Bracketology Winners: Iowa State, Alabama snag resume-defining wins

Bracketology Winners: Iowa State, Alabama snag resume-defining victories

AMES, IA - JANUARY 5: Tyrese Haliburton #22 of the Iowa State Cyclones celebrates with George Conditt IV #4 of the Iowa State Cyclones after sinking a 3 point shot in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 5, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /

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AMES, IA – JANUARY 5: Haliburton #22 of the Iowa State Cyclones signals. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /

This past week featured several outstanding games. Which teams, though, secured the biggest wins for their bracketology resumes?

Another week of college basketball is complete. And with that comes another edition of my bracketology winners. As many of you know, I post my weekly bracketology updates on Fridays and this is a companion series that looks at a few of the teams who secure huge wins for their future NCAA Tournament resumes. As per usual, it is important to mention that this bracketology winners piece only analyzes those teams that are sitting on the bubble and snagged big wins or top-tier teams who added multiple solid victories.

Because of this, those teams that are seemingly already out of the tournament are not mentioned even if they recorded high-quality wins. New Mexico, for instance, is not included despite securing wins over Air Force and Nevada. This is due to the fact that, even though it is early in the season, it is extremely unlikely that the Lobos will be able to put together a resume worthy of an at-large bid.

Now, let’s dive into this week’s edition of the Bracketology winners. Will these teams use these performances from this past week to build some momentum or will they struggle to maintain this high level of play? Time will only tell. (All statistics used in this article were found via KenPom or Sports-Reference unless otherwise noted.)

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