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Davidson’s Atlantic 10 tournament win ends someone’s bubble dreams

Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament - Championship

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: Kellan Grady #31 of the Davidson Wildcats dribbles past Jeff Dowtin #11 of the Rhode Island Rams during the first half in the Championship of the Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Davidson finished off their run in impressive fashion, knocking off Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 tournament title game to earn the league’s automatic bid.

The Wildcats also picked off St. Bonaventure in the semifinals, meaning that en route to the title, Davidson picked off both of the teams from the conference that are going to be able to land at-large bids.

Put another way, Davidson is now the third NCAA tournament team from the Atlantic 10, meaning that someone on the bubble -- Louisville? Arizona State? Saint Mary’s? Oklahoma? -- just had their dream of playing in the NCAA tournament come to an end.

And this is something to take note of, because the Wildcats are dangerous enough that they might be able to win a game or two in the tournament. Peyton Aldridge and Kellan Grady are both capable of popping off for 30 points in a given night, and when they get it going, the Wildcats can score with anyone.