Bubble Teams Revisited

Just a quick review of Selection Sunday Bubble teams and how they did in their respective post season tournaments.

======NCAA Teams===================

Missouri - 2nd Round loss to WVU*

Georgia Tech -2nd round loss to OSU*
UTEP - Destroyed by Butler in second half
Minnesota - Loss to Xavier
Utah State - Dominated by Texas A&M
Louisville - Loss to California
Florida - 2OT loss to BYU
======NIT Teams===============
Arizona State - Lost to Jacksonville in first round
Ole Miss - Loss in Final 4 to Dayton
Illinois - won @Stony Brook in first round, win against Kent State loss to Dayton
Miss State - Beat Jackson State and lost to UNC
Rhode Island - Loss in Final 4 to UNC
Virginia Tech - beat Quinnipiac, Beat UConn, loss to Rhodie
Memphis - Beat St Johns, second round loss to Ole Miss
Dayton - Win NIT
Seton Hall - blown out by TTU

Almost every single bubble team performed rather poorly in their tournaments. The exceptions were Ole Miss, Rhode Island and Dayton who all did well in the NIT (Final 4+). GT and Missouri are listed, but they weren't truly bubble teams. I didn't list California because apparently the committee didn't think they were a bubble team.

Hindsight is always 20/20, however I still don't think the 3 green NIT teams deserved to be in the tournament BASED ON THEIR RESUMES. Rhode Island was a stretch at best, and Dayton + Ole Miss were definitely out, IMO.

Overall, the bubble was constantly described as the weakest in a long time, and it looks like post season play proved that in almost every case. Don't forget: bubble teams do play significantly higher seeds in the NCAA tournament... but still.

I'll post back after the Final 4 for a preview towards next year, and we'll take it from there!

In the mean time, I'll see ya on Pennstatehoops.com or Piratecrew.com (once the ban is lifted on new members..)!