Bubble Watch

Here is the Bubble Watch after Monday nights games:

(ALL RPI rankings as of February 17)

Lousiville 61 - Syracuse 50
Syracuse
RPI 46
Overall: 17-10
Conf: 7-7 Big East (9th)
SOS: 13
Top 25: 1-4
RPI Top 50: 2-8
RPI 50-100: 5-0
RPI 101-150: 7-2
RPI 151-200 : 2-0
RPI 200+ : 1-0
Big Wins: Feb 16 against #8 Georgetown
Big Losses: Feb 13 against South Florida (RPI 156)

Syracuse really helped themselves last week with a big win against top 10 Georgetown. It nearly erases the bad loss 3 days earlier to South Florida. There is not an easy game left on the schedule.

Gonzaga 56-San Diego 51
Gonzaga
RPI: 40
Overall: 21-6
Conf: 10-1 WCC (1st)
SOS: 93
Top 25: 0-4
RPI Top 50: 3-4
RPI 50-100: 2-2
RPI 101-150: 3-0
RPI 151-200: 6-0
RPI 200+ : 7-0
Big Wins: In late November, early December on Neutral or Road courts the Zags beat VT (72), St. Joe's (RPI 41) and UCONN (RPI 12)
Big Loses: None

They play in the WCC (RPI 12) so their SOS is not going to be great. The Zags have beat the teams they were supposed to beat (13 with 150+ RPI) and lost to good teams (Texas Tech, Washington State, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Memphis, St. Mary's). They have done enough to get in and will probably go deep into the conference tourny without a loss.

Kentucky
RPI: 71
Overall: 13-10
Conf: 7-3 WCC (4th)
SOS: 25
Top 25: 2-3
RPI Top 50: 3-4
RPI 51-100: 1-3
RPI 101-150: 3-3
RPI 151-200: 2-0
RPI 200+ : 4-0
Big Wins: Jan 12 Vandy, Jan 22 Tennessee,
Big Loses: You Know!!!!!

Games tonight:
Bowling Green vs Ohio (63)
Missouri St. vs. Creighton (70)
UNC Greensboro vs. Davidson (56)
Southern Utah vs. Oral Roberts (44)
(42) Baylor vs. Oklahoma