Xavier come into the Big East tournament among the last four teams in the field. Coming out of the Big East tournament, they may be left in the dust when it settles.
Xavier absolutely could not afford a loss to Butler in the first round in New York on Wednesday. That's exactly what happened, as Butler took down Xavier in overtime, 70-69. That knocked Xavier out of the top 60 of the NET and leaves them with just one Quad 1 win (Creighton). They also have just a 5-5 record against Quad 2, including road losses to Providence, Georgetown and Marquette and now have a Quad 3 loss to Butler. It's going to be a long week for Xavier. They currently sit as the second team out.
Taking advantage of Xavier's misfortunes is Syracuse. Yes, the Orange are back after they were left for dead a couple of weeks ago. Syracuse may only have one Quad win of their own, and that's at North Carolina State. However, they are now top-40 in NET and have wins over North Carolina (which is just two spots away from being a Quad 1 win for Syracuse), Clemson and Virginia Tech. Syracuse was swept by Pittsburgh and is just 3-7 away from home. They can really make a statement if they can beat Virginia today in the ACC quarterfinals.
Duke scored a huge victory on Wednesday over Louisville to move them into the next four out. Unfortunately for Duke, they may be left in the dust due to circumstances outside of their control. They were set to face Florida State in a game that really could have given Duke life in the at-large hunt. That game now will not happen as Duke has had to pull out of the ACC Tournament due to a positive COVID-19 case. And with it, it could very well keep Duke out of the NCAA Tournament, as they'll take just a 13-11 record into Selection Sunday. Very unfortunate for the Blue Devils.
After some shuffling in the bracket, here's your full update entering a big Thursday.
Last Four Byes: VCU, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan State
Last Four In: Drake, Boise State, Colorado State, Syracuse
First Four Out: Utah State, Xavier, Seton Hall, Ole Miss
Next Four Out: Duke, Saint Louis, St. John's, Memphis
Bids by Conference:
Big Ten - 9
ACC - 8
Big 12 - 7
SEC - 6
Pac-12 - 4
Big East - 3
Mountain West - 3
American Athletic - 2
Atlantic 10 - 2
Missouri Valley - 2
West Coast - 2
One-bid leagues - 20
Here's your full schedule for Thursday.
American Athletic First round (Fort Worth, TX)
No. 9 Temple vs. No. 8 South Florida, 12:00, ESPNU
No. 10 Tulane vs. No. 7 Tulsa, 3:00, ESPNU
No. 11 East Carolina vs. No. 6 UCF, 7:00, ESPNU
ACC Quarterfinals (Greensboro, NC)
No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 1 Virginia, 12:00, ESPN2
No. 13 Miami (FL) vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech, 2:30, ESPN2
No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech, 8:30, ESPN
(Duke had to pull out due to COVID, meaning No. 2 Florida State advances to the semifinals.)
