Dead or Alive 2/22/13

We lost three more teams in the last two days.  Only 321 teams remain in the chase for the National Title.  Eliminations are going to come fast and furious from now until Selection Sunday, which is now only 23 days away.  Here is a list of the 26 schools that have already been eliminated as of Friday night the 22nd.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY - Ineligible for America East Conference Tourney due to leaving conference next year. With 11 losses, no chance at an at-large bid.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY - Ineligible due to this being their first year in Division I.
UCONN - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
UC RIVERSIDE - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
UNC WILMINGTON - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
TOWSON - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
OLD DOMINION - Ineligible for Colonial Conference Tourney due to leaving conference next year.  No chance at an at-large bid.
GEORGIA STATE - Ineligible for Colonial Conference Tourney due to leaving conference next year.  No chance at an at-large bid.
CENTRAL FLORIDA - Ineligible due to NCAA sanctions.
CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
NEW ORLEANS - Independent, no auto bid available.  No chance at an at-large bid.
CHICAGO STATE - Great West Conference does not have an auto bid. No chance at an at-large bid.
HOUSTON BAPTIST - Great West Conference does not have an auto bid. No chance at an at-large bid.
NJIT - Great West Conference does not have an auto bid. No chance at an at-large bid.
TEXAS PAN AMERICAN - Great West Conference does not have an auto bid. No chance at an at-large bid.
UTAH VALLEY - Great West Conference does not have an auto bid. No chance at an at-large bid.
TOLEDO - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
JACKSONVILLE STATE - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE - Ineligible due to NCAA Academic sanctions.
TEXAS SOUTHERN - Ineligible due to NCAA sanctions for lack of institutional control.
NEBRASKA-OMAHA - Ineligible due to this being their first year in Division I.
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON - Cannot reach the Northeast Conference Tourney.  No chance at at-large.
COLUMBIA - Cannot win the Ivy League title.  No conference tourney. Will not receive at-large.
DARTMOUTH - Cannot win the Ivy League title. No conference tourney. Will not receive at-large.

A few quick thoughts on tonight's action...

Great game at Hinkle.  Butler is a good team, but they need to find a way to hide Rotnei on the defensive end, he was getting exposed.  St. Louis just screams, team.  They play so well together.  Both teams had chances to take ahold of that game but couldn't make layups or free throws.  Looks like St. Louis will be the 1 seed in the A10 tourney.  Didn't see that coming. 

Read a tweet tonight that I thought was interesting.  It said that Butler is three buzzer beaters away from being a bubble team.  True, but I'm sure every team has had some close games that could have gone either way.  See, Temple.

Akron continues to roll.  They'll bring their undefeated conference record into the Convention Center in Athens, OH on Wednesday.  That place will be rocking.

A lot of big games on the docket for Saturday.  I like the Cuse over Georgetown.  I see Florida getting revenge over Arkansas.  Kansas getting big time revenge over TCU.  My upset pick of the day will be West Virginia over Oklahoma State.  WVU has to win one big game, right?  Right?

Ohio at Belmont to end the night, psyched for that one.

Please feel free to comment on anything, love to hear what everyone has to say.  Thanks for reading.

Curt