Last Four Byes Louisville. There is something to be said for being hot at the right time. NCAA; College Sports; Sports; Big Ten; … CBS Sports| 16d. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Michigan State falls short of getting signature victory vs. Michigan The Spartans get another shot at the Wolverines … Bracketology Bubble Watch: Michigan State looks for significant boost in showdown with rival Michigan. 2, Michigan falls to No. Three look to be in the top half of the bracket, but there are a couple others that might not make it. Are you a nervous fan of a bubble team? St. Bonaventure moved into a tie with VCU atop the Atlantic 10 standings with a win over Davidson on Sunday. Boise State – The Broncos struggled down the stretch of the season losing three in a row at the end. Conference championship week is the last chance for teams on the bubble to make their case to the NCAA Tournament selection committee. State odds, Sun Belt title picks, Bubble Watch: Michigan State faces rival Michigan, Conference tourney storylines, predictions, McDermott reinstated for Big East Tournament, Conference tourney tracker: All brackets set, AP Top 25: Baylor moves to No. © 2004-2021 CBS Interactive. The Pac-12 had a rough time in non-conference play and that will likely show up in lower seeds for its better teams. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Michigan State tries to pick up a big win vs. Michigan to boost its resume. Their primary issues is the lack of quality wins away from home. 2, Michigan falls to No. Reddit; Pocket; Flipboard; Email; Harrison Barden-USA TODAY Sports. Most recently Michigan State has been the team to watch, but suddenly, Maryland is back for another go around. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Maryland and Minnesota among NCAA Tournament hopefuls in action The Tar Heels, Terrapins and Gophers are on the bubble … The better of those two wins is at NC State. 4, Coaches Poll: Arkansas, Virginia make bog moves, WATCH: No. They have wins over LSU, Missouri, Mississippi and Auburn, so they have to be taken seriously. CBS Sports | 11d. There are potential quality wins in front of them if they can get there. Rutgers 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories_bracketology, at My current bracket has USC as the highest seeded Pac-12 team and the Trojans are only a six. With their latest loss, the Blue Devils' bubble has popped. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Michigan State falls short of getting signature victory vs. Michigan; Bracketology Bubble Watch: Michigan State tries to pick up a big win vs. Michigan to boost its resume Nevada – The Wolf Pack have had some good moments in conference play, including a sweep of Boise State and a win over Colorado State in their only meeting this season. There are three conference tournaments beginning next week, but none of those involve bubble teams so we are down to just three loaded Saturdays left in the regular season. They need to channel that mojo they had a few weeks ago when they got hot. These games of course count even more, because each one you play is an added … Let's start with those that hurt themselves the most. That team is among the first four out. We begin at the top of the blueblood list as Duke dropped its third straight game and fell to .500 overall with a 91-73 loss at North Carolina. Michigan State - The Spartans have made a remarkable run from dead in the water to the middle of the bracket. Bubble Watch and Conference Tournaments, March 8. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: stories | That league is a bit muddied at the top due to some teams being short a few games. They are now 13-12 overall, and by the time they get enough wins to help their resume enough to possibly get an at-large spot, they will be the automatic qualifier. Michigan State is finishing the regular season with two cracks at in-state rival Michigan. The Nittany Lions have an outside shot to be the Big Ten’s 11th team in the field if they can get hot down the stretch. Indiana has talent, but often looks lost. Big Ten Bracketology: Help me understand these bad bubble teams How did Maryland not slip to the bubble? The Aztecs will … 10:26 am ET, Iona vs. Quinnipiac odds, MAAC Tournament picks, Miami vs. Pittsburgh odds, ACC Tournament picks, Conference tournaments storylines, predictions, UNC Greensboro vs. Mercer odds, SoCon title picks, Georgia State vs. App. All five bubble teams won games that could only have hurt them. Colorado State  - The Rams are a game below .500 against Quad 1 and also Quad 2, but they have no other losses. San Diego State won at UNLV to clinch the Mountain West regular-season championship and exit the bubble. That is their only Quad 1 win and they are just 4-8 against the top two quadrants. The Spartans got smoked by the now-league champion Wolverines 69-50. Share this on Facebook; Share this on Twitter; … Their schedule is just so-so and everything good they have done has come in league play. Can they string five wins in a row in this tournament? section: | slug: bracketology-bubble-watch-michigan-state-looks-for-significant-boost-in-showdown-with-rival-michigan | sport: collegebasketball | route: article_single.us | © 2004-2021 CBS Interactive. Share All sharing options for: What March 3 college basketball schedule means for March Madness bubble watch. 