Bracket Junkie: UofL makes leap

It was an interesting week in the Big East in terms of how the results affected the league and the projected field. You may remember that last week in this space, I noted that four of the nine Big East teams in my field on Feb. 1 were within eight spots of the at-large cut line. A week later, two of those teams — West Virginia and Syracuse — remain in the field but are still in danger of getting bumped thanks to 1-1 weeks; one of those teams — Seton Hall — is now on the outside looking in thanks to an 0-2 week against strong competition; and one of those teams — Louisville — has made a big leap up the board after a 2-0 week highlighted by a blowout win at Marquette. The two Big East teams in my last four out last week — Providence and Villanova — went a combined 1-3 and are now in very poor shape. It’s all in a week’s time.

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