CaribouJim
02-21-2017, 11:37 AM
http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/02/21/ncaa-tournament-bubble-teams-watch-acc-big-ten-pac-12-sec
Marquette (16–10, 7–7) got the win it needed when it took down Xavier on Saturday. That was the Golden Eagles’ only game of the week, and it ended a two-game losing skid. They now have five top-50 wins, but it’s the twin victories at Creighton and over Villanova that will really sing to the committee. Their volume of losses—the Golden Eagles have lost 10 times this year—combined with an RPI of 72 could put a lid on how high up the bracket they can climb, but they should be in, barring some sort of disaster, such as losing at home to St. John’s on Tuesday.
Marquette (16–10, 7–7) got the win it needed when it took down Xavier on Saturday. That was the Golden Eagles’ only game of the week, and it ended a two-game losing skid. They now have five top-50 wins, but it’s the twin victories at Creighton and over Villanova that will really sing to the committee. Their volume of losses—the Golden Eagles have lost 10 times this year—combined with an RPI of 72 could put a lid on how high up the bracket they can climb, but they should be in, barring some sort of disaster, such as losing at home to St. John’s on Tuesday.