Bubblicious Wednesday: Tonight's Theme? Avoid the Bad Loss

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Mostly home games tonight for the Bubblers. Marquette (Creighton), Cal (UCLA), and Arizona State (@ Colorado) have significant opportunities to enhance their tournament resumes.

Wednesday Bubblers
#40 Saint Joseph's @ Rhode Island, 6 p.m.
DePaul @ #43 Xavier, 6 p.m. (CBSSN)
Evansville @ #54 Indiana State, 6:05 p.m.
Vanderbilt @ #39 Missouri, 7 p.m.
Houston @ #47 SMU, 7 p.m. (ESPNews)
Creighton @ #72 Marquette, 7 p.m. (FS1)
Mississippi State @ #73 LSU, 7 p.m.
Illinois @ GOPHERS, 8 p.m. (BTN)
TCU @ #37 Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Washington @ #41 Oregon, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
La Salle @ #61 Dayton, 8 p.m. (CBSSN)
South Carolina @ #74 Arkansas, 8 p.m.
UCLA @ #44 Cal, 9:30 p.m. (Pac 12 Network)
#30 Arizona State @ Colorado, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)

Tuesday Bubbler Results
#32 George Washington 73, #49 Richmond 65 (Colonials notch a key road win)
#51 Tennessee 67, Georgia 48 (Vols avoid the bad loss)
#52 Saint John's 77, Butler 52 (ditto for the Red Storm)
#56 Boise State 84, Colorado State 72 (Broncos hangin' by a thread)
Clemson 73, #57 NC State 56 (Wolfpack resume isn't NCAA worthy)
Villanova 82, #62 Providence 79 (missed opportunity for Friars)
Kentucky 84, #77 Ole Miss 72 (Marshall Henderson appears headed for the NIT)
 

SelectionSunday said:
Mostly home games tonight for the Bubblers. Marquette (Creighton), Cal (UCLA), and Arizona State (@ Colorado) have significant opportunities to enhance their tournament resumes.

Wednesday Bubblers
#40 Saint Joseph's @ Rhode Island, 6 p.m.
DePaul @ #43 Xavier, 6 p.m. (CBSSN)
Evansville @ #54 Indiana State, 6:05 p.m.
Vanderbilt @ #39 Missouri, 7 p.m.
Houston @ #47 SMU, 7 p.m. (ESPNews)
Creighton @ #72 Marquette, 7 p.m. (FS1)
Mississippi State @ #73 LSU, 7 p.m.
Illinois @ GOPHERS, 8 p.m. (BTN)
TCU @ #37 Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Washington @ #41 Oregon, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
La Salle @ #61 Dayton, 8 p.m. (CBSSN)
South Carolina @ #74 Arkansas, 8 p.m.
UCLA @ #44 Cal, 9:30 p.m. (Pac 12 Network)
#30 Arizona State @ Colorado, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)

Tuesday Bubbler Results
#32 George Washington 73, #49 Richmond 65 (Colonials notch a key road win)
#51 Tennessee 67, Georgia 48 (Vols avoid the bad loss)
#52 Saint John's 77, Butler 52 (ditto for the Red Storm)
#56 Boise State 84, Colorado State 72 (Broncos hangin' by a thread)
Clemson 73, #57 NC State 56 (Wolfpack resume isn't NCAA worthy)
Villanova 82, #62 Providence 79 (missed opportunity for Friars)
Kentucky 84, #77 Ole Miss 72 (Marshall Henderson appears headed for the NIT)
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"Vols avoid the bad loss."

Isn't Georgia #3 in the SEC or something like that? Extremely weak conference outside of Florida and maybe UK.
 

mcal24 said:
"Vols avoid the bad loss."

Isn't Georgia #3 in the SEC or something like that? Extremely weak conference outside of Florida and maybe UK.
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Yes, Georgia is currently 3rd in the SEC standings.

I'll frame it this way. If the Gophers lose to Illinois tonight at home, should we consider it a bad loss? (FWIW I would)

Georgia (#93) has a similar RPI to Illinois (#89), the difference as you noted is Georgia plays in a much weaker conference.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Yes, Georgia is currently 3rd in the SEC standings.

I'll frame it this way. If the Gophers lose to Illinois tonight at home, should we consider it a bad loss? (FWIW I would)

Georgia (#93) has a similar RPI to Illinois (#89), the difference as you noted is Georgia plays in a much weaker conference.
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True. I just find it hard to believe how a major conference can be so awful outside of a couple teams. B10 last place team has a better RPI than SEC #3.
 

Losing to a top 100 team is not and should not be considered a bad loss.

There are 349 teams in the division.
 


Face The Facts said:
Losing to a top 100 team is not and should not be considered a bad loss.
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Big picture, I agree with you.

But this late in the season, I would not advise a bubble team losing at home to an opponent that is 3-10 and in last place in its conference, even if they're in the RPI top 100. ... even moreso when your resume is deficient in top-100 wins.
 

To help the Gophers RPI...

GO SYRACUSE. Beat BC.
Go Lehigh, beat Navy.
GO Coastal Carolina. Beat Winthrop!
GO ARKANSAS, BEAT South Carolina.



Wednesday Bubblers
#40 Saint Joseph's @ Rhode Island, 6 p.m. GO RI!
DePaul @ #43 Xavier, 6 p.m. (CBSSN) - GO DePaul
Evansville @ #54 Indiana State, 6:05 p.m. - Go Evansville!!!
Vanderbilt @ #39 Missouri, 7 p.m. - Go Vandy!!! Jay Cultler!!!
Houston @ #47 SMU, 7 p.m. (ESPNews) - GO HOUSTON - CLYDE DREXLER!!
Creighton @ #72 Marquette, 7 p.m. (FS1) - GO CREIGHTON!!!
Mississippi State @ #73 LSU, 7 p.m. - GO MISS ST!
Illinois @ GOPHERS, 8 p.m. (BTN) - GO GOPHERS!!!
TCU @ #37 Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU) - GO TCU!!!
Washington @ #41 Oregon, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) - GO WASHINGTON!!!
La Salle @ #61 Dayton, 8 p.m. (CBSSN) - GO LA SALLE!
South Carolina @ #74 Arkansas, 8 p.m. - GO ARKANSAS!!!!
UCLA @ #44 Cal, 9:30 p.m. (Pac 12 Network) GO UCLA!!!
#30 Arizona State @ Colorado, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) GO COLORADO!!!
 

Losing to 3-10 Illinois at home is a bad loss. No ifs ands or butts.
 





This is as much a must-win as Indiana was. It'll be hard to envision beating OSU or Iowa (which would become mandatory) if we can't beat Illinois.
 


Gopher Warrior said:
Yes (and Illinois' RPI doesn't matter to Minnesota's RPI).
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Yes. The RPI itself doesn't matter. Illini's record matters from an SOS standpoint of course because it affects our SOS which in turn affects our RPI... but anywho....
 



SelectionSunday, don't you normally do daily bubble watch updates starting some time around this time of year? I love those. No other feature like it on the web.
 

justthefacts said:
SelectionSunday, don't you normally do daily bubble watch updates starting some time around this time of year? I love those. No other feature like it on the web.
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I missed a couple days here. I needed a quick respite after the Gophers' stinker vs. Illinois.

I'll get back on schedule shortly with the weekend report. Thanks.
 

mcal24 said:
True. I just find it hard to believe how a major conference can be so awful outside of a couple teams. B10 last place team has a better RPI than SEC #3.
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Yeah and there 10th place team (that's the way most people on here would see the standings based on what I remember from last spring) dominated us....outscoring us by almost 20 points in the second half of a neutral site game earlier this year.
 

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