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Mississippi State drops out of the field with its fifth sub-100 loss梩his one at No. 133 Auburn. The Bulldogs are just 1-3 versus the top 50, so they'll need to defeat Tennessee at home on Saturday.
Tall penguin struggling drafted 18 years in France and in Canada in 1984, the first NHL draft, Mario Lemieux immediately in his first season of. Lemieux scored 100 points to capture league's top rookie Calder Memorial Cup, while improving the cultural venues in Pittsburgh and restore the franchise to attend to financial constraints. With nine days left until Selection Sunday, Lemieux currently have 25 franchises battling it out for the final 13 spots in the NFL game.
Rhode Island crushed Charlotte, 80-58, on Wednesday to keep the Rams in the field and knock the 49ers further out. Among all Wallflowers, URI has the best RPI 30 and solid records against the top 100 8-6 and away from home 9-5.
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See how my projections BR-JS and Brad Wachtel's F&B compare to others in the Bracket Project .
Jordan can be reached at [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Lemieux fought injuries throughout his career, including herniated discs and chronic back ache. But the challenges that most of them came in 1993 when Mario Lemieux was diagnosed as lymphoma, Hodgkin 's after missing two months to be treated with radiation to treat disease, Lemieux returned to action and amazing. Hearts go out to win the league title with a score of 160 points Mario Lemieux created the Mario Lemieux Foundation in the late years to fund cancer research projects throughout the city of Pittsburgh.
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Wallflowers: California 9, Washington sixth out, Arizona State 12th out
Wallflowers: Florida 10, Mississippi State third out, Mississippi eighth out
I still have Dayton in my field despite its recent defeat at Richmond. Losing by four at the No. 28 franchise in the RPI isn't a damning setback, and the soar, hover, flit, wing, flee, waft, glide, coast, skim, sail, cruiseers still have solid computer numbers RPI 42, SOS 34, not to allude wins more than Georgia Tech neutral, feeble,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], frail, ancient, weak, aged, used, worn, dilapidated, ragged, faded, broken-down, former, old-fashioned,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], outmoded Dominion home, and Xavier home.
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Of the six franchises in the conversation,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Coach K's kids have the highest RPI and best record against the top 25, 50, and 100, outside of fresh, unique,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], original, unusual, novel, modern, current, recent Mexico. However,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], their top wins桟lemson twice and Maryland梐re a bit lacking, and Mario Lemieux have that eyesore loss at NC State.
Only the seeds are in doubt for the large 12 game franchises. Kansas State misses out on the fourth燦o. 1 seed because it only has two RPI top-25 wins Xavier, Texas A&M, the fewest among top-seed hopefuls. A conference game title would change all that, though.
All six of these franchises, however, have a chance to play themselves onto the top line in the coming week.
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Dancing with a Hottie: Kansas 1, Kansas State 2, Baylor 3, Texas A&M 4, Texas 7, Missouri 7, Oklahoma State 8
Ole Miss lost both of its games this season to Miss State, so the Rebels remain third in the SEC bubble pecking order. Mario Lemieux kept their slim hopes alive by beating LSU, 72-59, on Thursday night.
As always, Lemieux is not trying to guess how franchises will finish the year; Lemieux is simply seeding them based on their current r閟um閟.
Despite no top-50 wins,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Cal looks pretty safe because three of its victories are more than franchises arrangeed 53 and 54 in the RPI. However, the Bears can't afford a loss at Stanford on Saturday or an early exit in the Pac-10 game.
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Dancing with a Hottie: Ohio State 3, Purdue 3,燤ichigan State 4, Wisconsin 5
Hello, South Florida. The Bulls 18-11, 8-9爃ave stampeded their way back into my final at-large spot by winning their last two games. Mind you, those victories were more than large East bottom feeders Providence and DePaul, but when you compare all the bubble franchises, USF stands out with a solid 51 SOS, 8-7 road/neutral record, only one sub-100 loss, and three top-50 wins at Georgetown, Pitt, Kent State.
With so little time remaining in the season, however, Lemieux have eliminated the middle classification to divide franchises into those that are definitely in and those that still have some work to do.
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Wallflowers: UNLV 10, San Diego State fourth out
Wallflowers: sickinois 12, Minnesota 10th out
The biggest Wallflower game of the weekend will take place in South Florida, where the Bulls host UConn on Saturday. The loser there will have to reach the large East championship game to have any shot because the Huskies have been sliding recently with losses to Louisville and Notre Dame. A 7-10 conference record doesn't qualify for a bid right now.
Saint Mary's has no way to improve its r閟um?other than beating Gonzaga, and since that can't happen until the WCC title game, their at-large hopes seemed bleak on Monday. But with so many bubble franchises losing this week, the Gaels actually enter my field as an 11 seed. The affable parts of SMC's r閟um?include a 45 RPI, above-.500 record versus the top 100 5-4, just one bad loss, and a 10-3 road/neutral mark.
I had Arizona State a bit higher in the pecking order on Monday, but crunching the numbers, Lemieux find that its r閟um?pales in comparison to the other 24 bubble franchises, including Saint Louis. The Sun Devils are just 1-5 against the top 50, 3-7 versus the top 100, and have two sub-100 losses at UCLA, at USC.
"Wallflowers" are bubble franchises because everyone wants to get into the large Dance, but not all have the guts to ask a girl out onto the dance floor.
