Men's NCAA Tournament Bubble Tracker: SMU Beats Syracuse, Improves Resume
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📌 Key Takeaways
- SMU defeats Syracuse 86-69 in the ACC Tournament, improving its NCAA Tournament resume.
- SMU advances to face sixth-seeded Louisville in the ACC Tournament second round.
- The win helps SMU's case as a bubble team, especially after fellow bubble team Stanford lost.
- Selection Sunday is approaching, with bubble teams competing for final spots in the 68-team field.
📖 Full Retelling
Selection Sunday is right around the corner, but many men's college basketball teams around the nation still have work to do to hear their name called inside that 68-team field. That includes the 12 teams listed in the bubble of FOX Sports' Michael DeCourcy's latest NCAA Tournament bracket projection. The fate of those teams is being decided with every result. So we're helping you track how they do as they claw for one of the final, coveted spots in the Big Dance. Here's a look at the results of each team on the NCAA Tournament bubble and what it means for their hopes: March 10 ACC Tournament: SMU beats Syracuse, 86-69 Game Recap: Boopie Miller scored 25 points to lead five starters in double figures, Jaden Toombs and Samet Yigitoglu each had a double-double and No. 11 seed SMU beat 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 on Tuesday in the opening round of the ACC Tournament. SMU (20-12), which had lost four ACC games in a row, advances to play 24th-ranked and sixth-seeded Louisville on Wednesday in the second round. Toombs had a double-double in the first half with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Miller added 11 points to help SMU hold a 39-38 lead at the break. Nate Kingz paced Syracuse with 17 points. The Associated Press contributed to this report. What this result means: SMU was safe from DeCourcy's bubble, but was listed as an 11-seed, so it remained in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. A win against Syracuse in the first round of the ACC Tournament should help the Mustangs' case, especially since Stanford, a fellow ACC bubble team, lost to Pittsburgh earlier in the day. What's next: SMU will face sixth-seeded Louisville on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. ET. March 9 WCC Tournament: Santa Clara beats Saint Mary's 76-71 Game Recap: Sash Gavalyugov scored 23 points including a back-breaking 3-pointer to lead Santa Clara to a 76-71 victory over No. 21 Saint Mary's in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament on Monday night to take a big step toward making the Big Dan
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Selection Sunday is right around the corner, but many men's college basketball teams around the nation still have work to do to hear their name called inside that 68-team field. That includes the 12 teams listed in the bubble of FOX Sports' Michael DeCourcy's latest NCAA Tournament bracket projection. The fate of those teams is being decided with every result. So we're helping you track how they do as they claw for one of the final, coveted spots in the Big Dance. Here's a look at the results of each team on the NCAA Tournament bubble and what it means for their hopes: March 10 ACC Tournament: SMU beats Syracuse, 86-69 Game Recap: Boopie Miller scored 25 points to lead five starters in double figures, Jaden Toombs and Samet Yigitoglu each had a double-double and No. 11 seed SMU beat 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 on Tuesday in the opening round of the ACC Tournament. SMU (20-12), which had lost four ACC games in a row, advances to play 24th-ranked and sixth-seeded Louisville on Wednesday in the second round. Toombs had a double-double in the first half with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Miller added 11 points to help SMU hold a 39-38 lead at the break. Nate Kingz paced Syracuse with 17 points. The Associated Press contributed to this report. What this result means: SMU was safe from DeCourcy's bubble, but was listed as an 11-seed, so it remained in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. A win against Syracuse in the first round of the ACC Tournament should help the Mustangs' case, especially since Stanford, a fellow ACC bubble team, lost to Pittsburgh earlier in the day. What's next: SMU will face sixth-seeded Louisville on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. ET. March 9 WCC Tournament: Santa Clara beats Saint Mary's 76-71 Game Recap: Sash Gavalyugov scored 23 points including a back-breaking 3-pointer to lead Santa Clara to a 76-71 victory over No. 21 Saint Mary's in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament on Monday night to take a big step toward making the Big Dan
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