define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); at-large bids – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 15 Dec 2016 21:12:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Handicapping the Early Race For At-Large ACC Bids http://rushthecourt.net/2016/12/15/handicapping-the-early-race-for-at-large-acc-bids/ http://rushthecourt.net/2016/12/15/handicapping-the-early-race-for-at-large-acc-bids/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2016 21:15:57 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=124663

The conversation about the ACC potentially placing a record number of teams in the NCAA Tournament has already started. There are currently 11 ACC teams among the RPI top 70, and that number excludes two more quality teams that have played weaker schedules to date in Syracuse and Miami (FL). Using an expected RPI calculation (per RPIforecast.com), 13 of the ACC’s 15 teams are projected to finish the season among the RPI top 100. With the possible exception of Boston College and its four albatross losses to Nicholls State, Richmond, Harvard and Hartford, the rest of the ACC has yet [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2016/12/15/handicapping-the-early-race-for-at-large-acc-bids/feed/ 0 Night Line: Seton Hall The Big Winner In a Huge ‘Bubble’ Night http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/22/night-line-seton-hall-the-big-winner-in-a-huge-bubble-night/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/22/night-line-seton-hall-the-big-winner-in-a-huge-bubble-night/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:11:26 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=62278

Evan Jacoby is a regular contributor for RTC. You can find him @evanjacoby on Twitter. Night Line will run on weeknights during the season, highlighting a major storyline development from that day’s games.

The NCAA Tournament ‘bubble’ is in perpetual motion during this time of year, as it expands or shrinks based on small conference qualifiers and new teams move in and out seemingly every day. Tuesday night was no different, as 10 different teams on the Bubble Watch tracker were in action against quality opponents. Of those, a total of five teams had home games against Top 20 opponents — [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/22/night-line-seton-hall-the-big-winner-in-a-huge-bubble-night/feed/ 0