Weekend Recap

Georgetown 68, Syracuse 53
'Cuse got the split it needed this week to stay in the bracket. Their fate will likely ultimately be decided by the Big East tourney.

Vanderbilt 57, South Carolina 56
'Cocks officially punched their ticket to the NIT.

Arkansas 73, Tennessee 69
Heck of a three-game run by the Razorbacks.

Colorado 78, Missouri 60
This one was close early, but the bubbleicious Buffaloes eventually took care of business.

Ohio State 64, Michigan 54
Wolverines can't pull of an impressive sweep for the week. OSU will go back to being the Big Ten's best seed.

Clemson 90, Virginia 64
Losing the game was bad enough for Virginia, but losing by 26 pushes them a little further down the bubble.

Kent State 70, Miami (OH) 63
Golden Flashes hold on to first place in the MAC.

Southern Illinois 46, Northern Iowa 45
Huge win for the Salukis in the season finale for both teams. The MVC went from a four-bid lock conference to a huge mess the last couple weeks. At this point, making it to the conference tourney semis is imperative for everyone.

DePaul 67, Seton Hall 64
That's three straight bad losses by Hall, who's in a whole lot of trouble. Will the Big East - after all the eight and nine bid talk - be a seven bid league?

San Diego State 73, New Mexico 66
The Aztecs come out of the Pit with the win and their lead in the MWC.

LSU 71, Kentucky 67
Wildcats lose first game of their brutal three-game stretch the end the season.

Boston College 74, North Carolina State 72
Eagles get their first good conference win in a month.

Hofstra 70, Drexel 68
Pride get the win, Craig (in Vegas for the weekend) gets the loss, taking Hofstra -7.

George Washington 78, Fordham 67
First game without Pops is a win for GW.

Texas A&M 66, Nebraska 55
That's five straight for the resume-challenged Aggies as they prep for a make-or-break showdown Wednesday vs. Texas.

Marquette 80, Notre Dame 72
Golden Eagles keep improving their seed.

Illinois 71, Iowa 59
Buckeye fans can thank the Illini for their one game lead with two to play.

Air Force 68, UNLV 55
Falcons can't afford any more losses the rest of the way.

Stanford 39, Washington State 37
Hey, when you're Stanford, you'll take a win anyway you can get one. The Cardinal still need to win out, though, to have a shot.

Virginia Tech 72, Florida State 61
This was supposed to be the "gimme" game left for FSU. Can any ACC bubble team win a game? Anyone?

UAB 73, SMU 68
Blazers now set their sights on a season-making rematch with Memphis.

UTEP 69, Houston 63
Most expected Houston to handle the Tofi-less Miners. Whoops.

Bradley 86, Drake 66
Get on the Bradley bandwagon while you still can.

Missouri State 60, Creighton 54
Missouri State may be the safest team in the MVC right now. This win also gives the Bears slumping Northern Iowa in the MVC first round.

Nevada 75, Utah State 57
So much for an Aggies sweep and an at-large bid. Nevada is on cruise control right now.

Texas 80, Kansas 55
Statement game for the Longhorns as they try to win out and, with some luck, grab the final one seed.

Indiana 78, Michigan State 71
Just when you thought the Hoosiers were dead, they pull off this miracle. Before Indiana fans get too excited, though, remember that the Hoosiers haven't won a road game since December and have two roadies (at Purdue and Michigan) left.

UConn 89, Villanova 75
Nice revenge win for the Huskies, as they tie 'Nova atop the Big East.

Alabama 82, Florida 77
The Tide have officially rolled themselves off the bubble.

Bracketology 101's Top 10 Games That Can Turn Bubble Teams Into Tourney Teams

This week's Top 10 ranks the biggest games left this season for teams currently on or around the bubble. Over the next two weeks, these bubble teams have chances to pick up a marquee win in these games and solidify their invitation to the dance. As always, we welcome your comments, and we invite our readers to post their own lists. Enjoy...

Top 10 Games That Can Turn Bubble Teams Into Tourney Teams
Games were ranked on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale by the three voters.

1. Duke at Florida State 29
2. Nevada at Utah State 25
3. Memphis at UAB 21
3 (tie). Colorado at Kansas 21
5. Houston at Memphis 12
6. West Virginia at Cincinnati 10
6 (tie). Arkansas at Tennessee 10
8. Virginia at North Carolina 8
9. Villanova at Syracuse 7
10. Cincinnati at Seton Hall 6
10 (tie). Charlotte at George Washington 6

Also receiving votes: Texas A&M at Texas 5, Michigan State at Indiana 3, UCLA at Stanford 1, UCLA at Cal 1

Bracketology 101's Field of 65 - Feb. 19

Here is Chris and Craig's latest field:

Last Four In
Syracuse, Florida State, Air Force, UNC-Wilmington

Last Four Out
Southern Illinois, Maryland, Indiana, Utah State

In This Week
Cincinnati, Florida State, Air Force, UNC-Wilmington, Gardner-Webb

Out This Week
Southern Illinois, Maryland, Indiana, Hofstra, Lipscomb

Conference Breakdown
(Automatic bids in multiple-bid conferences are the first teams listed.)
Big East (9), Big Ten (6), SEC (6), ACC (5), MVC (4), Big 12 (4), PAC-10 (4), MWC (2), C-USA (2), Colonial (2)

