ACC Quarterfinals – Seminoles vs Blue Devils
The Duke Blue Devils don’t need to win the ACC tournament to punch their ticket to the Big Dance but they are headed in that direction anyway.
The Duke Blue Devils don’t need to win the ACC tournament to punch their ticket to the Big Dance but they are headed in that direction anyway.
Texas (20-12) may have kept their streak alive of playing in the NCAA tournament, as they have gone to the Big Dance in 13 straight seasons, with a HUGE win over Iowa State last night.
Colorado (21-11) scored an upset yesterday beating Oregon and they may need another one facing Cal (24-8) to make it to the Big Dance.
Oregon State (19-13) has played themselves onto the Big Dance bubble advancing to the Pac 12 semis dispatching conference champion Washington in their last game and to get to the all-important 20-win plateau they will have to beat an Arizona (22-10) team that beat them in OT in the regular season.
Kansas (27-5) crushed Texas A&M in their last Big 12 tourney game and they have a legit shot to get a #1 seed in the Big Dance, but to do so they may have to beat Baylor (26-6) in this semifinals match up.
It isn’t always pretty but the Miami Hurricanes do play some pretty good basketball.
Speculation about whether the Southern Miss Golden Eagles really are a tournament team continues as they struggled to beat East Carolina, needing overtime to beat the Pirates in a quarterfinal matchup.
For years the Virginia Tech Hokies have been one of those bubble teams who never gets picked.
When they stumbled out of the gate it seems we all forgot about Memphis.
Just how good is the ACC this season? That is the question you have to ask yourself in evaluating whether NC State should qualify for March Madness or not.
The Maryland Terrapins program has fallen lately, and only an unlikely run through the conference tournament will extend their season.
Texas (19-12) has made it to the NCAA tournament 13 straight seasons, but they are currently on the bubble and if they lose this Big 12 quarterfinal their Big Dance streak may be in jeopardy.
Oklahoma State (15-17) had an easy time beating a weak Texas Tech team in the first round of the Big 12 conference tourney, but not face a Missouri (27-4) team that ranks 8th in the nation in scoring and has one of the best backcourts in the nation.
Cal (23-8) may be a safe bet to make the Big Dance, but they really blew it at the end of the regular season losing their last 2 games, including their last one to Stanford, to finish Pac 12 play one game behind conference winner Washington.
Both Colorado (20-11) and Oregon (22-8) are on the Big Dance bubble in a somewhat weak Pac 12 season and the loser of this conference quarterfinal may be NIT bound.
Both Arizona (21-10) and UCLA (19-13) are in need of a win in this quarterfinals match up in the Pac 12 tourney, especially UCLA, as they are really on the Big Dance bubble.