Bubble Watch - Possible Openings / Games to watch

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Below I'm pasting Power 6 teams who are on the bubble. Including a couple teams in the same conference at bubble teams with some key matchups. I've outlined a couple teams who appear safe but have unusually difficult remaining games which could possibly open a spot.

I've sorted them by conference. Right now a couple conferences SEC and Big 12, both appear to have several slots, that if the right team loses, another conference could likely pick those up.

ACC
#6 Louisville - Is Safe - 18-11 Net=25 - RPI=30 Sched: #102 Notre Dame, at #2 Virginia,
#9 Syracuse - Is Safe - 18-10 Net=44 - RPI=40 Sched: at #191 WF, #2 Virginia, at #41 Clemson
#10 North Carolina State - Is Safe - 20-8 Net=31 - RPI=92 Sched: at #18 FL St, #132 GA Tech, at #113 BC
Clemson - - 17-11 Net=41 - RPI=54 Sched: #2 NC, at #102 ND, #44 Syracuse

PAC 12
#7 Washington - Is Safe - 22-6 Net=32 - RPI=24 Sched: #98 Stan, #84 Or St, #67 Oregon
#11 Arizona State - Is Safe - 19-9 Net=68 - RPI=50 Sched: at #84 OR ST, at #79 Ariz,
Oregon - - 16-12 Net=67 - RPI=90 Sched: #79 Ariz, #182 WA ST, #25 WA


Big East
#9 Saint John's - Is Safe - 20-9 Net=59 - RPI=44 Sched: at #110 Depaul, at #71 Xavier,
#12 Seton Hall - AT RISK - 16-11 Net=64 - RPI=55 Sched: #72 G-Town, #10 Marq, #27 Nova

Butler - Looking - 15-13 Net=54 - RPI=75 Sched: at #27 Nova, #71 Xavier, #78 Prov
Georgetown - Looking - 17-11 Net=72 - RPI=93 Sched: #64 Seton Hl, #110 Depaul, #10 Marq
Creighton - Looking - 14-13 Net=57 - RPI=72 Sched: at #10 Marq, #78 Prov, #110 Depaul
Providence - Looking - 16-13 Net=78 - RPI=82 Sched: at #57 Creighton, #54 Butler,
Xavier - Looking - 16-13 Net=71 - RPI=79 Sched: at #54 Butler, #59 St. John,

Big Ten
#9 Ohio State - AT RISK - 18-10 Net=40 - RPI=49 Sched: #14 Purdue, at #94 NW, #19 Wisc
#12 Minnesota - AT RISK - 18-11 Net=55 - RPI=51 Sched: #14 Purdue, at #17 Maryland,

Nebraska - Looking - 14-14 Net=49 - RPI=113 Sched: at #6 MSU, #22 Iowa,
Indiana - Looking - 14-14 Net=58 - RPI=100 Sched: at #93 Illinois, 104 Rutgers,


SEC
#8 Ole Miss - Is Safe - 19-9 Net=38 - RPI=45 Sched: a #74 Arkansas, #4 KY, at #94 Mizzou
#8 Auburn - AT RISK - 18-9 Net=23 - RPI=32 Sched: #20 MS ST, #48 Bama, #7 Tenn
#11 Florida - AT RISK - 17-11 Net=29 - RPI=48 Sched: #108 Georgia, #13 LSU, #4 KY
#11 Alabama - AT RISK - 17-11 Net=48 - RPI=42 Sched: #13 LSU, #23 Auburn, #74 Ark

Big 12
#8 Baylor - AT RISK - 19-9 Net=35 - RPI=39 Sched: at #16 K-State, #90 OK St, at #15 Kansas
#9 Oklahoma - AT RISK - 17-11 Net=42 - RPI=33 Sched: #115 WV, #15 Kansas, at #16 K-State
#10 TCU - AT RISK - 18-10 Net=43 - RPI=41 Sched: #11 Tx Tech, #16 Kansas, at #36 TX
#10 Texas - AT RISK - 15-13 Net=36 - RPI=53 Sched: #14 Iowa St, #11 TX Tech, #43 TCU


In the ACC, Clemson is out but on the bubble trying to leapfrog a few teams, but have a tough schedule.

In Big East, Georgetown could mess up Seton Hall.

Big Ten, OSU might not be as safe as it seemed at one point.

