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NET drops to 62. Quads: 3-3, 2-3, 3-0, 7-0 Remain Quad games as of today 1: Wisconsin, @Illinois, @Northwestern, @OSU 2: @Indiana, @Michigan 3: Michigan, Penn State, Minnesota, Rutgers Safe to say winning out at home is a near must.

Results (1/27/24): These are more fun to do when you’re inflated and not deflated. But alas, we move on. Non-Con opponents outside of KSU did really well. They may drop to a Q2 for a bit. Bubble games with so many games left are meh to go too in depth, but a lot of other bubbly teams sucked today too. Big 10 Games Maryland 73, Nebraska 51 Illinois 70, Indiana 62 Iowa 88, Michigan 78 Minnesota 83, Penn St 74 Northwestern 83, tOSU 58 Non-Con Opponents Games UT Martin 76, Lindenwood 67 Alcorn St 76, Florida A&M 67 Rider 66, Mt St Mary’s 62 Stony Brook 86, UNCW 78 Oregon St 84, Arizona St 71 Duquesne 68, Fordham 59 Cal St. Fullerton 68, Cal St Bakersfield 50 Creighton 85, DePaul 62 Houston 74, KState 52 UND 74, St. Thomas 64 SC State 66, Delaware St 64 Other Bubble Games Virginia 69, Louisville 52 Florida 102, Georgia 98 Providence 84, Georgetown 76 Marquette 75, Seton Hall 57 North Carolina 75, Florida St 68 BYU 84, Texas 72 Cornell 83, Pronceton 68 Miami 72, Pitt 68 Butler 88, VillaNova 81 Grand Canyon 67, UT Arlington 61 Miss St 64, Auburn 58 Duke 72, Clemson 71 TCU 105, Baylor 102 Utah St 90, Boise St 84 Wyoming 79, Colorado St 76 Washington St 78, Colorado 69 Indiana St 95, Bradley 86 Drake 77, Northern Iowa 63 Syracuse 77, NC ST 65 Cincinnati 68, UCF 57 Ole Miss 71, Texas A&M 68 Utah 43 @ Washington 62 (2nd half) Loyola 47 @ St. Marys 49 (2nd half) Gonzaga 56 @ Pacific 54 (2nd half) Games To Watch (1/28/24): Big 10 Games Purdue @ Rutgers Non-Con Opponents Games NONE Other Bubble Games North Texas @ FAU Memphis @ UAB Nevada @ New Mexico

Big drops back into mid to upper 50s for both KP and TRank.

Game 11… must win… we need you PBA! Huskers 78 Wisco 72

That’s ridiculous

I’ll stick with what I said earlier… NCAAs or bust. Theres no reason that shouldn’t be achieved at this point either.

This. I’m tired of not even having a chance to do something we’ve never done before.

It shouldn’t be pointless though… that’s part of the problem. This team is 15-5 and has beaten a likely national championship contender. Something is seriously wrong if this team doesn’t dance.

Was better for a second. Thought we might cut it to 12 or something crazy.

We all are and frustrations are understood completely.

UMD was dead last in B1G 3PT%… 28%. At some point you’ve got to realize that everyone having their “day” against you isn’t just luck. We’ve got to figure out why and fix it.

Venue’s are still drivable for anyone that wants to go watch some ball though! Ha!

Committee at this rate is going to look at our road record and not even have to get to the point spread.

It’s not just that we’re losing our road games… it’s that we’re getting blown out of the water. We aren’t even competitive.

Miles “flash in the pan” NCAA team had 4 wins away from PBA including 3 true road wins and one was at MSU. We’ve got to find a way to play on the road.

Top 4 conference team at home and bottom 4 on the road. How do we not get up for a game like this? We could dance! We’re so close. Unfortunately, if we can’t play outside of PBA… we’re not making it.

Up 12 to 2… so that’s a 42 to 15 run in favor of UMD.

Can’t afford blowout losses

Not good

That’s a biiiig assumption. Do we know for certain that………… Memphis would even have Busch Light?

