What team(s) do we want to avoid most in our bracket reveal on Sunday? My #1 I want to avoid is Bama. I think their spread out offense and # of scorers is BYU on steroids, and our trapping style of defense would leave way too many open looks and cuts to the hoop.
***2025-26 Mens College Basketball Thread***
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Assuming we're a 3, I wouldnt like Gonzaga as a 6. While they're not whay they have been, they're most played 5 are all seniors, and they do have a good offense.
If Gilbert and Lipsey both don't go next week any game will be really tricky.
I know yesterday's performance was good but I don't see Cujo hitting 6-7 threes again and opponents will have lots of film on the limited roster.
Missouri is a team that could be in the neighborhood of a second round matchup and could be a 20 point win or a loss - good athletes and have some guys (including Caleb Grill) who can get hot!!
I don't agree, but this is going to be the discourse that really only ever applies to Iowa State and not someone like Duke.
I don't know the criteria, but hard for me to see a team getting punished for injuries. Especially one with 9 Q1 wins WITH those injuries. lol
Is the American the only conference left now with a potential bid stealer? Memphis is a lock.
Not sure where to put this, but some buzz out there that McDermott is now the betting odds favorite for the Indiana job.
Not sure why he would do that. Creighton is a great job, and Indiana is a piece of ****.
Not sure why he would do that. Creighton is a great job, and Indiana is a piece of ****.
Saw that. It's not a huge secret that Mac and the AD aren't on the same page at Creighton but I'm also not sure why Indiana would start over with a guy that's 60.
If it happens, Creighton and Iowa have the exact same list and Iowa doesn't have the cash that Creighton does.
Yeah…Creighton is loaded! I didn’t know there were AD tensions. That adds a layer that makes it more feasible, at least from Greg’s perspective.
Outside of the P5, that's one of the few remaining. MWC could have one, but there's a chance it'd just knock out a felllow bubble team(Boise State/Colorado State ... SDSU "in" currently, but on the fringe, and is out of contention for auto).
I doubt VCU or UC San Diego would get an at-large in respective leagues, although wouldn't be extreme (but must reach title game in each case for it to have any hope).
I think his main point got lost because he didn't state clearly or intertwined separate elements regarding the injuries. ISU's injury bug contributed to being out (with no chance to further enhance profile), while those other teams still can compile more wins (Kentucky is another one).
The "if injuries continue to plague" thing seems more like how well ISU can do in the tournament and has zero to do with seeding.
Conference tournaments left to finish with bubble/bid steal implications
America East - one bid league
MEAC - one bid league
Mountain West - Seems like Utah State and New Mexico are in, Boise State and Colorado State are right on the bubble
Big East - everyone left is already in
MAAC - one bid league
MAC - one bid league
Big XII - everyone left is already in
CUSA - one bid league
ACC - UNC is probably in right now but beating Duke would guarantee that
SWAC - one bid league
Big West - UC-San Diego is MAYBE on the bubble if they don't win, but probably on the wrong side
WAC - one bid league
Ivy - one bid league
A10 - VCU has an argument to be in Dayton if they lose, would be right on that bubble line
SEC - Texas is right on the bubble, if they lose today they'll be right there sweating it out on Sunday but are in with a win
American - Memphis is in for sure, so bid stealer if anyone takes them out
Big Ten - everyone left is already in
So I think there are about 5 conference tourneys left that have implications for the bubble teams.
I'm not sure if San Diego St makes it at this point. I think only one of them, Boise, or Colorado St will make it. I actually think VCU and UC-San Diego are ahead of the 3 MWC teams right now.
High Point has as a 14 seed would be bad. Legit offense and shooters
Fortunately, might be able to avoid that, I think HPU will be a 13 (this is assuming ISU stays on 3 line ... it isn't "guarantee" it won't drop to 4, but seems low%).
Current projected 14s (via Matrix, and my list
)UNC Wilmington
Utah Valley (#1 seed in WAC, if GCU wins auto, probably stays same line)
Troy
Montana
UNCW has some dudes. U-Valley or perhaps Grand Canyon wouldn't be a cakewalk. The other two don't seem as threatening, to me, but y' never know.
VCU will probably make it unless edit: they lose today and North Carolina and Texas both win.
Has Mark Schmidt(St Bonaventure) ever been considered for bigger jobs? Seems like hes done well there from my brief research
