Bubble Teams That Need To Lose To Help The BatCats

Kentucky finds themselves scoreboard watching this weekend after losing in the SEC Tournament on Tuesday. The Cats (34-22, 13-18) are sweating out the long week leading up to Monday's Selection Show after a disappointing end to their season. UK is projected as one of the last teams into the field of 64, but a little scoreboard watching can never hurt. With the Cats on the bubble, here are five teams that need to lose to help the Cats' chances of reaching the NCAA Tournament.  Arizona: There will be plenty of UK fans watching late night games out west. In this game, the BatCats need Oregon to upset Arizona (33-22, RPI:50) and win the series. Not finishing .500 or better in the PAC-12 will hurt the Wildcats, as well as SEVEN losses to teams outside the RPI top 100. Arizona is most likely out of the tournament, but definitely keep an eye on what happens in Eugene tonight. Washington: Coming into the weekend, the Huskies (30-22, RPI:60) were firmly on the bubble. They have since turned the tables and are now in a position to win the PAC-12 after taking the first two games of their series against the #3 Cardinal. It is believed that U-Dub is safe even if they were to lose today. North Florida: The Atlantic Sun will get two teams in with Jacksonville and #13 Stetson. The North Florida Osprey knocked off Jacksonville yesterday and will need to beat Stetson twice today to give the conference three teams in the NCAA Tournament. UNF won't get into the field of 64 without winning the A-Sun Tournament, so all bubble teams need the Osprey to lose to ensure the A-Sun stays a two-bid league. Pittsburgh: Yep, UK fans need to root for Louisville today in the ACC Tournament against Pitt. The Panthers have to win the tournament to get into the field of 64 after barely finishing over .500 this season. Pitt has gotten hot in their conference tournament and now stand two wins away from clinching the automatic bid for the ACC. The Panthers would be a huge bid stealer if they beat Louisville today and win Sunday's title game. It would be perfect if Louisville could win today against Pitt and then get beat tomorrow to keep them from hosting a regional. Bradley: The Missouri Valley is a lot like the A-Sun. The conference has two teams (Dallas Baptist, Missouri State) that would get in as at-large teams, but Bradley is still alive in the MVC Tournament as a potential bid stealer. The Braves play DBU this afternoon for the right to play MSU later tonight. Other teams of that need to lose to help UK reach the NCAA Tournament: West Virginia, TCU, Illinois, Purdue, Texas State.  For updates on college baseball across the country, follow @TreyHuntsmanKSR.