For those basketball fans that are interested, I have a deeper dive into Lunardi's bubble selection.
A couple things I noticed while putting this together.
1. Oklahoma is going to have the hardest time getting in with the hardest remaining schedule out of all these teams.
2. I think the NET is garbage (personal opinion)
3. Boise St has 0 games against Top 25 opponents and that is frustrating to see as a Big12 member. (OU will have 17, WVU will have 14, OSU will have 15 as it stands)
4. Some of those schedules have a lot of 3 digit ranked teams on their lists.
5. I don't think many understand...of this list, the next highest non-Big12 team in Top25 opponents is Seton Hall at 10 and Kentucky/Maryland at 9. Other than that, its Ohio St at 8, Wisconsin/Penn at 7, and everyone else below that.
6. Memphis is too high, Pittsburgh is too high.
7. West Virginia doesn't have a bad loss at all. (OU is their lowest)
8. Ohio St has lost 7 of their last 8...that is why they are that low.
9. Buzz Williams and the Aggies can play their way in if they finish strong. They are finally getting to the hard part of their schedule. (20 Ark, 1 UT, 4 Bama left)
Links for sources:
NET - WarrenNolan
KenPom Rankings
Bracketology
| Team | Bubble | KP Rank | Record | Conf Rec | Top 25 Rec | Top 25 Left | Best Win | Worst Loss | SOS | NET | Quad 1 |
| Boise St | Last Four Byes | 24 | 18-5 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 41 | 190 | 74 | 21 | 2-2 |
| Maryland | Last Four Byes | 31 | 15-7 | 6-5 | 2-6 | 1 | 21 | 69 | 33 | 38 | 4-6 |
| Memphis | Last Four Byes | 37 | 17-5 | 7-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 30 | 87 | 65 | 41 | 1-2 |
| West Virginia | Last Four Byes | 19 | 13-9 | 2-7 | 1-7 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 25 | 3-9 |
| Pittsburgh | Last Four In | 68 | 15-7 | 8-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 13 | 160 | 91 | 62 | 3-2 |
| Penn St | Last Four In | 40 | 14-7 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 21 | 69 | 50 | 53 | 2-4 |
| Kentucky | Last Four In | 34 | 15-7 | 6-3 | 1-5 | 3 | 1 | 255 | 68 | 35 | 1-6 |
| Oklahoma | Last Four In | 38 | 12-9 | 2-6 | 2-7 | 8 | 4 | 72 | 5 | 56 | 3-7 |
| Texas A&M | First Four Out | 41 | 15-7 | 7-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 30 | 199 | 80 | 43 | 2-4 |
| Nevada | First Four Out | 50 | 17-6 | 7-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 24 | 84 | 24 | 37 | 3-5 |
| Oklahoma St | First Four Out | 35 | 12-9 | 3-5 | 2-6 | 7 | 18 | 117 | 15 | 44 | 2-6 |
| Wisconsin | First Four Out | 69 | 12-8 | 4-6 | 1-4 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 10 | 74 | 2-6 |
| Arizona St | Next Four Out | 64 | 15-7 | 6-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 11 | 307 | 48 | 64 | 3-3 |
| Ohio St | Next Four Out | 26 | 11-10 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2 | 17 | 194 | 16 | 29 | 2-8 |
| Seton Hall | Next Four Out | 54 | 13-9 | 6-5 | 2-5 | 3 | 6 | 145 | 7 | 57 | 3-5 |
| Utah St | Next Four Out | 48 | 17-5 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 57 | 216 | 66 | 34 | 0-3 |
A couple things I noticed while putting this together.
1. Oklahoma is going to have the hardest time getting in with the hardest remaining schedule out of all these teams.
2. I think the NET is garbage (personal opinion)
3. Boise St has 0 games against Top 25 opponents and that is frustrating to see as a Big12 member. (OU will have 17, WVU will have 14, OSU will have 15 as it stands)
4. Some of those schedules have a lot of 3 digit ranked teams on their lists.
5. I don't think many understand...of this list, the next highest non-Big12 team in Top25 opponents is Seton Hall at 10 and Kentucky/Maryland at 9. Other than that, its Ohio St at 8, Wisconsin/Penn at 7, and everyone else below that.
6. Memphis is too high, Pittsburgh is too high.
7. West Virginia doesn't have a bad loss at all. (OU is their lowest)
8. Ohio St has lost 7 of their last 8...that is why they are that low.
9. Buzz Williams and the Aggies can play their way in if they finish strong. They are finally getting to the hard part of their schedule. (20 Ark, 1 UT, 4 Bama left)
Links for sources:
NET - WarrenNolan
KenPom Rankings
Bracketology
