After a hectic day on the bubble for the men’s NCAA tournament, I completely refreshed the bubble picture and dove deep into the résumés. The result? A major drop for Wake Forest, which falls out of the field completely less than 48 hours after a stunning loss to Boston College in the second round of the ACC tournament.
Wake’s résumé lacks the headliner win that teams like Notre Dame, Oklahoma and even Xavier have, and a putrid nonconference strength of schedule has been an excuse to leave a team out in the past. The Demon Deacons aren’t done, but they could use help from teams playing other bubble teams Friday.
UPDATE—2 p.m. ET Friday: After not moving Indiana into the field after a Quad 1 win over Michigan Thursday, the Hoosiers essentially played themselves in with a huge win Friday over Illinois. Indiana now has 20 wins, four of which are Q1, and its only Q3 loss was at home to Rutgers, which is hardly a bad one. It jumps over the First Four in Dayton and into the Last Four Byes, and could further improve that stock should it continue to advance in the Big Ten tournament.