America East - Albany

ACC - Duke, North Carolina State, Boston College, North Carolina, Florida State

Atlantic Sun - Gardner-Webb

A-10 - George Washington

Big East - Villanova, UConn, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Marquette, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Syracuse

Big Sky - Northern Arizona

Big South - Winthrop

Big Ten - Illinois, Ohio State, Michigan State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan

Big 12 - Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado

Big West - Pacific

Colonial - George Mason, UNC-Wilmington

C-USA - Memphis, UAB

Horizon - Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Ivy - Penn

Metro Atlantic - Iona

MAC - Akron

MCC - IUPUI

MEAC - Delaware State

MVC - Northern Iowa, Wichita State, Creighton, Missouri State

MWC - San Diego State , Air Force

Northeast - Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley - Murray State

PAC-10 - UCLA, Washington, California, Arizona

Patriot - Bucknell

SEC - Tennessee, Florida, LSU, Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas

Southern - Georgia Southern

Southland - Northwestern State

SWAC - Southern

Sun Belt - Western Kentucky

WAC - Nevada

WCC - Gonzaga

The Seeds
The 1s
Duke, Villanova, UConn, Memphis

The 2s
Texas, Gonzaga, Illinois, Tennessee

The 3s
Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, George Washington

The 4s
UCLA, Iowa, West Virginia, North Carolina State

The 5s
Boston College, North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin

The 6s
Kansas, LSU, Washington, Oklahoma

The 7s
Marquette, Georgetown, Northern Iowa, Nevada

The 8s
Wichita State, Creighton, Bucknell, Michigan

The 9s
Alabama, Seton Hall, Kentucky, George Mason

The 10s
California, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri State

The 11s
Cincinnati, Arkansas, UAB, Florida State

The 12s
Syracuse, Western Kentucky, San Diego State, Air Force

The 13s
UNC-Wilmington, Iona, Akron, Winthrop

The 14s
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Northwestern State, Murray State, Northern Arizona

The 15s
Pacific, Albany, Penn, IUPUI

The 16s
Georgia Southern, Delaware State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Gardner-Webb (Play-In Game), Southern (Play-In Game)

The Bracket

This Week's Bracket

Bracket courtesy Matt Reeves.

Questions? Comments? E-mail Chris and Craig at bracketologyblog@yahoo.com

Weekend Recap

Cincinnati 66, Providence 64
Good week for the Bearcats.

Nevada 88, Akron 61
This is the Wolfpack team that everyone expected this year. Their seed will continue to climb.

Northern Iowa 65, Bucknell 61 2OT
Bison had this game in the bag but blew it. Why are the UNI students rushing?

Oklahoma 83, Iowa State 82
Cyclones blew this game and all their at-large hopes.

Kentucky 79, South Carolina 66
Might have been the biggest bubble game of the day. 'Cocks rising at-large chances take a huge hit.

Kansas State 72, Colorado 60
Huge let down for Buffs after big win over Sooners.

Missouri State 72, Wisc.-Milwaukee 63
Bears get a huge road win to add to their at-large profile.

Arkansas 85, Florida 81 OT
Razorbacks get the marquee win their profile was in desperate need of.

Western Kentucky 79, Northern Arizona 58
Hilltoppers have a legitimate shot at an at-large.

UConn 81, West Virginia 75
Mountaineers can't hand Huskies 2 straight losses.

Texas Tech 70, Nebraska 64
Just when you though the Huskers would climb back in the at-large picture.

Alabama 92, Tennessee 79
Tide recovers nicely from early week loss.

Maryland 87, Georgia Tech 84 OT
Terps barely hanging on to tourney hopes. Not an impressive showing at home for them.

Florida State 76, Virginia 62
Basically an elimination game in ACC. Brutal schedule left for Cavs leaves them in big trouble.

Minnesota 74, Iowa 61
Gophers playing well at home in February.

Louisiana Tech 54, Southern Illinois 51
May be a very devastating loss for SIU. Out of conference profile is disgusting for the Salukis.

George Mason 70, Wichita State 67
Patriots are the big winners in this year's Bracket Buster. This was a gigantic road win for them over the MVC's top team.

Arizona State 65, Cal 64
Bad home lose for Bears only affects their seed at this point.

Vanderbilt 72, Georgia 55
Vandy is just hanging on to the rear end of the bubble.

Marquette 84, Pittsburgh 82
Eagles have best week out of everyone in the whole country.

Notre Dame 102, Seton Hall 91
Real tough trying to figure out Hall right now. It's just a good thing that got the win over WVU this week.

Syracuse 79, Louisville 66
Orange get a must win, while the Cardinals now have to worry about making the Big East tourney more then the NCAA tourney.

Arizona 76, Stanford 72
Cardinal really needed this one at home. They now have to sweep this week in Washington just to get back in the conversation.

USC 71, UCLA 68
Loss sends the Bruins back into a first place tie in the Pac-10.