Thoughts on the 2/23 bracket

Here are some thoughts as we head into the penultimate regular season weekend.

1. This has traditionally been a weekend when the line starts to get drawn. Some teams on the bubble force themselves into a win-out scenario and others start their acent to the Tourney.
2. I like the sub-.500 # notation as if to say "these guys have done nothing, but we are forced to put them in the field."
3. I originally thought that the expansion to 68 teams may help us this year since there seemed to always be 3-4 teams eligible for the last at-large. I was thinking they would all just slip in and life would be easy. Not so fast. With the expansion, it seems that this year it brings in an entire new cohort of teams that have almost identical, mediocre credentials. It forces the committee to choose between a bunch of .500 power conference teams and a bunch of 12-4 mid-majors.
4. The winner of BYU v. SDSU could secure a 2 seed.
5. Duke must win in Blacksburg to have a chance at a 1 seed.
6. Don't Syracuse and Georgetown play every weekend at Noon, EST?