I do have to give one of the ESPN credit – sadly, I can’t find it again to give proper credit (I was too upset).  Fortunately, being able to sleep in on a Saturday and a little bit of perspective helps tons.

This ESPN writer was talking about the bubble, and he mentioned that he hates how people say that this loss is the one that will end a bubble team’s chance to make it in the tournament.  And then they put this point out there.

Every at-large team that will play in the NCAA Tournament will have lost their last game before the tournament.

That’s right – unless you won your conference tournament and received the automatic bid, then you had to have lost in your conference tournament.  Losing a game doesn’t end your NCAA Tournament hopes – or how far you will make it in the tournament.  So, if your team has lost in the last couple of days, hold out some hope – there is still basketball left to be played!