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Bracketology 2020: Virginia, DePaul and Washington among week’s losers

By Andrew Dieckhoff

SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 08: Quade Green #55 of the Washington Huskies drives passed Admon Gilder #1 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs and scores on a breakaway late in the 2nd half at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on December 8, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mike Tedesco/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 08: Quade Green #55 of the Washington Huskies drives passed Admon Gilder #1 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs and scores on a breakaway late in the 2nd half at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on December 8, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mike Tedesco/Getty Images) /
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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 22: Lamar Peters #2 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 22: Lamar Peters #2 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

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1. Ole Miss

The Rebels weren’t necessarily on the right track to repeat their success from last season anyway, but two losses to open SEC play last week might have shut the door on that prospect for good.

In truth, the first loss might have done the trick.

Ole Miss fell to Texas A&M, a squad slowly starting to piece things together during coach Buzz Williams’ first season in College Station. Perhaps the only saving grace in terms of the Rebels’ resume is the fact that it was a road game.

But Kermit Davis’ squad gave up the ghost at home, too, losing to Arkansas on Saturday. It was a very forgettable week in Oxford, but the Selection Committee will likely have a much longer memory about these kinds of performances.

2. Miss State

Not a great showing for the state of Mississippi.

While the Rebels were busy getting taken to task by the lowest-ranked team in the league, the Bulldogs were losing by 21 to an Alabama team that has struggled to find consistency under first-year head coach Nate Oats.

Mississippi State followed that performance up with a one-point loss to LSU, narrowly missing out on a road victory that would have mitigated some of the bad showings that have plagued the Bulldogs lately.

The team now sits at 0-3 in the SEC, with non-conference losses to New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech anchoring down their tournament resume. More crucially, their best wins are against Kent State and Kansas State. The Bulldogs simply don’t have anything close to an NCAA Tournament profile at the moment.

3. Florida

While the situation in Gainesville hasn’t quite reached the same level as their counterparts a few states over, the Gators still have plenty of work to do before they can be considered safe for the NCAA Tournament in two months.

Florida managed to hold off Frank Martin and South Carolina in the first game of the week but fell to Missouri on the road over the weekend. The 16-point loss was yet another indication that this Gators squad is not ready to compete on the national stage.

It’s a flat-out disappointment for Florida, a team that came into the year with national championship hype being poured all over them. They are still 10-5 and 2-1 in the SEC, so the window is still open to make a run at the Big Dance. But the positive results need to start pouring in yesterday.

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