Bubblicious March Madness News

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Georgia obviously isn't alone on the NCAA bubble. Two dozen or so teams entered today vying for about 8 to 10 slots at the bottom of the pile of at-large bids. Saturday ended with things going about as well as they possibly could've gone for the Bulldogs.

Our RPI is now up to 52. We were down to 59th pre-game.

Some teams we wanted to lose that did (new RPI as of 10:00 pm Sat.):

-- Alabama (40) 6-8 in SEC
-- Clemson (44) 5-9 in ACC
-- Oklahoma State (48) 5-8 in Big 12
-- Georgia Tech (50) 6-8 in ACC
-- Mississippi (66) 7-7 in SEC
-- Arkansas (62) 5-9 in SEC
-- Mississippi State (67) 7-7 in SEC

Teams we wanted to lose that didn't (new RPI):

-- Tennessee (11) 8-6 in SEC
-- Illinois (30) 9-6 in Big 10 (now a tourney lock)
-- Purdue (42) 7-7 in Big 10
-- Texas Tech (43) 7-7 in Big 12
-- Florida State (45) 6-9 in ACC (pretty much out)
-- San Diego State (47) 9-5 in MWC
-- Syracuse (53) 9-5 in Big East
-- Michigan (55) 7-7 in Big 10
-- Kansas St (58) 9-5 in Big 12

It looks like Southern Cal is probably going to move up after their game with Cal. We need to 9-7 in the SEC, and around 48 in the RPIs. A win over UK (RPI 7) or UT (RPI 11) would get us both of those things.

The above teams don't constitute a complete listing of all bubble teams, but they are some of the higher profile options. Looking at the above teams and their remaining games, I like our chances better than everyone listed above except UT (their RPI is so I high they might get in at 8-8), Illinois (now a lock), Purdue, Texas Tech and Syracuse.

PWD

All Stats from RealtimeRPI as of 10:00 pm Sat.

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