First off, Xavier. Unfortunately, the Musketeers didn’t do a great deal to bolster their chances last night. Beating DePaul for the third straight time isn’t securing a bid to the tournament. It doesn’t matter much who you ask, Xavier needs to beat Butler to feel any kind of security come Sunday. On the other hand, Paul Sabin of ESPN and 538 has come up with a metric that he believes accurately predicts which teams will go dancing based on the committees previous selections. By using this metric, Strength of Record, alone, you would match the committee 90% of the time.
Bubble Watching: Tension building
