BRACKETOLOGY 2020-21

[Omaha1]

Seton Hall losing probably puts them into the bubble list next week. St. John’s cannot afford to lose to DePaul tonight.

[admin]

Yesterday was a really bad day for the BIg East bubble.

Lunardi has Nova and Creighton safely in.

After that.. yikes. Seton Hall now among last 4 byes. XU last 4 in. UConn first four out. St. Johns no longer on the bubble.

[admin]

From USA Today:

Connecticut. The Huskies (10-6, 7-6 Big East) came close to knocking off Villanova, which would have given coach Dan Hurley's squad a much-needed Quadrant 1 win. The return of leading scorer James Bouknight is a promising sign for UConn but the selection committee can only be so lenient with taking injuries into account. Sporting a 52 NET score and no bad losses, it's just marquee victories that are keeping the Huskies out of the field as one of the "first four out" in bracketology.

Seton Hall. The Pirates (13-9, 10-6) lost to Georgetown 81-75 and likely will fall out of the projected field. They entered Saturday as one of the "last four in" as a play-in game No. 12 seed, but losing to a middling Big East team is not the recipe for a safer profile. A top-50 non-conference strength of schedule could be a difference-maker in the committee's eyes, but Seton Hall needs more winning momentum.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 523950001/

[DudeAnon]

We all knew the Big East was going to be down this year so it was always going to be dangerous for bubble teams this year.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

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NET RANKINGS 2020-21 – NCAA.com - Through Games on Sunday February 21, 2021

Rank • School • Conference • Overall W-L

47 • Syracuse • ACC • 13-6
48 • Saint Louis • Atlantic 10 • 11-4
49 • Seton Hall • Big East • 13-9
50 • Xavier • Big East • 12-4
51 • Georgia Tech • ACC • 11-8
52 • Indiana • Big Ten • 12-10
53 • Louisville • ACC • 11-5
54 • UConn • Big East • 10-6
55 • Utah St. • Mountain West • 13-7
56 • Duke • ACC • 10-8
57 • Stanford • Pac-12 • 14-9
58 • Richmond • Atlantic 10 • 11-5
59 • SMU • AAC • 11-4
60 • Minnesota • Big Ten • 13-10
61 • Memphis • AAC • 12-6
62 • Ole Miss • SEC • 12-9
63 • Belmont • OVC • 23-1
64 • Kentucky • SEC • 8-13
65 • Wright St. • Horizon • 18-5
66 • Toledo • MAC • 18-6
67 • Notre Dame • ACC • 9-11
68 • Wichita St. • AAC • 11-4

Bracketology – Jerry Palm, CBS Sports – February 22, 2021

#2 Villanova
#7 Creighton
#8 Xavier
#9 UConn

Last 4 In: Saint Louis, North Carolina, Colorado, Indiana
First 4 Out: Seton Hall, Minnesota, VCU, Stanford

[ArmyVet]

We all knew the Big East was going to be down this year so it was always going to be dangerous for bubble teams this year.

Really got robbed last year when the Big East might have had three Top 2 seeds in the bracket. So yes that type of year wasn't expected this season, but with just a couple of weeks remaining and opportunity to grab at large bids, I expected more from Seton Hall and St. Johns.

[billyjack]

BIG EAST.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS 2021 SEASON:
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BUTLER:
W vs Western Michigan +4.
L n Indiana -8.
L vs Southern Illinois -4.

CONNECTICUT:
W vs Central Connecticut +27.
W vs Hartford +12.
W n USC +3 (Mohegan Sun).

CREIGHTON:
W vs North Dakota State +11.
W vs Omaha +27.
W vs Kennesaw State +35.
L at Kansas -1.
W vs Nebraska +24.

DePAUL:
W vs Western Illinois +19.
W vs Valparaiso +19.

GEORGETOWN:
W vs UMBC +8.
L vs Navy -7.
L vs West Virginia -9.
W vs Coppin State +32.
L at Syracuse -5.

