There are only 7 days until March and that means March Madness is around the corner. Per usual all the talk is about who will be the number 1 seeds and whose bubble is about to burst.
Just when it looked like Villanova had recovered from that loss versus Georgetown and was solidifying itself as a firm number 1 seed, this week happened. The wildcats fell at home to a STRUGGLING UCONN team that has embarrassed it coach a number of times recently. They followed this performance up with a lost versus Pitt in the Pitt (One of the toughest places to play in all of the big east).
While Villanova was playing themselves out of a number 1 seed. Syracuse did just what they needed to do. After providing Louisville with a stellar resume building win on Valentine's Day, they held off a late double digit rally by Georgetown to sneak out of DC with a win.
So as it stands now the number 1 seeds in my book are Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse and Purdue. If Duke were able to win out and another team were to stumble, I think they could be the next team in the running.
While those teams are solidly in the tournament other teams are going to need to play well if they hope to keep their hopes alive. As mentioned earlier Louisville received a hugh resume boost by beating Syracuse. They are going to need you to pick up 4 or 5 more wins down the stretch. While the Richmond Spiders are currently leading the A-10 even if they were not to win the A-10 tournament big wins in the non-conference season could help them find their way into the tournament. In the ACC Clemson finds itself in a familiar position square on the bubble and needing to finish the ACC season very strong. Finally, checking in from the bubble in the Big 12 is Oklahoma State. The Sooners cause was helped by a victory over Baylor, but they have a tough road ahead with games against Kansas, Texas and Texas A&M.
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