both teams look to be headed to the tournament, but Stanford is on the bubble at home. Favored by 6, a loss to Colorado in a game that Stanford should win would hurt their current RPI position of 42 and drop them within reach of the Big East bubble teams.

Utah @Cal - Cal looks to be on the wrong side of the bubble right now, but they are in there fighting for a bid with everyone else. They just lost back-to-back games to the Arizona teams and a UCLA loss 2 weeks ago makes it 3 out of 4. Those are all good teams, so they can recover, but this game against Utah, a top 100 team, is pretty much a must-win game for them. They are favored by just half a point, but a home loss here would further weaken their fading hopes.

Nebraska @Indiana Nebraska is currently on the wrong side of the bubble and desperately need a win tonight over Indiana on the road to get on the right side of the bubble. Indiana is favored by 4 1/2, but this is definitely a game that Nebraska could win. If they don't, their chances are in trouble.

Two on the other side... Dayton @ St Louis. A Dayton win and they are looking really solid for a tourney spot..

Also- St Joe's @ GW. Winner of this game is likely a lock for the tourney.

Good games to follow, Steve. I didn't include the Dayton @St Louis game because I don't think Dayton has much of a shot, but you're right that if Dayton could pull it off, it would be huge for them. I'm assuming that GW and St. Joe's are both already in and we're not competing with them on the bubble right now.

And dayton just beat St Louis 72 to 67

[marquette]

UD isn't going to lose to UR. UR is in a tailspin after losing their leading scorer.

[Bill Marsh]

Duke lost to Wake, which is a big help to Villanova's and Creighton's chances for high seeds.

[stever20]

Duke lost to Wake, which is a big help to Villanova's and Creighton's chances for high seeds.

maybe nova, but Creighton's 2 game skid couldn't have come at a worse time. Creighton will be lucky to get a 3 if they don't win the BET.