Maryland and Miami both blew their chances at an at-large bid yesterday. Miami was a bit of a long shot, but Maryland really only need to win one game to get in. They didn’t and they deserve to be left out, even though some people still think they have a shot.
A brief rundown of projections:
Dance Card – Georgia Tech in. NC State (ten teams to leap), Miami, Maryland and Virginia Tech all out.
Tony Mejia – GT in. State in if it wins today. Maryland, Miami and VT out.
Joe Lunardi – GT, MD and State (MD and State among last four in) all in. Miami, VT (among last four out) and sanity out.
ESPN.com – GT, MD, State and VT all maybes. Way to take stand, ESPN.
Yoni Cohen (when did he start writing for FoxSports?) – State, GT in with wins today. MD, Miami, VT out.
Stewart Mandel – State, GT in. MD, Miami, VT out.
Bottom line? The ACC still only has three bids wrapped up.
Georgia Tech will likely get in even with a loss today, but it’s not a lock.
State is almost certainly in with a win today.
Maryland doesn’t deserve it, but they could still get in if other bubble teams falter and no surprise teams get automatic bids.
Virginia Tech needs to win today and probably tomorrow too. In some projections, their only real shot is to win the ACC Tournament.
Miami is out.
Technically, Clemson and Virginia are still alive, but obviously they need to win the whole thing. If they do, stock up on dry goods, potable water and ammo because the End Days are near.