Mark Schlabach and the ESPN Bubble Watch have officially welcomed Villanova into the “lock” category of the bubble watch. ‘Nova joins fellow Big East teams UConn, Pittsburgh, Louisville, and Marquette.
Say hello to Villanova, which becomes the fifth Big East team to earn “lock” status by blasting Marquette 102-84 at home on Tuesday night. Say good-bye to Notre Dame, which becomes the country’s most disappointing team with a seven-game losing streak and 3-7 mark in Big East play. If Georgetown doesn’t turn its season around quickly, it will join the not-so-Fighting Irish on a growing list of underachievers.
I know a lot of ‘Nova Nation has been calling for Villanova to be considered a “lock” since the Syracuse win, but the win over Marquette really sealed the deal. And to be honest, I don’t like the term lock. What if ‘Nova loses out? They aren’t going dancing. But hey, it seems like people have noticed the Wildcats’ great play and now consider them among the Big East elite, which is good enough for me for the time being.
Nova85
February 12, 2009
I think the more interesting thing is to look at the schedule going into the Big East Tourney. The rest of our schedule looks pretty good for a 5-2 or 6-1 finish. the schedules of both Marq and Pitt look pretty brutal so you have the potential of being able to leapfrog up into the 3 or 4th seed in the Big East Tourney. Just win baby!