Arizona State beat Arizona by 10, which could prove huge. Arizona State is well in, but Arizona was about as square on the bubble as a team could possibly be. Even with the loss, the Wildcats will still have a better resume than the Terps with a single win tonight, but if the Terps can take down Wake Forest as well, Maryland should leapfrog them.
BYU, who is considered to be a lock coming out of the Mountain West, took care of business against Air Force, so no Cinderella there.
Another huge win was Texas's versus Kansas State. Texas would have had to have been absolutely destroyed for them to even consider themselves on the bubble, so the rooting interest was against Kansas State, who, if they were to win a few Big 12 tournament games, would have a valid case. This loss crippled Kansas State's chances.
Temple beat St. Joseph's, which went against the Terps, but Temple will likely need more than that to be chosen for an at-large selection.
Michigan also destroyed Iowa, which doesn't bode well. Michigan could be close to locking up an at-large, but they would need a win tomorrow to make things certain. It bears worth repeating that if things came down to Maryland vs. Michigan, Maryland would have the head-to-head advantage.
All of this is for naught (for Terps fans at least) if Maryland lays the egg they are expect to lay against NC State tonight. Even if that happens, though, I'll still be here because the bubble will still be in flux. It helps that I've given up faith in the Terps so I'm looking at them like their loss is a given. Be back around 9:30 tonight.
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