Last teams in: Dayton, NC State, Oral Roberts, Drexel
Last teams out: Mississippi St, Seton Hall, Iona, South Florida, Marshall, Northwestern, Washington
If St. Bonaventure beats Xavier they would steal Dayton's spot in my bracket. Most people do not have Oral Roberts or Dayton in the field. Dayton is 4-4 against the RPI top 50, and 8-8 against the top 100. This is better than many of the other bubble teams. Oral Roberts--much like Drexel--is a very good basketball team with a gaudy record that slipped up in their conference tournament. I don't understand why their resume isn't getting more consideration as it is very similar to that of Drexel's. Oral Roberts has two top 50 wins over Xavier and South Dakota St. The Committee will have some tough decisions to make as to wether they want mediocre teams from tougher conferences, or teams that have won the games on their schedule; albeit against lower competition. Personally I think an Oral Roberts team that has won 20 of their last 22 is more deserving then a Mississippi St. team that has lost 6 of their last 8. ORU also has a better RPI and a much better road record. Mississippi State has not played well at all lately. So I think ORU warrants serious discussion about a bid, and I have them in the field.
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