Mississippi State [21-10 (8-8), RPI: 60, SOS: 77]
Ending your season with wins at South Carolina and at home vs. Arkansas
isn't exactly the greatest feat in the world, but those wins were
exactly what Mississippi State needed. The Bulldogs had previously lost
their last five and appeared to be coming apart at the seams. Losses in
either or both games last week may have done them in. Instead, they held
on to get two wins. That's the good news. The bad news is that this
profile took a major knock in that five-game losing streak; its RPI and
SOS numbers are all marginal at best, and it finished 8-8 in the SEC,
6-7 away from Starkville, 3-4 against the RPI top 50 and 8-8 against the
top 100. A first-round loss to Georgia on Thursday could spell trouble,
but for now, Rick Stansbury's frustrating bunch appear to have righted
their ship.
http://espn.go.com/mens-c...e-basketball/bubblewatch
We can not afford to lose on Thursday...
Ending your season with wins at South Carolina and at home vs. Arkansas
isn't exactly the greatest feat in the world, but those wins were
exactly what Mississippi State needed. The Bulldogs had previously lost
their last five and appeared to be coming apart at the seams. Losses in
either or both games last week may have done them in. Instead, they held
on to get two wins. That's the good news. The bad news is that this
profile took a major knock in that five-game losing streak; its RPI and
SOS numbers are all marginal at best, and it finished 8-8 in the SEC,
6-7 away from Starkville, 3-4 against the RPI top 50 and 8-8 against the
top 100. A first-round loss to Georgia on Thursday could spell trouble,
but for now, Rick Stansbury's frustrating bunch appear to have righted
their ship.
http://espn.go.com/mens-c...e-basketball/bubblewatch
We can not afford to lose on Thursday...