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North Carolina Wins ACC Title: Saturday's Quick Hitters
Three teams (Belmont, Murray State and UNC Asheville) punched their tickets to the NCAA tournament on Saturday.
Bracketology: Saturday Afternoon Bubble Update
At this point in the season, a few hours can
make or destroy a team's season. Besides conference titles on the line,
at-large bids, NIT invites, and seeding remain up in the air. Since
yesterday's Bracketology projection, here are the results that
matter and how the impact postseason hopes:Saturday Afternoon
#3 Duke vs. #6 North Carolina: Saturday's Preview
BYU Avoids a Crippling Defeat: Friday's Quick Hitters
1. BYU survived a pesky San Diego squad to advance to the WCC semifinals.
A win over San Diego wasn't going to do a whole lot for BYU from a resume standpoint. Sure the Cougars would pick up a 25th win on the season, but a loss would have had a much larger impact on their NCAA tournament hopes than a win. That's what made the return of Noah Hartsock so important, given how much the Cougars struggled with the pesky Toreros.
Syracuse vs Louisville: Prediction & Fan Poll
NO. 18
LOUISVILLE (22-8, 10-7 Big East) AT NO. 2 SYRACUSE (29-1, 16-1 Big East)
Time: 4 p.m.
Marquette vs Georgetown: Prediction & Fan Poll
NO. 12
GEORGETOWN (22-6, 12-5 Big East) AT NO. 7 MARQUETTE (24-6, 13-4 Big
East)
Time: 2 p.m.
Bracketology: South Florida In, UCONN Out, Tennessee Close
Since
we're down to the stretch run,
Bracketology projections will be coming fast and furious instead of once a
week. The big news is that South Florida enters the field for the first time.
The Bulls beat Louisville and replace UCONN who lost to Providence earlier in
the week.
Colorado State, USF and Cincinnati Notch Needed Wins
Wednesday was a big night for bubble teams as a few had opportunities to either bolster or solidify their NCAA tournament resumes. Three were able to take advantage with wins over ranked opponents: Cincinnati, Colorado State and USF. Tim Miles' Rams were at the end of a three-game stretch in which they took on the top three teams in the Mountain West, and CSU's 66-59 comeback win over #17 UNLV may have punched their ticket to the Big Dance. Dorian Green scored 16 points and dished out three assists to lead the way for the Rams, who outscored UNLV 40-18 in the second half.
#18 Louisville vs. USF: Wednesday's Preview
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