I really don't believe that Tubby Smith said in the middle of a successful season that he was interested in Alabama. Notre Dame's RPI is brutal right now. They are in trouble right now. They can't afford another St. John's-esque loss. Rutgers, USF, and St. John's at home should be auto wins. UConn and Pitt on the road should be auto losses. That puts them at 15-9. They should win at Cincy and Providence, neither are really any good. That's 17-9. Then you've got at UCLA, Louisville at home, Nova at home, and at West Virginia. For ease, I'd put em at 50-50 for those. Split those, they're at 19-11 and need 2 Big East tourney wins. Go 1-3, and I'm not sure they can make it as an at-large. That St. John's loss is going to kill them, and that OSU loss may not look too good when it's all said and done unless Lighty can come back earlier than expected.