9 Houston defeats Memphis at buzzer. 9 Houston defeats Memphis at buzzer, Drake played one of the most exciting games of the day yesterday in a back-and-forth affair with. Bracketology. ESPN's March Madness Bubble Watch (ESPN+) is … Loyola is the better at-large candidate of the two, and thus the MVC has a better chance of getting two teams in if Drake wins. We also might see teams win their tournaments that could not get in any other way and "steal" a bid, popping someone else's bubble. CBS Sports - Jerry Palm • 1h. Loyola is no sure thing if its best win is over Drake -- a team that it also lost to twice. Or, they could … Read more on cbssports.com. Their job is to win and erase all doubt for themselves. The selection committee will have to swallow hard to take a team one game above .500, even in a pandemic season. Bracketology Bubble Watch: UNC back in NCAA Tournament mix; Michigan State and Maryland collide. The Bonnies, on the other hand, may have built a cushion against a loss to VCU in the A-10 final next week. Maryland – Just a week ago, Maryland picked up its fifth straight win, beating Michigan State by 18 at home to move to 14-10 with games left against Northwestern and Penn State. Saturday was not a particularly good day for teams near the cut line of the bracket. Bubble Watch – First Four Out Saint Louis, VCU, St. John’s, Penn State The A-10 has two teams in the first four out as Saint Louis and VCU come up just short. Boise State is among my last four in starting the week, while Utah State is among the first four out. If you’re interested in the bubble, or your favorite team is there themselves and you want to see what you’re up against, we’ve got you covered. By Collin Sherwin @CollinSherwin Updated Mar 2, 2021, 10:49am PST Share this story. No purchase necessary, see Rules for details. NC State – The Wolfpack are a late add to the bubble and their stay may be short. This one could be wide open. They also lost at home to Cincinnati, which is the only result that really stands out. CBS Sports | 1d. They should make it if they can avoid an upset. The first one did not go to well. Share All sharing options for: What the March 6 college basketball schedule means for March Madness bubble watch. Bubble Watch – Next 4 out. They were swept by Houston and split with Memphis in the regular season. Sunday features a triple-header of bubble games, all on CBS, and here are those bubble teams in action throughout the day. Thirteen bubble teams took the court on Saturday with varying results, as you might expect. A loss in the opener to drop to 14-13 makes for a very nervous selection Sunday. ESPN's March Madness Bubble Watch (ESPN+) is also up … One of them succeeded. Any other loss makes things nervy. Arizona would be a bubble team as well, but they have taken a self-imposed postseason ban. How is Michigan State still alive? Bracketology Bubble Watch: Michigan State falls short of getting signature victory vs. Michigan | News Break Michigan State is finishing the regular season with two cracks at in-state rival Michigan. 2:48 pm ET, First Four Out Team With Best Chance Of Making NCAA Tournament, Drexel vs. Elon odds, CAA Tournament title picks, Iona vs. Quinnipiac odds, MAAC Tournament picks, Miami vs. Pittsburgh odds, ACC Tournament picks, Conference tournaments storylines, predictions, UNC Greensboro vs. Mercer odds, SoCon title picks, Conference tourney storylines, predictions, McDermott reinstated for Big East Tournament, Conference tourney tracker: All brackets set, AP Top 25: Baylor moves to No. Xavier is also falling hard to end the regular season. The bubble has been fluid in the Big Ten this season, with at least four teams spending there. Duke - After playing themselves off the bubble, the Blue Devils are just five wins away from a spot in the field. It's been a rough year for the Big East with COVID and injury problems and there may not be many teams in the field. Penn State has had some good moments this season. They are just 3-5 against Quads 1 and 2 and all three wins came at home. Penn State - There aren't many good choices here. Georgia - The Bulldogs have enough hits to be dangerous, but can they string four in a row together? Four of those losses have come to teams that are not in the bracket. They do have the league's only Quad 1 non-conference win, which came at BYU. The Spartans got smoked … Read more on cbssports.com. Syracuse – The Orange start the week as the second team out of my bracket. ESPN's NCAA tournament Bracketology has been updated through games of Monday, Feb. 22. The bubble was quiet on Monday, which was a relatively slow day in college basketball in general. That said, there is only one team still on the bubble, and it is one of the bluebloods of the sport in a year that has been rough on that group of teams. vs. Virginia Saturday, 4 p.m., ESPN2. They have a couple of big wins against Villanova and at Creighton, but lost at home to Marquette and DePaul. 