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<DIV>good news on the losses by bubble teams (especially Ga Tech, Wake Forest, 
and Clemson).  But Iowa needs to get some work done.  2-1 in BTT would 
nail it down, even if other bubble teams have worse post-season conf. 
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<DIV>Dennis v.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kingherky@gmail.com 
href="mailto:kingherky@gmail.com">C King</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 09, 2017 9:09 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=herky@lists.herky.net 
href="mailto:herky@lists.herky.net">herky@lists.herky.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Herky] Bubble Watch</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Iowa definitely needs to win today (and most likely tomorrow), but 
there were a few losses from teams on the bubble last night. 
<DIV>Syracuse goes down to Miami</DIV>
<DIV>Wake loses to VT</DIV>
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<DIV>Clemson and GT get beat.</DIV>
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<DIV>Many teams start playing today.  Root for the upsets (except for the 
Hawks, of course!)</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 12:51 PM, C King <SPAN 
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target=_blank>kingherky@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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  <P class=MsoNormal>First, I know most people think that Iowa needs to win 
  against Indiana and then probably Wisconsin to get in the tournament.  
  For the fun of it, I also wanted to check what one of the experts say for the 
  teams that the Hawkeyes would be competing against for the final 
  spots.<SPAN></SPAN></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal>Going off of Lunardi’s bubble watch, here’s the scoreboard 
  watching for this week:<SPAN></SPAN></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
  style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Last Four 
  Byes<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2507/providence-friars" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Providence</SPAN></A>:  
    Play Creighton (23-8) on Thursday.  Both teams split in the regular 
    season<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/269/marquette-golden-eagles" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Marquette</SPAN></A>:  
    Play Seton Hall (20-10) on Thursday.  Both teams split in regular 
    season<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/183/syracuse-orange" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Syracuse</SPAN></A>:  
    Play Miami (20-10) on Wednesday.  Syracuse won at home this season 
    <SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/238/vanderbilt-commodores" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Vanderbilt</SPAN></A>:  
    Play A&M (16-14) on Thursday.  Vandy swept both games.  
    <SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL>
  <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
  style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Last Four 
  In<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Xavier:  
    Play DePaul (9-22) on Wednesday.  X swept DePaul in the regular 
    season<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/154/wake-forest-demon-deacons" 
    target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Wake 
    Forest</SPAN></A>:  Play BC (9-22) today.  Wake swept the 
    season<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/30/usc-trojans" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">USC</SPAN></A>:  Play 
    Washington (9-21) on Wednesday.  USC swept Washington this 
    year<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2287/illinois-state-redbirds" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Illinois 
    State</SPAN></A>:  Lost in Conference Finals to Wichita 
    State<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </LI></UL>
  <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
  style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">First Four 
  Out<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/227/rhode-island-rams" 
    target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Rhode 
    Island</SPAN></A>:  Play A10 tournament game against winner of St. 
    Bonaventure vs UMass/St. Joes<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2306/kansas-state-wildcats" 
    target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Kansas 
    State: </SPAN></A>Play Thursday vs Baylor (25-6).  Both teams split in 
    regular season<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/356/illinois-fighting-illini" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Illinois:  Play 
    Thursday vs Michigan (20-11).  Both teams split in regular season 
    </SPAN></A><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2294/iowa-hawkeyes" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Iowa</SPAN></A>:  Just 
    keep winning!<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </LI></UL>
  <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
  style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Next Four 
  Out<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
  <UL type=disc>
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/59/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets" 
    target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Georgia 
    Tech</SPAN></A>:  Play today vs Pitt (15-16).  GT won only game 
    this year<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2294/iowa-hawkeyes" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Houston</SPAN></A>:  
    Play Thursday against winner of UConn and USF<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/228/clemson-tigers" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Clemson</SPAN></A>:  
    Play today against NC State (15-16).  Clemson won only game this 
    year<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> 
    <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN 
    style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A 
    href="http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/25/california-golden-bears" 
    target=_blank><SPAN 
    style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">California</SPAN></A>:  
    Play Wednesday against Oregon State (5-26).  Cal swept OSU this 
    year<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </LI></UL>
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