HuskerFever

I know Lunardi is watching this game. And he's going to say "Texas hung in there even without their best big man and an injury. They're a tournament team." Meanwhile I am fully confident Lunardi didn't watch our game and he's thinking "Nebraska got lucky against Kansas. KU was clearly having an off game."

A couple of the Big 12's best teams have found themselves in some odd streaks. OU: 6 games (ended) Texas Tech: 3 games (4 if they lose to West Virginia) Maybe the computers thought too highly of these two teams and now all their opponents got credit for such big wins?

I just worry that the committee will be like "well they could've won the game with him."

This Stetson/Lipscomb game is so bad that the TV/digital scoreboard wasn't working for a good chunk of the 2nd half.

Updating throughout the night.

I'm going to be optimistic here and say that it would've taken Virginia Tech losing its final 2 and a bad turnout in the ACC championship. Texas is another story. No excuses here, Kansas.

Virginia Tech is a lock.

I'm so sorry.

Does this Delaware State game need its own thread??

Lunardi during tonight's game: Virginia Tech should be safely in.

Is this a barometer of how far we've come this season?

Need me to serve you a cold one while we're at it? I'll make it even easier to couch surf this week for you guys (all times Central, sorted by tipoff time): Monday: Virginia Tech vs Duke (6 pm, ESPN) Texas at Kansas (8 pm, ESPN) Tuesday: Mississippi State vs Tennessee (6 pm, SEC Network) Kansas State at TCU (8 pm, ESPNU) St. Bonaventure vs Davidson (8 pm, CBS Sports Network) Baylor vs Oklahoma (8 pm, ESPN2) Boise State at San Diego State (10 pm, CBS Sports Network) Wednesday: Providence at Xavier (5:30 pm, FS1) Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (6 pm, ESPNU) Syracuse at Boston College (8 pm, ACC Network Extra) Thursday: Louisville vs Virginia (7 pm, ACC Network Extra) Washington vs Oregon State (10 pm, ESPN2) Friday: Nebraska neut TBD (Conf Tourney) (1:15 pm, BTN) Saturday: Virginia Tech at Miami (11 am, ESPN2) Providence vs St. John's (11 am, no TV) Texas vs West Virginia (11 am, ESPN) Mississippi State at LSU (12 pm, SEC Network) Kansas State vs Baylor (1 pm, ESPN) (both bubble teams) Syracuse vs Clemson (1 pm, ACC Network Extra) Notre Dame at Virginia (3 pm, ACC Network Extra) Washington vs Oregon (3:30 pm, no TV) Louisville at NC State (5 pm, ESPN) Boise State vs Wyoming (6 pm, no TV) Utah vs Colorado (6 pm, no TV) St. Bonaventure at Saint Louis (7 pm, no TV) USC vs UCLA (9:15 pm, ESPN) (both bubble teams)

I would imagine that there really are only about 5-10 teams left in question between the brackets (assuming there are no surprises in midmajor championships). So much of the variance between brackets would come from seeding. Now how do we find those brackets that account for eye tests, a chairman that attended your games, scheduling blunders, etc?

I glanced at it and it looks like they're coming up with some sort of composite score and the lowest variance wins. Does this have more weight on picking the most accurate seeding? Or predicting the field of 68? Only reason it matters for us this year is I'd rather have a more accurate forecast for the field of 68.

I've heard it can be an advantage to play an earlier game (of course as long as you win) because you can used to the court and rims at the new gym much earlier than your opponent who hasn't played there yet.

For the lazy at heart looking for a cheat sheet viewing guide, here you go: Monday: Virginia Tech vs Duke Texas at Kansas Tuesday: Kansas State at TCU St. Bonaventure vs Davidson Baylor vs Oklahoma Mississippi State vs Tennessee Boise State at San Diego State Wednesday: Providence at Xavier Syracuse at Boston College Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh Thursday: Louisville vs Virginia Washington vs Oregon State Friday: Nebraska neut TBD (Conf Tourney) Saturday: Virginia Tech at Miami Kansas State vs Baylor St. Bonaventure at Saint Louis Providence vs St. John's Louisville at NC State USC vs UCLA Baylor at Kansas State Texas vs West Virginia Syracuse vs Clemson UCLA at USC Mississippi State at LSU Washington vs Oregon Boise State vs Wyoming Utah vs Colorado Notre Dame at Virginia

@royalfan do we care to admit how many hours of Delaware State hoops we've watched?

I've watched way too much Pac-12 basketball this season and I struggle seeing them get more than 4 bids in the tournament.

Can we all agree...the conference media reception, national media reception, bubble talk, etc. feels nothing like what Northwestern received when they made their run to get selected into the NCAA tournament?

But if the past two weeks (weekends) are any indication, most of the bubble teams will win those games they need to win. And the bubble teams that lose will not drop much. Still a fighting chance things shift our way these next two weeks though!

Crunch time (Lunardi's bubble watch updated Feb. 26): Last Four Byes Virginia Tech: TODAY vs Duke, Saturday at Miami Kansas State: Tuesday at TCU, Saturday vs Baylor St. Bonaventure: Tuesday vs Davidson, Saturday at Saint Louis Providence: Wednesday at Xavier, Saturday vs St. John's Last Four In Louisville: Thursday vs Virginia, Saturday at NC State USC: Saturday vs UCLA Baylor: Tuesday vs Oklahoma, Saturday at Kansas State Texas: TODAY at Kansas, Saturday vs West Virginia First Four Out Syracuse: Wednesday at Boston College, Saturday vs Clemson UCLA: Saturday at USC Nebraska: Friday neut TBD (Conf Tourney) Mississippi State: Tuesday vs Tennessee, Saturday at LSU Next Four Out Washington: Thursday vs Oregon State. Saturday vs Oregon Boise State: TUE at San Diego State, Saturday vs Wyoming Utah: Saturday vs Colorado Notre Dame: Wednesday vs Pittsburgh, Saturday at Virginia

Syracuse lost their last 2 games as well!

Okay that's interesting. So are Big East games included in St. John's season tickets? That's the big difference I see between the home versus neutral conversation. Then again, they are the nearest distance than all other opponents. Just seems odd that one team is going to get a gift here.