RaceToTheTop

Well, if Miami loses at Syracuse then Clemson is in the title game for the ACC regardless of whether or not they beat South Carolina.

Games to root for this weekend: IU over Turdue Maryland over Penn State (ain't happening) California over SMU (but only matters if SMU also loses the ACC title game) Syracuse over Miami South Carolina over Clemson Vanderbilt over Tennessee Texas over Texas A&M hate to say it, but Notre Dame losing to USC would probably get ignored. ---------------------------------------- Order of importance IMO: IU over Turdue Vandy beating Tennessee would be huge as it would eliminate the Vols (but I don't think it happens) Syracuse over Miami (think it moves them behind IU with no games left for them) Texas over A&M to avoid A&M stealing a bid in in the SEC title game California over SMU

Alabama still has an outside at getting in despite three losses and losing to Oklahoma by 21, so I don't know about teams getting exposed as frauds. But I am of the same opinion that they would out.

Not really 'in easily'. All it takes is Texas A&M beating Texas and winning the SEC championship from IU falling out.

If the committee holds to saying 'teams aren't punished for losing conference championship games', then SMU is guaranteed a spot because they are already in the ACC championship. So SMU is a win over California away from being in, which is why it was so important IMO that IU was ahead of SMU. Think of this scenario: this weekend SMU beats to California, Miami loses to Syracuse, and Clemson loses to South Carolina. This would put SMU and Clemson int the title game. Would Miami, who is currently at #6, fall by Indiana? IMO they should but this is the CFP committee. Clemson then beats SMU in the title game. Clemson gets the auto bid even though they are 10-3. SMU is 11-2 but since they were 'ahead of IU before the conference championship', they take SMU. Now it comes down to whether the committee takes IU with one loss or Miami with two and while I think they take IU, I don't trust the committee.

If Clemson beats South Carolina, Miami and SMU both win this weekend, and Tennessee loses to Vandy, then the ACC is going to have three teams in.

Also need to keep in mind that if Texas A&M beats Texas, they are in the BIg 12 title game. That won't be enough to get A&M in BUT if A&M wins the SEC title game, they aren't automatically in which gives the SEC an additional bid.

****, even the AP voters put SMU ahead of IU. It's ridiculous. ESPN has been pounding into people's minds that 'IU hasn't played anybody' and not talking a damn bit about teams like SMU with worse schedules.

Clemson's lost by 31 to Georgia. In their last four weeks: lost at home to Louisville by 12. beat a five win Virginia Tech team by 10. beat Pittsburgh who has a losing ACC record by 4. Beat Citadel.

Hell, if the committee sticks to the word and says 'teams aren't punished for losing in their conference championship game', MIami could beat SMU 50-0 and they would keep the Mustangs ahead of IU.

Clemson played Citadel last week and the committee moved them up 5 spots. I'm telling you, they are setting it up to try to bump Clemson in.

And funny how now they aren't talking about IU's SOS after playing Ohio State. Hint: it's 51, 26 spots ahead of SMU's.

And putting Clemson at 12 means that they are going to allow for the possibility of three freaking ACC teams in the CFP.

IU at #10 means that they would currently be the 11 seed -- but the 12 seed is going to be a conference champion, which means they have IU as the last at large team. IMO, they are basically setting it up so that they can say the winner of the Clemson/South Carolina team gets an 'impressive win' and a chance to leap frog Indiana.

BS.....SMU ahead of Indiana.

BTW, one note: Clemson has been gaining in the polls....yet they have only beaten one Big 4 team that is bowl eligible -- and that team -- PIttsburgh, has now lost four straight games.

IMO, a loss in the conference championship should matter. If, say, SMU gets obliterated in the ACC championship game, why should that be ignored? They are either going to play MIami or Clemson -- neither of which they played in the regular and that would be the best team they had played all year.

The committee has intimated previously that losing a conference championship game would not effect a team making or missing the CFP. IMO, the conference championship games should have some bearing -- otherwise, why are they being played? That said, for IU to be the Big Ten championship, both Ohio State and Penn State would have to lose (and in Penn State's case, to Maryland). IU would move ahead of Penn State and I don't see how Penn State could move back ahead of IU considering IU's losses would be to two of the best teams.

There were a ton of fouls and free throws in the game. Think it was a really physical game. But Hurley tends to be in the school of 'my team is good and they don't need to foul' thought. Great coach but insufferable. Funny thing is that typically when a player gets a foul called on them in that situation they typically react. McNeeley didn't.....because he knew.

I love me some North Texas basketball. I don't know if they are still running the same system they ran since their coach left for Texas Tech, but I remember them playing great defense and on offense running a very efficient but time consuming offense.

When you see the camera angle from underneath the hoop, it was 100% a foul on McNeeley. Did Hurley want him to eat his whistle just because it was late in the game?

IU 34, Purdue 10

Yeah, I remember Colgate being a top ten in the first release a couple of years ago.

Yeah, but just because his shots are so bad they end up as alley oops.

*cough* Coleman Hawkins *cough* Reported $2 million in NIL. He's averaged 7.8 points, 7 rebounds, and 35 assists. He's shooting 32% and is just 5 of 22 from three.