Several mid-major bubble teams will have long waits until Selection Sunday. These include Iona, Drexel, Oral Roberts, and Middle Tennessee State. All lost in their conference tournaments. We now have 28 projected locks and another six teams that should feel confident. That leaves 29 teams on the bubble for roughly 12 spots. It’s going to be quite a week once the BCS teams being conference tournament play.
Bubble Banter highlights the teams we believe are on the NCAA Bubble. If a team isn’t listed, they aren’t a bubble team at the time of the update. RPI and SOS data is credited to CollegeRPI.com.
RPI data is for games played through Thursday, March 1. Records reflect games through Monday, March 5.
Total Spots (68): Number of teams in the Field.
Automatic Bids (31): Murray State (OVC), Belmont (A-SUN), UNC-Asheville (Big South), VCU (Colonial), Loyola-Md (MAAC), Creighton (MVC), St. Mary’s (WCC), Davidson (Southern)
- Projected Locks (28): Teams who project to have secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
- Should Be In (6): These teams are in solid position to receive an at-large bid.
- Bubble: (29): Teams projected to be under consideration for at-large selection.
- Spots Available (12): Estimated number of openings after Automatic Bids, Locks, and Should Be Ins are considered.
- RPI and SOS: RPI and SOS data are updated through games on Sunday, March 4
- Teams Leaving the Bubble: Cincinnati, Iowa State, Alabama (Should Be In)
- Teams Joining the Bubble: TBA
Atlantic 10 |
Locks: Temple | Should Be In: None | Bubble: St. Louis, Dayton, St. Joe’s, Xavier |
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ACC |
Locks: Duke, North Carolina, Florida State | Should Be In: None | Bubble: Miami-FL, NC State, Virginia |
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BIG EAST |
Locks: Syracuse, Georgetown, Marquette, Louisville, Notre Dame | Should Be In: Cincinnati | Bubble: Connecticut, Seton Hall, South Florida, West Virginia |
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BIG 10 |
Locks: Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin | Should Be In: Purdue | Bubble: Northwestern |
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BIG 12 |
Locks: Baylor, Kansas, Missouri | Should Be In: Kansas State, Iowa State | Bubble: Texas |
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CONFERENCE USA |
Locks: Memphis | Should Be In: Southern Mississippi | Bubble: Central Florida |
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MISSOURI VALLEY |
Locks: Wichita State, Creighton | Should Be In: None | Bubble: None |
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MOUNTAIN WEST |
Locks: UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico | Should Be In: None | Bubble: Colorado State |
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PAC 12 |
Locks: None | Should Be In: None | Bubble: Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington |
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SEC |
Locks: Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt | Should Be In: Alabama | Bubble: Mississippi State, Tennessee |
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WEST COAST |
Locks: Gonzaga | Should Be In: None | Bubble: BYU |
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BEST OF THE REST |
Locks: None | Should Be In: None | Bubble: Drexel, Harvard, Iona, Long Beach State, Middle Tennessee State, Nevada, Oral Roberts |
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