MARQUETTE:
W vs Pine Bluff +42.
W vs Eastern Illinois +25.
L vs Oklahoma State -8.
W vs Green Bay +14.
W vs Wisconsin +2.
L at UCLA -9.

PROVIDENCE:
W vs Fairfield +41.
L n Indiana -21.
W n Davidson +1.
L n Alabama -17.
W vs Fairleigh Dickinson +12.
W at TCU +9.

ST JOHN'S:
W vs Saint Peter's +1.
W vs La Salle +17.
W n Boston College +4.
L n BYU -6.
W vs Stony Brook +23.
W vs Rider +3.
W vs Utah Valley +18.

SETON HALL:
L at Louisville -1.
W vs Iona +22.
L at Rhode Island -14.
L n Oregon -13.
W at Penn State +6 OT.
W vs Wagner +33.

VILLANOVA:
W n Boston College +9.
W n Arizona State +9.
L n Virginia Tech -8 OT.
W n Hartford +34.
W at Texas +4.

XAVIER:
W vs Oakland +52.
W vs Bradley +1.
W vs Toledo +3.
W vs Eastern Kentucky +3 OT.
W vs Tennessee Tech +31.
W at Cincinnati +8.
W vs Oklahoma +22.
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[billyjack]

For comparison, this is a potential 7-bid league:
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BIG-12.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS 2021 SEASON:
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BAYLOR:
W vs Louisiana.
W vs Washington.
W vs Illinois.
W vs Stephen F Austin.
W vs Pine Bluff.
W vs Central Arkansas.
W vs Alcorn State.
W vs Auburn.

IOWA STATE:
W vs Pine Bluff.
L vs South Dakota State.
L vs Iowa.
L at Mississippi State.

KANSAS:
L n Gonzaga.
W n St Joseph's.
W n Kentucky.
W vs North Dakota State.
W vs Creighton.
W vs Omaha.
L at Tennessee.

KANSAS STATE:
L vs Drake.
L vs Colorado.
W vs UMKC.
L vs UNLV.
L vs (D-2 Fort Hays State)
W vs Milwaukee.
W vs Jacksonville
W vs Omaha.

OKLAHOMA:
W vs UTSA.
L at Xavier.
W vs Florida A&M.
W vs Oral Roberts.
W vs Houston Baptist.
W vs Alabama.

OKLAHOMA STATE:
W vs Texas Arlington.
W vs Texas Southern.
W at Marquette.
W vs Oakland.
W vs Oral Roberts.
W vs Wichita State.
W vs Arkansas.

TEXAS:
W vs Rio Grande Valley.
W n Davidson.
W n Indiana.
W n North Carolina.
L vs Villanova.
W vs Texas State.
W vs Sam Houston State.

TCU:
W vs Houton Baptist.
W n Tulsa.
W n Liberty.
W vs Northwestern State.
L vs Providence.
W vs North Dakota State.
W vs Prairie View.
L at Missouri.

TEXAS TECH:
W vs Northwestern State.
W vs Sam Houston State.
L n Houston.
W vs Troy.
W vs Grambling.
W vs Abilene Christian.
W vs Corpus Christi.
W vs Incarnate Word.

WEST VIRGINIA:
W n South Dakota State.
W n VCU.
W vs Western Kentucky.
L n Gonzaga.
W vs Georgetown.
W vs Robert Morris.
W vs North Texas.
W vs Richmond.
W vs Northeastern.
L vs Florida.

[Jet915]

How did West Virginia get to play 10 non-conference games? I thought the limit was 8 (if you play mte).

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

Bracketology – Joe Lunardi, ESPN – February 16, 2021

2. Villanova
5. Creighton
9. Xavier
10. Seton Hall

First Four Out: UConn

Bracketology – Joe Lunardi, ESPN – February 23, 2021

2. Villanova
5. Creighton
11. Seton Hall
11. Xavier (First Four Play-in Game)

Last Four In: Indiana, Xavier , Minnesota, Colorado St.
First Four Out: Stanford, UConn , Duke, Richmond
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