No. 9 seed Kentucky and No. 10 seed Miami moved off the bubble and are extra solidly in ESPN’s projected NCAA Event area after their upset wins over No. 6 LSU and No. 4 Louisville, respectively.
Sadly for Arkansas, it needed to face No. 1 South Carolina within the SEC Event quarterfinals and acquired blown out. The Razorbacks transfer onto the bubble as one of many final 4 byes. Idle South Dakota additionally fell to the final 4 byes and joins Missouri State and Washington State, who stay there. The Girl Bears nonetheless have one other common season recreation after which the MVC Event to enhance their resume with, whereas the Cougars have to take a seat tight till Choice Sunday.
Two of the final 4 in, Florida State and Northwestern, ended their convention event runs with losses within the quarterfinals. They too must sit tight, whereas fellow final 4 in staff Gonzaga nonetheless has an opportunity to advance within the WCC Event. If the Zags upset No. 17 BYU within the championship spherical, they’ll get an automated bid and can most likely get a bye as effectively due to the standard win.
First 4 out groups Villanova and DePaul start the Large East Event at the moment and DePaul has No. 7 UConn on its facet of the bracket, although upsetting the Huskies might be a tall activity now that Paige Bueckers is again. After all, profitable the Large East Event would imply an automated bid, however may both the Wildcats or Blue Demons make it to the Large Dance simply by attending to the ultimate?
If it’s all chalk, DePaul will meet UConn within the semis and Villanova will meet projected No. 8 seed Creighton. A win over UConn ought to transfer DePaul into the sphere. Would a win over Creighton be sufficient to maneuver Villanova previous idle Boston Faculty (first staff out), Northwestern (final staff in) and Florida State? After all, issues may also be affected by top-seeded groups who aren’t at-large candidates failing to win their convention event.
A-10 groups UMass (first 4 out) and Rhode Island (subsequent 4 out) went in reverse instructions Friday. The Minutewomen simply barely edged Fordham to maintain their automated and slim at-large hopes alive. In the meantime, the Rams misplaced to St. Joe’s, possible ending their event hopes. Dayton is presently the A-10’s automated consultant in ESPN’s bracketology.
Alabama (subsequent 4 out) could not maintain its Cinderella run within the SEC Event alive, falling to a Tennessee staff that it cut up the regular-season sequence with.