4, Coaches Poll: Arkansas, Virginia make bog moves, WATCH: No. Thirteen bubble teams took the court on Saturday with varying results, as you might expect. Saint Louis fell out of the bracket after getting blown out by top seed St. Bonaventure in the A-10 semifinals. Bracketology Bubble Watch: UNC back in NCAA Tournament mix; Michigan State and Maryland collide. UCLA – The Bruins have hit the skids late in the season and are on a three-game losing streak entering the Pac-12 Tournament. Only two college basketball games scheduled for Monday feature ranked teams, but March’s first action could drastically impact the NCAA Tournament bracket. Joe Lunardi breaks down the college basketball teams that are on "bubble watch" to claim a spot in the 2020 NCAA Tournament. They are not bracketed so that they can play Houston before the conference final, so if they get that far, we will have to see if beating Wichita State is enough help. Every day, we run thousands of computer simulations of the college basketball season, including all remaining regular season games, all conference tournaments, NCAA selection and seeding, and the NCAA tournament itself. The Musketeers are now among the last four teams in the bracket after a loss at Marquette on Saturday, and have now lost five of seven since coming back from a COVID pause on Feb.13. The Bruins are now in double-digit seed territory after suffering their third straight defeat. Bracketology Bubble Watch: UConn, Maryland among NCAA Tournament hopefuls hoping to avoid a bad loss Tuesday. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Duke, North Carolina, UConn in action on busy day for NCAA Tournament hopefuls CBS Sports| 8d Friday was uneventful for teams on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament, and therefore the projected bracket remains the same. The Bubble shifts to win-or-go-home games now, as the conference tournaments are in full-swing for many mid-major leagues. Two top 20 teams are enduring losing streaks and … admin. We will have a better idea how they look by then as the major conference tournaments get going. VCU is also in better shape this morning. What is expected to remain familiar is the selection of a 68-team field, which is where Joe Lunardi comes in. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Michigan State looks for significant boost in showdown with rival Michigan The Spartans are not without hope, but a … We had a conference champion crowned in one of Wednesday's bubble games and another bubbler moved into first place in their conference standings. The Billikens are done with their resume now, and that was not a good final impression to give the selection committee. Conference championship week is the last chance for teams on the bubble to make their case to the NCAA Tournament selection committee. NCAA Tournament Bracketology 2021. You don't have to wait until the field of 68 is announced to fill out your brackets. Utah State – The Aggies finished second in the conference but are at a disadvantage because of two Q3 losses, one of which came in non-conference play. The only thing that could set them back now would be a first round loss in the Big Ten Tournament, and even that may not be enough. All times Eastern, Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship, 2 p.m. (CBS). All Rights Reserved. section: | slug: bracketology-bubble-watch-teams-on-the-cut-line-and-possible-bid-stealers-heading-into-conference-tournaments | sport: collegebasketball | route: article_single.us | Bracketology and March Madness Bubble Watch -- Duke gets closer to NCAA tournament field After winning four straight, Mike Krzyzewski and Duke have a path to the NCAA tournament. Another team we can say that about is Seton Hall, which fell at St. John's 81-71 for the Pirates' fourth straight loss. Share All sharing options for: What March 1 college basketball schedule means for March Madness bubble watch. Ole Miss – The Rebels shot themselves in the foot enough times that it will be tough to make the tournament as an at-large, but it's not impossible. If they don't get in, that will be why. Five teams have either two or three losses, but only St. Bonaventure and VCU have played more than nine games in the league. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Teams on the cut line and possible bid stealers heading into conference tournaments A conference-by-conference breakdown of bubble teams to watch … Other than Virginia getting blown out again by a good team, the schedule was pretty light. ESPN. This league has set up shop on the bubble, with only regular season champion San Diego State not on it among the four potential NCAA Tournament teams. 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories_bracketology, at Home wins over Creighton and Oklahoma are keeping them afloat for now, but the margin for error is very small. Reddit; Pocket; Flipboard; Email; Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports. CBS Sports | 6m. St. John's – The Johnnies are a longshot. If they can find their form, they have a chance to be dangerous. There aren’t a ton of big-time college programs set to play on Wednesday, but the result of the games could affect the NCAA tournament in a major way. CBS Sports | 17d. ESPN's NCAA tournament Bracketology has been updated through games of Thursday, Feb. 18. Penn State, Providence, Duke, Syracuse. We take projections from the best bracketologists, add some formulas and flair, then see who most likely gets to The Big Dance, and who should be left home Selection Sunday. Bracketology Bubble Watch: North Carolina, one of first four out, could help résumé vs. Louisville. With seven dominant teams this season, there are no bubble teams or any likely bid stealers. