Auburn continues to be the general No. 1 seed in Monday’s up to date NCAA Event projected bracket, however that isn’t the story with the Tigers. Nationwide participant of the yr candidate Johni Broome severely sprained his ankle in Auburn’s 66-63 win over South Carolina on Saturday and is anticipated to be out for a minimum of the subsequent two video games. These contests are at residence vs. Mississippi State and at Georgia. The sport after that is a vital contest vs. Tennessee at residence.
The choice committee usually has to cope with accidents to vital gamers of Broome’s caliber. The principle factor to recollect is that outcomes are outcomes. The committee just isn’t going to disregard losses that Auburn suffers in Broome’s absence, ought to there be any. It additionally will not fake or guess that the Tigers would have received the sport had Broome performed.
What the committee members do is give a little extra weight to how a workforce carried out with the roster that’s taking part in within the NCAA Event vs. any variations of it. Be aware the emphasis on “little.” Chances are you’ll not even discover the distinction.
Texas A&M is in an analogous state of affairs with its star Wade Taylor IV. Taylor was injured throughout the Aggies’ win over Texas on Jan. 4. He missed each video games final week, together with a 94-88 loss to Alabama at residence on Saturday. Subsequent up for Texas A&M is a visit to Rupp Enviornment to tackle Kentucky on Tuesday. It’s nonetheless unknown if Taylor shall be obtainable for that contest..
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There are a few different large video games within the SEC this week. That’s just about unavoidable in that convention. On Wednesday, Georgia visits Tennessee in quest of a giant highway win to fill a gap of their match profile. Tuesday additionally options Mississippi State at Alabama.
The most important recreation of the week although is within the Massive 12, the place Kansas visits Iowa State on Wednesday night. The Jayhawks want to reassert themselves within the Massive 12 race and decide up an enormous win as they chase a convention title and maybe a No. 1 seed within the NCAA Event.
The highest seven groups from Friday’s bracket are unchanged and there are nonetheless seven SEC groups within the prime quadrant. The SEC and Massive Ten have 11 groups every in Monday’s projection though the Massive Ten solely has three among the many prime 16.Â
The way to consider HoustonÂ
Houston is in a singular state of affairs, and I do not imply that its NET rankings and resume do not matchup. That occurs so much this time of yr. What’s uncommon is that the Cougars not have any Quad 1 wins. BYU misplaced over the weekend and dropped right down to a Quad 2 win for the Cougars. They’re within the bracket nonetheless, after all, however on the finish of the season, it will be uncommon to see an at-large workforce with no Quad 1 wins. The very best seed ever for a workforce with no Quad 1 wins is No. 8. I’m assured that Houston will provide you with some between now and Choice Sunday.
Residence recreation for Dayton?
One other oddity within the bracket is a recreation between Ohio State vs. Dayton within the First 4. As you recall, all First 4 video games are performed at Dayton. The Flyers are the one workforce allowed to play NCAA Event video games on their residence flooring. This could not be Dayton’s first journey to the First 4 if it occurs. The Flyers opened the 2015 NCAA Event with a win over Boise State within the First 4.