Bubble Watch 2021: Loyola inches closer to tourney return
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in a position for a return to March Madness.
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in a position for a return to March Madness.
Roy Williams became the fifth Division I men's basketball coach to reach 900 wins with a victory Saturday over No. 11 Florida State.
— Freshman Walker Kessler scored a season-high 20 points to help North Carolina upset No. 11 Florida State 78-70 on Saturday, earning a needed victory to boost its NCAA Tournament chances while giving coach Roy Williams his 900th career victory.
— Dawson Garcia had 24 points and 11 rebounds, D.J. Carton added 17 points with five assists and Marquette beat North Carolina 83-70 on Wednesday night in a game schedule just four days ago.
— Day'Ron Sharpe had 21 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks to lead five North Carolina players scoring in double figures and the Tar Heels trailed for just 29 seconds in their 99-54 win over Louisville on Saturday night.
— Day’Ron Sharpe scored 15 points, Garrison Brooks had 11 points and 13 rebounds for his second double-double and North Carolina used balanced scoring to beat Northeastern 82-62 on Wednesday night in a rare February nonconference game for the Tar Heels.
No. 18 Virginia Tech's trip to No. 16 Florida State is among three more ACC games that have been postponed, the league announced Wednesday.
UNC has scheduled a game Wednesday against Northeastern after its game Tuesday against Virginia Tech was postponed.
— Jay Huff had 18 points and 12 rebounds and No. 9 Virginia took control early and beat North Carolina for the seventh consecutive time, 60-48, on Saturday night.
North Carolina's players and team managers apologized Tuesday for celebrating Saturday's 91-87 win over Duke without masks on.
Monday’s Miami at UNC game postponed following meeting of personnel from both schools. 2 UNC players were seen in in video mask-less at a gathering Saturday night after beating Duke. Brandon Marks from "The Athletic" stops by to give us the latest on the story. The guys also get you ready for a couple good ACC basketball games on the schedule for today, and we replay our visit with NC State head coach Kevin Keatts from yesterday's show,
Monday's matchup between Miami and North Carolina was postponed, hours after UNC's student newspaper posted a video showing Tar Heels standouts Day'Ron Sharpe and Armando Bacot partying without wearing masks.
— Freshman Caleb Love scored a season-high 25 points to help North Carolina beat Duke 91-87 on Saturday night in a rare meeting with both rivals unranked.
After a home loss to North Carolina, the Blue Devils might need to run the table to earn an at-large bid.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Florida State | 10-3 | - | 14-4 |
Virginia | 11-4 | - | 15-6 |
Virginia Tech | 9-4 | 1 | 15-5 |
Louisville | 8-4 | 1.5 | 13-5 |
Clemson | 9-5 | 1.5 | 15-5 |
North Carolina | 9-5 | 1.5 | 15-8 |
Georgia Tech | 9-6 | 2 | 13-8 |
Duke | 9-7 | 2.5 | 11-9 |
NC State | 8-8 | 3.5 | 12-9 |
Syracuse | 7-7 | 3.5 | 13-8 |
Notre Dame | 6-10 | 5.5 | 9-13 |
Pittsburgh | 5-9 | 5.5 | 9-10 |
Wake Forest | 3-13 | 8.5 | 6-13 |
Boston College | 2-9 | 7 | 4-13 |
Miami | 3-14 | 9 | 7-15 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
D'Marco Dunn | SG | Signed | 85 |
Dontrez Styles | SF | Signed | 84 |
Final Fours | 20 |
Tournament Record | 126-47 |
Championship Seasons | 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017 |
Tournament Appearances | 50 |