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Michigan State tries to pick up a big win vs. Michigan to boost its resume Jerry Palm breaks down the résumés of the bubble teams taking the court on Thursday Here is a bubblicious conference by conference look at this week's major conference tournaments. Xavier – The Musketeers got off to a great start this season, but they got derailed by COVID. Memphis – The Tigers came agonizingly close to getting the big win over Houston that they needed to cap its tournament resume. Reddit; Pocket; Flipboard; Email; Photo by Benjamin Solomon/Getty Images. 1 like • 2 shares. The Terrapins just had to win one of them to be safely in the field. Feb 23, 2021. Here is the complete list of upcoming games for the 16 teams on the bubble according to bracketologist Joe Lunardi of ESPN.com. Reddit; Pocket; Flipboard; Email; Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. CBS Sports - Jerry Palm • 2h. A very busy Saturday for the bubble was headlined by the bluebloods of the ACC that have been trying to scrape their way into the bracket lately. They should be ok as long as they lose to Houston. SMU – While I have the Mustangs as a bubble team, it may be that they have to win the conference tournament to get in. SMU – We don't know much about the 11-4 Mustangs, who have been sidelined with COVID issues since Feb. 8. The SEC has had a couple of teams move off and on the bubble this season, but six teams are solidly in the field and only one is left on the bubble. They have lost five of their last seven and only one of those losses has come to a likely NCAA Tournament team. Or, they could take the decision out of their hands by winning the automatic bid. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Teams on the cut line and possible bid stealers heading into conference tournaments. Probably not, but they'll put up a fight. There are some good teams in this league, but no great ones, providing greater opportunity for an outlier to make a run. Let's start with those that hurt themselves the most. Play Conference Bracket Challenge presented by Hertz and pick the tournaments for a $10,000 cash prize or start a pool and compete against friends. That is not the Ramblers' problem, though. Marquette – The Golden Eagles have been hot down the stretch, winning four of their last five, including one at North Carolina. The first two losses were at San Diego State, which isn't a problem, but the third one was at home to Quad 4 Fresno State. They were also swept by Nevada in the regular season. Bubble teams across the country will be crossing their fingers in the hopes that a bid thief doesn’t win these five conference tournaments. Instead, they blew big leads in both games and now enter the Big Ten Tournament at 14-12. CBS Sports Graphic. For a team to get an at-large berth, they will likely have to go through the Cougars. The Nittany Lions swept Maryland, beat Wisconsin, VCU and Rutgers at home and won at Virginia Tech. Wichita State – The Shockers ended up winning the regular season title and beat Houston along the way. They are still on the high side of the bubble and should be ok if they can avoid a bad loss. All Rights Reserved. The big win over Wichita State is nice, but it is hard to see Memphis as an at-large team without beating the Cougars. The first one did not go to well. They have won five in a row to get to four games above .500, but only the win at Virginia is significant. Houston is the only sure thing, although regular-season champ Wichita State is looking better lately. They are just 2-7 away from home. They have struggled down the stretch though, losing four in a row coming into this week. They have two losses to Tulsa holding them back as well. They finished strong, winning seven of their last night, but one of the losses was one of its two in Quad 3. Case in point: Indiana's loss at home to Michigan State was the second-best result of the day for those teams until very late in the evening. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Michigan State falls short of getting signature victory vs. Michigan. It’s crunch time for several men’s college basketball programs across the country as the final weekend of the regular season unfurls. UCLA led USC the entire game -- except for after the final shot in a 64-63 loss to the Trojans. Share All sharing options for: What the March 5 college basketball schedule means for March Madness bubble watch. It is going to take something of a deep run to get the selection committee's attention. They have too many bad losses to be an at-large team, but could be dangerous this week. Bracketology 2021: How the bubble looks according to bracketologists on March 2nd. Healthy Minnesota would be great, but that isn't a thing. Bracketology Bubble Watch: Maryland looks to boost NCAA Tournament resume after hopefuls slip on Saturday. Stanford – Despite living a nomadic existence early on, the Cardinal got off to a good start this season and has a win over Alabama to its credit. Some teams have begun their conference … CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: stories | They also did not play SMU at all due to COVID problems with the Mustangs and only played Memphis once, which was a 20-point defeat.
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