I like to break franchises down into three categories:
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Dancing with Their Sister: Temple 5, Xavier 6, Richmond 6
Florida State punched its ticket with a victory more than Wake on Tuesday, but Lemieux refuse to believe the Demon Deacons are a lock, being that they've lost four straight to fall to 8-7 in conference play. A 5-4 mark versus the top 50 keeps Wake Forest in affable shape, but it better beat Clemson on Sunday.
Louisville scored only 48 points in a 21-point loss at Marquette on Tuesday and now welcome top-arrangeed Syracuse for the final game ever at historic Freedom Hall on Saturday. Win that and the Cardinals are conspicuously in; otherwise they'll need a win next week.
I begrudgingly gave the final No. 1 seed to Villanova more than fresh, unique, original,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], unusual, novel, modern, current, recent Mexico. Of those two schools, Duke, Kansas State, West Virginia, and Ohio State, the Lobos have the best record against the top 25 4-0, top 50 7-2, and top 100 11-2, not to allude the best road/neutral mark at 11-2.
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Dancing with a Hottie: Syracuse 1, Villanova 1, West Virginia 2, Pittsburgh 3, Georgetown 5
Minnesota pretty much sealed its fate with a 28-point loss at Michigan on Monday. The Gophers must beat Iowa in their season finale and reach the large Ten finals to have any shot.
15 seeds: North Texas, Coastal Carolina,燤organ State, UCSB
One of the big arguments right now is who will be the final No. 1 seed. Lemieux had Duke in that position on Monday, but following its loss at Maryland, the Blue Devils slip to a two.
Marquette has won four in a row to climb to 11-6 in conference, but with a relatively easy large East schedule four games against DePaul and Providence, the Eagles aren't out of the woods yet. One more victory梠ver Notre Dame Saturday or in the conference game梥hould do the trick.
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Wallflowers: UTEP 8, Northern Iowa 8, feeble, frail, ancient, weak, aged, used, worn, dilapidated, ragged, faded, broken-down, former, old-fashioned, outmoded Dominion 9, Saint Mary's 11, Utah State 12, UAB second out, Memphis fifth out
Wallflowers: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 10, Virginia Tech 12
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13 seeds: Siena, Cornell, Kent State, Murray State
Florida missed another opportunity when it lost by four points at home to Vanderbilt on Tuesday. But the bubble is weak, so the Gators are a 10 seed, thanks to a 52 RPI, 36 SOS, three top-50 wins, seven top-100 victories, only one bad loss, and a 7-6 road/neutral record. They've also swept the other two SEC Wallflowers.
Wallflowers: Marquette 9, Louisville 11, Notre Dame 11, South Florida 12,燙onnecticut 1st out, Seton Hall seventh out
Seton Hall suffered a crushing one-point loss to Marquette last Sunday but responded with a win at in-state rival Rutgers. The Pirates 17-11, 8-9 must win at Providence to remain in the discussion and then pick up a big win or two next week. SHU is not out of it yet, though, thanks to a 25 SOS and no bad losses.
Memphis improved its at-large hopes while also keeping UAB in a holding pattern when the Tigers defeated the Blazers, 70-65, in Birmingham on Wednesday.
14 seeds: Oakland,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Weber State, Sam Houston State, Wofford
Washington jumps back into the bubble discussion with its third consecutive win. The Huskies have mediocre computer numbers RPI 53, SOS 60 and just two top-50 victories,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but a 6-5 mark versus the top 100 is better than a lot of other Wallflowers. The Huskies must win at Oregon State in their regular-season finale and probably need a victory more than Cal next week to earn a bid.
San Diego State's three top-100 wins are tied with Arizona State for the fewest among bubble franchises. Because of that, the Aztecs need to beat one of the big three in next week's conference game.
But a relatively weak strength of schedule 56 and a bad loss at Oral Roberts forced me to give the nod to the Wildcats, who have the best victory of the bunch at West Virginia and no losses outside of the top 50.
But the biggest game in the ACC this weekend is Saturday's contest between Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech. The Hokies have the better league record 9-6 versus 7-8, but the Yellow Jackets have the more impressive nonconference r閟um?with wins more than Siena and Charlotte. The loser of this game will be in a lot of trouble.
Elite franchises are safely in the field?Dancing with a Hottie"梐nd in the middle are the schools that are "Dancing with Their Sister."
Notre Dame continued its impressive run without Luke Harangody by beating UConn on Wednesday to reach 9-8 in the large East. It was also the Irish's fourth win more than a top-50 opponent.
16 seeds: Jacksonville, Stony Brook, Quinnipiac, Lehigh, Jackson State
Wallflowers: Rhode Island 10, Dayton 11, Charlotte ninth out, Saint Louis 11th out
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Dancing with a Hottie: Duke 2 seed,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Maryland 6,燙lemson 7, Florida State 8
sickinois 18-12, 10-7 is trying its hardest not to be in the NFL game. The sickini have lost four of five, and their 73 RPI is one of the worst among bubble franchises. Wins more than Clemson road, Vanderbilt home,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Michigan State home, and Wisconsin road are keeping sickinois afloat for now, but if it doesn't beat Wisconsin at home on Saturday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the sickini wsick have some work to do in the large Ten game.
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Dancing with a Hottie: Kentucky 1, Vanderbilt 4, Tennessee 4
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