Fellow Bubble Teams' Resume & Upcoming Games

[msubullie4life]

From Lunardi's latest Bracketology to be released later on Monday (& Bracket Matrix's numbers), here are our closest competitors:

Upcoming schedules:
#39 Louisville - vs #1 Virginia, @47 NSCU (Might easily go 0-2)
#29 USC - vs #54 UCLA (Not sure even a loss to the Bruins pulls down their RPI low enough to be snubbed. Might be the safest team in this group)
#63 Baylor- vs #34 OU, @ #61 KSU (I think one loss might put them on the wrong side of the bubble)
#55 Texas - @ #6 Kansas, vs #29 WVU (I see another 1-1 or 0-2 finish. Wish Kansas hadn't wrapped up the Big12 title yet. But, they still have the #1 seeding to play for)
#46 Syracuse - @101 BC, vs #10 Clemson (A single loss dooms the Cuse just like us)
#54 UCLA - @24 USC (Must win their only game left and hope the other bubblers don't outperform them)
#58 Nebraska - No reg. season games left (Pray hard that the other teams slide down with some ugly losses)
#62 Mississippi State - vs #12 Tenn, @82 LSU (Must win both games, enough said)
#51 Washington - vs #163 OrSt, Vs #73 Oregon (Not sure their profile is going to get elevated any higher even with a 2-0 finish against mediocre teams in the regular season)
#45 Boise State - @ #108 SDSU, vs #88 Wyoming (See above. Not seeing them get into the NCAAT unless they win their conf tournament)
#57 Utah - vs #79 Colorado (Might need to win the Pac12T to make it)
#68 Notre Dame - vs #204 Pitt, @ #1 Virginia (A 2-0 finish with a win at UVa coupled with a deep run at the ACCT might propel them in to tournament)

We can count on at least 1 or 2 bubble-spot stealing conference tournament champs. I think we will need to go 2-0 (duh!) in the regular season and win at least one in the SECT to feel safe.

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[tatedog]

Our competition is Tennessee and LSU. We either beat them or we don't. Our RPI won't get high enough to matter if we don't win both. 11-7 goes a lot farther offsetting our poor schedule than 10-8 does.

 

[SpeckTaker]

Whatever scenario plays out, it sure is fun to be relevant this late in the year.

 

[DAWG61]

I think if we can go 3-0 before SECT semis we can sneak in over Baylor or Texas. I think Nebraska is also going to sneak in if they win a couple games in B1G tourney.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

I know our non conf schedule was horrible, but did only lose once and it was on the road vs Cincy. We have 2 bad losses: Ole Miss and @ Vandy on a last second shot. We also had a big lead against Auburn.

If we beat Tennessee and LSU, I'm not sure how we're not a tournament team.