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Bracketology Losers: Michigan State, NC State, Oklahoma take bad losses

DETROIT, MI - MARCH 18: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans looks on against the Syracuse Orange in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 18, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - MARCH 18: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans looks on against the Syracuse Orange in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 18, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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LUBBOCK, TX – FEBRUARY 13: Head coach Lon Kruger of the Oklahoma Sooners signals in a play during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on February 13, 2018 at United Supermarket Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Oklahoma 88-78. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX – FEBRUARY 13: Head coach Lon Kruger of the Oklahoma Sooners signals in a play during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on February 13, 2018 at United Supermarket Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Oklahoma 88-78. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)

Bubble teams aren’t the only big losers in Bracketology when it comes to the impact of a defeat. Which Big Ten program slid off the one-seed line?

Compared to previous weeks, it was relatively boring when it comes to the teams ranked in the top-25. Not many too losses, so the overall shakeup will be minimum when the next AP poll comes out.

But when it comes to Bracketology, every week is both entertaining and impactful, especially on the bubble. There were several teams who had great past weeks, including Baylor, Utah State, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin, who all strengthened their respective resumes.

Then there were those weren’t as lucky. The Michigan Wolverines lost on Friday to Iowa and lost ground when it comes to obtaining a one seed in the NCAA Tournament. Buffalo is creeping closer to the bubble after a second MAC loss, but both were to good teams so the Bulls still have some breathing room. But another stumble may start to make them sweat.

The Big East after Villanova and Marquette still is a scrambled mess with the other eight teams having either three or four wins in league play but some are starting to separate from one another in terms of resumes.

These following five teams all have done recent damage in terms of their seeding or respective hopes for the Big Dance altogether. But all of them still can turn it around with a bounce back week. Which ones are most likely to do so?

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