ALTOONA, Pa. -- This is one of those deals where the picture above really tells the story.
As we sit here in mid-January, there's an amazing coincidence that the two college programs we cover most here at DKPS -- Pitt and Penn State -- find themselves in fascinating positions.
There are 363 Division I basketball programs. As of Friday's bracketology update, ESPN's Joe Lunardi has Pitt as the 68th and last team projected to make the NCAA Tournament field, while Penn State is the first team out.
That's what you call ZERO margin for error.