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Baylor is in trouble, sort of
March 14, 2008I would like to see Baylor make the NCAA Tournament simple because I think it is a great story.
Remember, it was only a few years ago the Bears had one player murdered by another, and a seedy coach who tried to cover it up.
They have had a great year. But Thursday was a day to forget, as Baylor became the first No. 5 seed to lose to a last-place team (Colorado) in the Big 12 Tournament.
Baylor looked in before this happened, but now they will have to wait around Sunday to see.
But the Bears' prospects became better as the day progressed. Check out how these bubble teams did:
Maryland -- Terrapins are done after three-point loss to Boston College (4-12 in ACC).
Villanova -- Cannot give up 17 three-pointers to Georgetown and expect to win.
Pac-10 -- Three bubble teams (Arizona, Arizona State and Oregon) all bowed out in quarterfinals.
Mississippi -- Rebels lost to bad Georgia team on OT buzzer-beater.
Florida -- Defending champ Gators are out after 80-69 loss to Bama.
Dayton -- Could have really used a win over Xavier.
Massachusetts -- Knocked out of Atlantic 10 quarters by Charlotte.
UAB -- Cannot like chances after losing to Tulsa.
New Mexico -- Loses OT heartbreaker to Utah.
So did any bubble teams actually win to increase their chances? How about UNLV (which to survive TCU by one point), Temple, Saint Jo’s and Florida State.
So it was not a good day for bubble teams. Which means Baylor could still make it after all.
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