Results (1/26/24): That should officially put St Joes on life support-- even though I don't think they were particularly close to the bubble. Let's hope that MSU loss doesn't knock them down to a Q2 game. Big 10 Games Wisconsin 81, MSU 66 Non-Con Opponents Games None Other Bubble Games St. Bonny 91, St Joes 72 Games To Watch (1/27/24): A lot of games on tap for today. The bubble list... is huge... mostly because of how early it is. Added some notes about individual games below. There are certainly some games more important than others. May have missed some, but at this point... it doesn't matter a ton. Fun fact... every one of our non-con opponents is playing. Big 10 Games Nebraska @ Maryland Indiana @ Illinois- A loss here for Illinois + a loss by NW would move us into a tie for 3rd. Iowa @ Michigan Minnesota @ Penn State Ohio St @ Northwestern- A loss here for NW + a loss by Illinois would move us into a tie for 3rd. Non-Con Opponents Games Lindenwood @ UT Martin Alcorn St @FA&M Rider @ Mt. St. Marys UNCW @ Stony Brook Arizona St @ Oregon St- Another chance to cement themselves as a Q3. Fordham @ Duquesne- If Duquesne could get on a roll here, they could pop back up into a Q2 win. Lot of work to do though. Cal St. Bakersfield @ Cal St Fullerton DePaul @ Creighton KState @ Houston- A chance for KSU to cement themselves as a Q1 win for us. UND @ St. Thomas SC State @ Delaware St Other Bubble Games Virginia @ Louisville Georgia @ Florida Georgetown @ Providence Seton Hall @ Marquette North Carolina @ Florida St Texas @ BYU Princeton @ Cornell Pittsburg @ Miami Villanova @ Butler Grand Canyon @ UT Arlington Auburn @ Mississippi St Clemson @ Duke TCU @ Baylor Utah St @ Boise St Colorado @ Washington St Bradley @ Indiana St Northern Iowa @ Drake NC St @ Syracuse UCF @ Cincinnati Ole Miss @ Texas A&M Utah @ Washington Loyola @ St. Marys Gonzaga @ Pacific

Meh— what about this to be unique… 16 league games and 1 protected home/away each year… 18 total. Then a 2 game round robin pod the week before the B1G tourney (W,F,Su). Pods hosted by the top 6 conference teams where the winner goes to the B1G tourney automatically. Then the 10 next highest teams in the standings that didn’t win the pod go and the B1G tourney is re-seeded into a straight 16 team single elimination. Pods 1, 18, 7 2, 17, 8 3, 16, 9 4, 15, 10 5, 14, 11 6, 13, 12 Pick it apart, I didn’t think about it too deep, but gives everyone at least a chance.

Their 3 PAC 12 losses are Stanford, Was St, Or St. If it keeps going the way it looks now, they might only end up a 2-3 bid league.

I've been waiting to start a thread even though I've been watching the bubble for a few weeks now. Of course at this time of the year, it's large and will get slimmed down. There are only a few teams that are on "life support" as I saw one bracketologist refer to them. Teams like Oregon State, DePaul, etc that would pretty much need to run the table and win their conference tournament. I'll do my best to include all bubbly teams, but there is some personal opinion involved. Hopeful to update this each day with results from the previous day and games to watch for the current/next day. Format below. I may throw in some of my thoughts each day too. Results (Date) Big 10 Games Non-Con Opponents Games Other Bubble Games Games To Watch (Date) Big 10 Games Non-Con Opponents Games Other Bubble Games So here is the inaugural post. Results (1/25/24): Overall, a pretty good day for us. Our Non-Con opponents took care of business and that huge win for Oregon St. should keep them a Q3. In bubble action, the teams we'd like to lose all won. St. Mary's and Gonzaga could be a 1 bid league... but we need them to lose a couple more. St. Mary's get's a nice bump to #18 in the NET because they won big. Grand Canyon could also steal a bid if they run the table. Big 10 Games NONE Non-Con Opponents Games Oregon State 83, (9) Arizona 80 Stony Brook 72, Monmouth 65 Rider 62, St. Peters 57 Little Rock 80, Lindenwood 66 Cal St. Fullerton 54, Cal Poly 51 Other Bubble Games St. Mary's 76, Pacific 28 Gonzaga 77, San Francisco 72 Grand Canyon 53, Stephen F Austin 51 Games To Watch (1/26/24): Not too much happening today. A good one in the Big 10 on tap, but pretty much a wash for us on who we need to win at this point. The bubble game is a stretch, but St. Joe's could crack a bid should they pile up some wins in the A-10. Big 10 Games Michigan St @ Wisconsin Non-Con Opponents Games None Other Bubble Games St. Joseph's @ St. Bonaventure

Interesting that he was a game time decision Tuesday but Out the day before on Saturday.