Archive for March 10th, 2009

Mar200910

semerson

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More stuff

A few random, Tuesday afternoon notes:
- A point that Darrin Horn made Monday, and other folks around here have echoed, is that while South Carolina is 1-5 against teams currently among the RPI top 50, it has quality wins against teams that were ranked when USC beat them.
Well, yes and no. Baylor, Florida and Kentucky [...]

Mar200910

semerson

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Ranking the bubble

A few of you have asked, and ye shall receive another ranking of the bubble teams.
According to College RPI.com, there are 13 at-large bids up for grabs.
Here’s how I rank the remaining contenders, according to what I think their chances ARE, not what I think they SHOULD be. (I am not a bracket guru; I [...]

Mar200910

semerson

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Tuesday's bubble watch

South Carolina’s key numbers: 21-8 overall, 10-6 SEC. RPI rank of 51, SOS of 93.
What just happened: A pair of late-night games helped South Carolina. One earlier game did not.
College of Charleston’s loss in the Southern Conference title game by no means caused huge damage to USC’s resume. But USC’s loss to Charleston would have [...]