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Bracketology 2022: Duke, Indiana, and Houston among week’s losers

By Tristan Freeman

Oregon's Jacob Young, left, and De'Vion Harmon celebrate in the closing second of the game against Stanford as fans cheer beyond Feb. 10, 2022.Eug 021022 Uo Stanford 08
Oregon's Jacob Young, left, and De'Vion Harmon celebrate in the closing second of the game against Stanford as fans cheer beyond Feb. 10, 2022.Eug 021022 Uo Stanford 08 /
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Bracketology Loyola (Il) Ramblers guard Keith Clemons Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
Bracketology Loyola (Il) Ramblers guard Keith Clemons Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports /

Now in the middle of February, Bracketology has become more important a topic than ever. Next week, we’ll have the annual top-16 overall seeds revealed from the Selection Committee to start out the Saturday slate of games.

We have a good idea who most of those 16 teams will be but there’s time for some to get a massive win or two to sneak up for a top-4 seed in a respective region for the NCAA Tournament. Of course, there are also some who could go the opposite way and take a bad loss to fall out of position.

That’s what some teams, unfortunately, had to deal with this past week. Some went from a great position to now a “good” spot, while others may have played themselves out of a certain seed or even the bubble entirely. Here are the biggest Bracketology losers overall from the past week, including a few honorable mentions.

Honorable Mention: Loyola-Chicago Ramblers – 18-5 (9-3 in MVC)

The Ramblers have been playing with fire the last few weeks, having gone 4-3 in their last seven games. The first two (Drake and Missouri State) weren’t bad losses at all but falling at Bradley is a bit rougher. The Braves have been on a run as of late and are in the top-100 of the NET currently but still, Loyola has gone from completely safe to around the 9-10 seed range and can’t afford a bad loss coming up. But if they can either beat Northern Iowa once or just avoid losing to the other teams, they should be fine.

Honorable Mention: San Francisco Dons – 21-6 (8-4 in WCC)

The Dons had three games this week, beating Pepperdine and getting a Quad 1 victory over Santa Clara on the road Saturday. However, a Quad 4 home loss to Portland on Tuesday is an ugly blemish on a resume that saw them fall into the 10-11 seed range. San Francisco can ill-afford to do that again and next week’s road trip to Saint Mary’s now becomes an important matchup for both sides.

Honorable Mention: Florida State Seminoles – 13-11 (6-8)

The Seminoles probably don’t even need to be mentioned but after beating Miami twice and then Duke, they had a legit at-large resume at one point. But injuries have decimated the roster to a point where winning any ACC game is now a question. And if there was a glimmer of hope entering the week, a home loss to Pittsburgh takes that all away. With a current six-game win streak, Florida State’s postseason hopes will have to start over again next season.

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