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Monday, January 17, 2022

Resume Watch

 

Tyler Kolek's steal and lay-up to beat Illinois is resume gold

Photo by Aaron Gash | AP Sports

For Marquette fans, it's been a good past 96 hours. In addition to racking up a Quadrant 1 win over Seton Hall in nailbiting fashion, St. Bonaventure thrashed VCU, which moved the Bonnies from a bad Quadrant 3 loss up to Quadrant 2. Kansas State scored an upset of Texas Tech, moving up to 75 in the NET and Quadrant 1. Those results give Marquette four Quadrant 1 wins; only Baylor and Wisconsin (5 each) have more in the entire country. Shaka Smart's team also has no bad losses. As a result, they have effectively moved off the bubble as they are no longer one of the last eight teams in.

In terms of things to watch, keep an eye on Illinois. Marquette's top-10 win is better than anyone on the bubble except Arkansas can claim and the Illini are undefeated in league play and favored per kenpom to win the Big 10. They are up to a 4-seed here but have the potential to be a 2-seed come Selection Sunday, meaning Tyler Kolek's steal and lay-up from November 15th might end up being the play of the year when it comes to seeding.

In terms of Quadrant cut-lines, Seton Hall (#30) and Kansas State (#75) are the exact last teams to qualify for Quadrant 1 wins, so MU will hope to see them move a bit higher up. Providence (#33, cut-off 30) could move up to Quadrant 1 while Ole Miss (#115, cut-off 100) isn't far from being Quadrant 2. Both are favored to win this week and could help the cause by exceeding the spread.

1-Seeds: 1-AUBURN 2-ARIZONA 3-GONZAGA 4-BAYLOR

2-Seeds: 8-VILLANOVA 7-PURDUE 6-Kansas 5-Lsu

3-Seeds: 9-DUKE 10-Texas Tech 11-Wisconsin 12-Michigan State

4-Seeds: 16-Illinois 15-Xavier 14-Iowa State 13-Ucla

5-Seeds: 17-Kentucky 18-HOUSTON 19-Tennessee 20-Connecticut

6-Seeds: 24-Seton Hall 23-Usc 22-Providence 21-Ohio State

7-Seeds: 25-LOYOLA CHICAGO 26-Alabama 27-Byu 28-Colorado State

8-Seeds: 32-Texas 31-St. Mary's 30-San Francisco 29-West Virginia

9-Seeds: 33-Iowa 34-Marquette 35-San Diego State 36-MURRAY STATE

10-Seeds: 40-Oklahoma 39-Wake Forest 38-Belmont 37-Creighton

11-Seeds: 41-Indiana 42-Tcu 43-Mississippi State 44-North Carolina 45-Oregon 46-Arkansas

12-Seeds: 50-CHATTANOOGA 49-WYOMING 48-UAB 47-DAVIDSON

13-Seeds: 51-IONA 52-GRAND CANYON 53-OAKLAND 54-WAGNER

14-Seeds: 58-TOWSON 57-SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 56-TOLEDO 55-VERMONT

15-Seeds: 59-NAVY 60-PRINCETON 61-UC IRVINE 62-LIBERTY

16-Seeds: 68-NORFOLK STATE 67-GARDNER WEBB 66-TEXAS SOUTHERN 65-NICHOLLS STATE 64-TEXAS STATE 63-MONTANA STATE


Last Four Byes: Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Indiana, TCU

Last Four In: Mississippi State, North Carolina, Oregon, Arkansas

NIT 1-Seeds: Cincinnati, St. Louis, Miami, Virginia Tech

NIT 2-Seeds: Texas A&M, Florida, New Mexico State, Boise State


Multibid Leagues

Big 12: 8

Big East: 7

Big 10: 7

SEC: 7

Pac-12: 4

WCC: 4

ACC: 3

MWC: 3

OVC: 2

 


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