It’s Tuesday, 2-2-2022.
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NEWS AND NOTES:
-Baylor needed overtime to get the 66-64 win at Oklahoma State, and right at the end of regulation it looked as though Oklahoma State had hit a game winning shot, but it was waived off due to a shot clock violation.
-Other than that, it was a very chalky night. Nothing all that cataclysmic happened, so…
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-TENNESSEE AT MISSOURI (SEC). Tennessee is coming off a loss at Arkansas, which ended a five game winning streak, but they are still on pace to get a protected seed and shouldn’t have too much trouble picking up another road win tonight.
-ARKANSAS AT FLORIDA (SEC). Florida is coming off their big win against Auburn and now appears to be solidly on the right side of the bubble. They will be even more solid if they can beat an Arkansas team that is red hot tonight.
-MICHIGAN STATE AT IOWA (Big Ten). Iowa is coming off a really big win against Ohio State, which completely changed the complexion of their resume. They can climb the seedlist even more if they can get a win against Michigan State tonight. Michigan State is still very much safely inside the field, but they have been struggling recently.
-RHODE ISLAND AT SAINT BONAVENTURE (Atlantic Ten). The Bonnies have a very narrow path to landing inside the bubble, but it basically involves them winning out. Which, given how they’ve been playing, is not impossible.
-VILLANOVA AT UCONN (Big East). Villanova is a solid protected seed who could add another really big road win to their resume tonight. Connecticut is also within reach of a protected seed if they can finish strong.
-OKLAHOMA AT TEXAS TECH (Big 12). Texas Tech will get a protected seed so long as they hold serve the rest of the way, and is coming off a really nice road win at Texas. Oklahoma needs to string together some wins between now and the end just to ensure that they make the field at all.
-MIAMI FL AT PITTSBURGH (ACC). I like this Miami FL team and resume, and think they belong inside the bubble. We currently have them there, and I believe they’ll make the field so long as they hold serve.
-KANSAS STATE AT KANSAS (Big 12). Kansas is on pace to end up as a #1 seed, and Kansas State appears to be squarely on the bubble. There is debate whether or not the Wildcats belong in because of their overall record. Well, getting this win tonight is a HUGE ask, but if they somehow do it, I don’t think there will be any more debate.
-ALABAMA AT VANDERBILT (SEC). Alabama is clearly the better team, and this should be a winnable road game for them, but Vandy is noticeably improving and the Tide better not overlook them, especially on the road.
-SAN DIEGO STATE AT BOISE STATE (Mountain West). This is a HUGELY important game for a San Diego State team that is squarely on the bubble. If they can get a win like this on the road, it will probably make the difference as to whether or not they make the field.