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K-State Fires Jerome Tang For Cause; Horizon League Chaos & Monday CBB Slate | 2.16.26 SSM Hoops Newsletter
A quick start to the week as Kansas State fires Jerome Tang for cause. We break down the implications, recap Illinois’ dominant win over Indiana, update the chaos in the Horizon League standings, and preview the game of the week: a Top-10 showdown between Houston and Iowa State in Ames.
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The Horizon’s Bubble Battle: A Mad Dash for a First-Round Home Court Advantage
The Horizon League race is absolute chaos. With the top five teams earning the right to host a first-round matchup, the battle for those final two slots is essentially a four-team sprint to the finish. Northern Kentucky is heavily involved, sitting just half a game back from the 5-seed, but…
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NCAA Basketball Preview: Full Feb 14 Schedule, Scores, and Bracketology Updates: SSM Hoops Newsletter
Welcome to one of, if not the biggest Saturday of the year! We’re going to see massive bubble results, protected seeds battling, and so much more! Your guide to today will follow. First, Friday delivered! We saw Wisconsin beat Michigan State, moving MSU to a 4 while Wisconsin moves to…
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SEC Bid Watch Update
By Michael Gross 🔐 Vandy, Florida, Arkansas “Near Lock” Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky “Good Shape” Auburn, Missouri “Bubble” Texas A&M, Georgia, Texas “Fringe Bubble” LSU Arkansas and Florida have joined Vanderbilt as locks from the SEC. Arkansas…
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2026 NCAA Tourney 🔒 and Eliminations
By Michael Gross 🔒 23 Duke, UVA, UNC, Louisville. UConn, St. John’s. Houston, Iowa St., Arizona, Kansas, TTU, BYU. Michigan, Purdue, Mich St., Nebraska, Illinois. Vandy, Arkansas, Tennessee, Bama, Florida. Gonzaga. Eliminations 13 WIU, USI. Coppin St. Mercyhurst, Le Moyne,…
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Big Ten Bid Watch Update
By Michael Gross 🔐 Nebraska, Michigan, Mich St., Illinois, Purdue “Near Lock” Wisconsin “Good Shape” USC “Bubble” Iowa, UCLA, Ohio St., Indiana “Fringe Bubble” “Near Lock” Wisconsin knocked off Illinois in Champaign on Tuesday. The Badgers only have 2 Q1 wins, but they sure are…
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Big 12 Bid Watch Update
By Michael Gross 🔐 Arizona, Iowa St., Houston, Kansas “Near Lock” TTU, BYU, UCF “Good Shape” “Bubble” TCU, OKST, WVU “Fringe Bubble” Colorado, Arizona St., Baylor Kansas was already a 🔐 after they beat Utah this past…
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Wednesday 2/11/26 SSM Hoops Newsletter
FEB 11 HOOPS Slate is FIRE Headlines include a late night MWC battle, a couple of bubble battles and some intriguing Big East Action! Which games are you locked into tonight? Drop your picks #CollegeHoops #CBB
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Big East Bid Watch Update
By Michael Gross 🔐 UConn, St. John’s “Near Lock” “Good Shape” Nova “Bubble” Seton Hall, “Fringe Bubble” Butler, Creighton The Big East is officially a multi-bid league as St. John’s sealed their bid to…
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ACC Bid Watch Update
By Michael Gross 🔐 Duke, UNC, UVA “Near Lock” Clemson “Good Shape” Louisville, SMU, NCST “Bubble” Cal, Virginia Tech, Miami “Fringe Bubble” Stanford Virginia and UNC secured their bids to the NCAA Tournament over…