Big 12 Quarterfinals (Kansas City, MO)
No. 5 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 West Virginia, 11:30 a.m., ESPN
No. 9 Kansas State vs. No. 1 Baylor, 2:30, ESPN
No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Kansas, 6:30, ESPN2
No. 6 Texas Tech vs. No. 3 Texas, 9:30, ESPN2
Big East Quarterfinals (New York, NY)
No. 8 Georgetown vs. No. 1 Villanova, 12:00, FS1
No. 5 Seton Hall vs. No. 4 St. John's, 3:00, FS1
No. 10 Butler vs. No. 2 Creighton, 6:00, FS1
No. 11 DePaul vs. No. 3 UConn, 9:00, FS1
Big Sky Quarterfinals (Boise, ID)
No. 8 Northern Colorado vs. No. 1 Southern Utah, 1:00, Pluto TV
No. 5 Montana State vs. No. 4 Idaho State, 4:00, Pluto TV
No. 10 Northern Arizona vs. No. 2 Eastern Washington, 7:00, Pluto TV
No. 6 Montana vs. No. 3 Weber State, 10:00, Pluto TV
Big Ten Second Round (Indianapolis, IN)
No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Maryland, 11:30 a.m., Big Ten Network
No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Ohio State, 2:00, BTN
No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Rutgers, 6:30, BTN
No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 6 Wisconsin, 9:00, BTN
Big West Quarterfinals (Las Vegas, NV)
No. 9 Long Beach State vs. No. 1 UC Santa Barbara, 2:00, ESPN3
No. 5 Cal State Bakersfield vs. No. 4 UC Davis, 5:00, ESPN3
No. 10 Cal Poly vs. No. 2 UC Irvine, 8:00, ESPN3
No. 6 Hawaii vs. No. 3 UC Riverside, 11:00, ESPN3
Conference USA Quarterfinals (Frisco, TX)
West No. 4 Texas-San Antonio vs. East No. 1 Western Kentucky, 6:30, Stadium
West No. 6 Rice vs. West No. 2 UAB, 7:00, Stadium
East No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. West No. 1 Louisiana Tech, 9:30, Stadium
West No. 3 North Texas vs. East No. 2 Old Dominion, 10:00, Stadium
MAAC Quarterfinals (Atlantic City, NJ)
No. 11 Rider vs. No. 3 Saint Peter's, 5:00, ESPN+
No. 5 Niagara vs. No. 4 Marist, 7:30, ESPN+
MAC Quarterfinals (Cleveland, OH)
No. 8 Ball State vs. No. 1 Toledo, 11:00 a.m., ESPN+
No. 5 Ohio vs. No. 4 Kent State, 1:30, ESPN+
No. 7 Miami (OH) vs. No. 2 Buffalo, 4:00, ESPN+
No. 6 Akron vs. No. 3 Bowling Green, 6:30, ESPN+
MEAC Quarterfinals (Norfolk, VA)
North No. 3 Morgan State vs. South No. 2 Florida A&M, 6:00, FloHoops.com
South No. 3 North Carolina Central vs. North No. 2 Norfolk State, 8:30, FloHoops.com
Mountain West Quarterfinals (Las Vegas, NV)
No. 8 Wyoming vs. No. 1 San Diego State, 3:00, CBSSN
No. 5 Nevada vs. No. 4 Boise State, 5:30, CBSSN
No. 7 UNLV vs. No. 2 Utah State, 9:00, CBSSN
No. 6 Fresno State vs. No. 3 Colorado State, 11:30, CBSSN
Pac-12 Quarterfinals (Las Vegas, NV)
No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 1 Oregon, 2:30, Pac-12 Network
No. 5 Oregon State vs. No. 4 UCLA, 5:30, Pac-12 Network
No. 7 Utah vs. No. 2 USC, 8:30, Pac-12 Network
No. 11 California vs. No. 3 Colorado, 11:30, ESPN
SEC Second Round (Nashville, TN)
No. 9 Mississippi State vs. No. 8 Kentucky, 12:00, SEC Network
No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 5 Florida, 2:30, SECN
No. 10 Georgia vs. No. 7 Missouri, 7:00, SECN
No. 11 South Carolina vs. No. 6 Ole Miss, 9:30, SECN
Southland Quarterfinals (Katy, TX)
No. 5 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Northwestern State, 6:00, ESPN+
No. 6 Lamar vs. No. 3 Sam Houston, 9:00, ESPN+
SWAC Quarterfinals (Birmingham, AL)
No. 6 Alcorn State vs. No. 3 Texas Southern, 3:0, ESPN3
No. 5 Southern vs. No. 4 Grambling State, 9:30, ESPN3
WAC Quarterfinals (Las Vegas, NV)
No. 5 Seattle vs. No. 4 Cal Baptist, 8:00, ESPN+
No. 6 Texas-Rio Grande Valley vs. No. 3 New Mexico State, 11:00, ESPN+
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