It is that time of year where the daily "who's in - who's out" columns and prognostications begin. Personally, I love it. As a fellow hoops junkie, I am sure you do too. However, there are three teams written off on most "mock tourneys" to keep aware of in the final four weeks of regular season hoops.
1. Georgetown (13-9, 4-7) - Ironic, as I labeled them one of the nation's most "overrated" teams three weeks ago (I was right on all but 'Nova). However, assuming they win the three games they SHOULD (USF, DePaul and St. Johns) that gets them to 7-7 in the Big East. Their remaining four games are as follows:
@ Syracuse 2/14
Marquette 2/21
Louisville 2/23
@ Villanova 2/28
Should the split those four; they will finish the regular season 18-11, 9-9. They will have wins over UConn, Memphis, Syracuse (plus two of the above four), and not a single "bad" loss, unless you want to count Notre Dame (and I guess you probably can...)
The bookend losses to Cincinnati puts them in a precarious spot, but with Providence slipping an 8th Big East slot is up for grabs and the 9th, should the BEast earn it, is ripe for the Hoyas picking.
Besides, with that resume, I find it hard to believe the Georgetown ends up kNITing.
2. Penn State - Right now, they are just on the outside looking in, but the Dance Card is there for the punching. At 17-7, without a real non-conference win they need to take three of their five remaining "biggies" and scoop up the suddenly-not-automatic wins over Iowa and Indiana to have a legit shot. The five biggies are home/home with Illinois, Minnesota at home and trips to Ohio State and Purdue. The journey begins tonight in Lafayette, a tough place to win, but they do get the Boilers without Robbie Hummel (back) in a game that provides some backbone to a truly flimsy bubble case.
3. Kansas State - After their 0-5 start in conference, the Wildcats were completely written off; even as NIT possibilities. Now, they are one of the hottest teams in the nation. Their remaining schedule is fullof winnable games, with only a visit from Kansas and a trip to Missouri games they won't be favored in. Even if they drop those two, if they handle their business elsewhere they will finish at (22-9, 10-6) with wins over Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M bolstering their case. Plus the committee loves a "hot team." and the Wildcats certainly fit the bill.
It also makes for a really interesting possibility of having FIVE teams in the tourney nicknamed "Wildcats." Can we find a sixth perhaps???
Has that ever happened before? Someone who gets laid very rarely will have to research that one in between porn downloads...
1. Georgetown (13-9, 4-7) - Ironic, as I labeled them one of the nation's most "overrated" teams three weeks ago (I was right on all but 'Nova). However, assuming they win the three games they SHOULD (USF, DePaul and St. Johns) that gets them to 7-7 in the Big East. Their remaining four games are as follows:
@ Syracuse 2/14
Marquette 2/21
Louisville 2/23
@ Villanova 2/28
Should the split those four; they will finish the regular season 18-11, 9-9. They will have wins over UConn, Memphis, Syracuse (plus two of the above four), and not a single "bad" loss, unless you want to count Notre Dame (and I guess you probably can...)
The bookend losses to Cincinnati puts them in a precarious spot, but with Providence slipping an 8th Big East slot is up for grabs and the 9th, should the BEast earn it, is ripe for the Hoyas picking.
Besides, with that resume, I find it hard to believe the Georgetown ends up kNITing.
2. Penn State - Right now, they are just on the outside looking in, but the Dance Card is there for the punching. At 17-7, without a real non-conference win they need to take three of their five remaining "biggies" and scoop up the suddenly-not-automatic wins over Iowa and Indiana to have a legit shot. The five biggies are home/home with Illinois, Minnesota at home and trips to Ohio State and Purdue. The journey begins tonight in Lafayette, a tough place to win, but they do get the Boilers without Robbie Hummel (back) in a game that provides some backbone to a truly flimsy bubble case.
3. Kansas State - After their 0-5 start in conference, the Wildcats were completely written off; even as NIT possibilities. Now, they are one of the hottest teams in the nation. Their remaining schedule is fullof winnable games, with only a visit from Kansas and a trip to Missouri games they won't be favored in. Even if they drop those two, if they handle their business elsewhere they will finish at (22-9, 10-6) with wins over Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M bolstering their case. Plus the committee loves a "hot team." and the Wildcats certainly fit the bill.
It also makes for a really interesting possibility of having FIVE teams in the tourney nicknamed "Wildcats." Can we find a sixth perhaps???
Has that ever happened before? Someone who gets laid very rarely will have to research that one in between porn downloads...
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