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On Thursday, the bubble results for the teams were mixed, including a terrific start to the day.
Michigan had Indiana completely right to open the Hoosiers lead by 17 points in the middle of the second half. Then everything came crashing down for Wolverine. Indiana stepped up their defense and took Michigan to 10 losses in the second half to shore up a 31–9 lead and end the Wolverine’s game and season.
Michigan is now at 17-14 and is hoping the committee will drop its long unwritten standard that teams that receive big game bids must be four games above .500. It was a terrible last impression to make on the committee though. I don’t have the Wolverine yet, but this year the bottom of the mesh is quite soft. We might see Michigan still cramming into it.
In another double bubble game Texas A&M sent Florida went to the NIT with an 83-80 overtime win in the SEC tournament. Aggies now get a chance at Auburn.
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Virginia Tech hopped on Notre Dame early and led wire to wire in an 87–80 win over the Irish. This is Hoki’s best win of the season. Now they have to face a red-hot North Carolina.
Miami got a downtime on the buzzer to avoid disaster in a 71-69 win over Boston College. Now the Hurricanes will play Duke. Miami is one of the teams that will beat Duke this season.
Here are the “Last Four Ins” and “First Four Outs” as of Friday morning, followed by the Bubble Teams in action on Friday. All Eastern Times
| The last four in | Write down | NET |
|---|---|---|
| SMU | 22-7 | 48 |
| Xavier | 18-13 | 40 |
| Rutgers | 18-12 | 77 |
| Texas A&M | 21-11 | 55 |
| First four outs | Write down | NET |
| Indiana | 19-12 | 41 |
| Michigan | 17-14 | 34 |
| HCU | 21-8 | 51 |
| Florida | 19-13 | 58 |
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Bubble Teams in Action Friday
Note. All references to records and NCAA tournament selection trends refer to pre-pandemic tournaments only. Due to a reduced schedule and relatively few non-conference games in 2021, these rankings were not reliable enough to be considered.