Bubble Watch (2/22)

[shizzle787]

ACC
Locks: UNC, Duke
Should be in: Virginia (2 wins to go)
Work left to do: Wake Forest, Clemson, Pitt, NC State

Big East
Locks: UConn, Marquette, Creighton
Should be in: Providence (2 wins to go)
Work left to do: Seton Hall, Butler, Villanova, St. John's

Big 12
Locks: Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor, Texas Tech, BYU
Should be in: TCU (2 wins to go), Oklahoma (2 wins to go)
Work left to do: Texas, Cincy, Kansas State

Big Ten
Lock: Purdue
Should be in: Illinois (1 win to go), Wisconsin (2 wins to go), Northwestern (2 wins to go), Nebraska (2 wins to go), Michigan State (2 wins to go)
Work left to do: Iowa, Minnesota

Mountain West
Locks: None
Should be in: Utah State (2 wins to go), New Mexico (2 wins to go), SDSU (2 wins to go)
Work left to do: Colorado State, Nevada, Boise State

Pac-12
Lock: Arizona
Should be in: Washington State (2 wins to go)
Work left to do: Oregon, Colorado

SEC
Locks: Tennessee, Alabama
Should be in: Auburn (1 win to go), Florida (2 wins to go), Kentucky (2 wins to go), South Carolina (1 win to go)
Work left to do: Miss State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M

Others
Locks: None
Should be in: St. Mary's (2 wins to go), Dayton (2 wins to go), FAU (2 wins to go)
Work left to do: USF, Memphis, Gonzaga, San Francisco, Indiana State, Grand Canyon, James Madison

 

[Kolumbo]

SMU plays FAU tonight and then USF on Sunday. Could be in play or play spoiler. Memphis still has 2 games against FAU.

 

[HooperScooper]

I posted a similar article from ESPN in this post:

BE Bubble (update 02/22/24)

Back for this update after the weekend and Tues/Wed games. Off the bubble: St. John's and Xavier. Resume metrics just not good enough and St John's only 1 chance for meaningful win remaining. Xavier has a few, but they're really behind the eight ball with 13 losses and only 2 quad 1 wins and 2...

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Who does a better job at Bracketology, @shizzle787 or John Gasawayof ESPN?

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I'm a big Rocco Miller fan, mostly due to his never-ending coverage of mid-majors, but here's his bracket:

Bracketology 02.24.2024 — The Bracketeer

Bracket projections are based on the 2023-24 NCAA Committee Principles and Selection Process.

bracketeer.org

UConn - 1
Marquette - 2
Creighton - 4
Seton Hall - 10
Providence - 11 (play-in)
Butler - First Four out
Villanova - Next four teams out