What would February in College Park be without some bubble talk?
Here we are again, talking Terps and the bubble – deservingly so – after a 78-63 loss to Miami. The Terps looked flat offensively and executed about as poorly as we’ve seen them all season.
So… where does that leave them in terms of the NCAA Tournament?
Well, thankfully for them the bubble field is pretty bad right now. If you’re a Terps fan – which I’m sure you are if you’re reading this – then you want to root against teams like Syracuse, Kentucky, Florida, Villanova, St. Joseph’s, Baylor, Oklahoma, Ohio State, UAB, Rhode Island and Davidson. There’s plenty of others, which means the best way for the Terps to get into the NCAA Tournament would be to just win games and not back their way in. But who knows with this team? There’s not a game left on the schedule that the Terps can’t win, and there’s not a game left that they can’t lose.
Their RPI is not good (in the 60s right now), and their record vs. Top-50 RPI teams is not good (1-4). That win against UNC can only do so much.
If I had to make a prediction, I’d say the Terps win at least one of the final three, and I honestly think they can pull off two. Even before this skid, I thought they would beat Clemson, and I’m sticking to that. A win against Wake Forest would also look very good, and it would do wonders for seeding purposes in the ACC tourney.
Either way, it should be an exciting final few weeks.
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