In the Big 12, is TCU and Texas both have difficult schedules before they end up playing each other. The loser of their final matchup (and maybe both teams) could be on the outside by then.

In the SEC, Alabama and Auburn are in a similar spot. If either of them win their next game, we would want that team to win in that rivalry.
Florida's NET looks really strong right now, but they have a rematch against LSU and KY. Should they get upset by Georgia, that could hurt them badly.
Ole Miss appears safe, but they are only 7-9 right now against Quad 1 and Quad 2 teams.
 
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There are a lot of big games/opportunities for bubble teams this weekend. I wish ESPN or CBS Sports had a filter to only show the scores of games for bubble teams. Alas, they don't. Below is a list of all the bubble games this weekend from SelectionSunday's Field of 68 thread yesterday. The bubble team is listed first for all games. We want all the teams on the right to win.

***SATURDAY GAMES***

Almost There (in pretty good shape)
Syracuse @ Wake Forest
Auburn vs Miss St
Ole Mss @ Arkansas

On the Bubble "In"
UCF @ Houston
NC St @ Florida St
Seton Hall @ Georgetown
Ohio St @ Purdue
Oklahoma vs West Virginia
Texas vs Iowa St
TCU vs Texas Tech
Utah St vs Nevada
Alabama vs LSU
Florida vs Georgia

On the Bubble "Out"
Clemson vs North Carolina
Butler @ Villanova
Georgetown vs Seton Hall
Murray St vs Austin Peay
Furman @ Chattanooga

***SUNDAY GAMES***

Almost There (in pretty good shape)
St John's @ DePaul

On the Bubble "In"
Temple vs Tulane
Arizona St @ Oregon St

On the Bubble "Out"
Creighton @ Marquette
 

There are a lot of big games/opportunities for bubble teams this weekend. I wish ESPN or CBS Sports had a filter to only show the scores of games for bubble teams. Alas, they don't. Below is a list of all the bubble games this weekend from SelectionSunday's Field of 68 thread yesterday. The bubble team is listed first for all games. We want all the teams on the right to win.

***SATURDAY GAMES***

Almost There (in pretty good shape)
Syracuse @ Wake Forest
Auburn vs Miss St
Ole Mss @ Arkansas

On the Bubble "In"
UCF @ Houston
NC St @ Florida St
Seton Hall @ Georgetown
Ohio St @ Purdue
Oklahoma vs West Virginia
Texas vs Iowa St
TCU vs Texas Tech
Utah St vs Nevada
Alabama vs LSU
Florida vs Georgia

On the Bubble "Out"
Clemson vs North Carolina
Butler @ Villanova
Georgetown vs Seton Hall
Murray St vs Austin Peay
Furman @ Chattanooga

***SUNDAY GAMES***

Almost There (in pretty good shape)
St John's @ DePaul

On the Bubble "In"
Temple vs Tulane
Arizona St @ Oregon St

On the Bubble "Out"
Creighton @ Marquette

I'm sick of worrying who wins, who doesnt. If MN wins 2 more of 3 ( remaining 2 games +1 BTT) we are likely in tourney. If we cant beat Purdue or MD and we end up at 8-12 in B1G then I feel we dont deserve to get into the ncaas. I know it goes against everything I preach (take what you can get, just win etc)

Just win. If we cant win 1 of last 2 and likely Illinois in BTT, then we dont deserve to be bubble watching and worrying. We dont have many good wins this season, 1 signature win ( vs top 20 team) but it was 2 months ago, and have basically crapped down our leg at every chance in feb.

I'm just tired of it all
 

I'm sick of worrying who wins, who doesnt. If MN wins 2 more of 3 ( remaining 2 games +1 BTT) we are likely in tourney. If we cant beat Purdue or MD and we end up at 8-12 in B1G then I feel we dont deserve to get into the ncaas. I know it goes against everything I preach (take what you can get, just win etc)

Just win. If we cant win 1 of last 2 and likely Illinois in BTT, then we dont deserve to be bubble watching and worrying. We dont have many good wins this season, 1 signature win ( vs top 20 team) but it was 2 months ago, and have basically crapped down our leg at every chance in feb.

I'm just tired of it all

I get it.

But if you are casually watching other games and you want a rooting interest, there you go.

If not, that's okay to.
 




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