Bracketology Winners: Syracuse, Maryland secure key resume-builders

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 14: (L-R) Tyus Battle #25, Paschal Chukwu #13, Frank Howard #23 and Oshae Brissett #11 of the Syracuse Orange celebrate during the final seconds of their win against the Syracuse Orange at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 14, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. Syracuse won 95-91 in overtime. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – DECEMBER 09: Head coach Rhoades of VCU reacts. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) /

Several teams snagged monster victories during this past week. With that said, though, who were the biggest bracketology winners?

Another week of NCAA basketball is complete and teams around the nation snagged some big wins. With conference play now in full swing, there are seemingly monster games with Big Dance implications taking place every single day and that makes it nearly impossible to determine which teams helped themselves most. With that said, though, this edition of bracketology winners takes a look at not just the usual five teams but 11 total teams that helped their at-large/seeding case the most over the past week.

As many of you may recall from prior editions of the “bracketology winners”, this article attempts to bring attention to those teams that are not necessarily locks for the NCAA Tournament but rather recorded big-time wins over the past week. With that said, though, I did write about a few times that greatly improved their resumes from those of a 6-8 seed to a sure-fire postseason team. As always, it is impossible to tell if these teams are just hitting their peak at this point in time or if they will be able to build on these performances moving forward.

Regardless, though, these teams definitely helped their postseason chances with their play over the past week so let’s dive in at this week’s bracketology winners! (All statistics used in this piece were found via Sports-Reference or KenPom.)

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