With now less than a month until we have an official NCAA Tournament bracket, questions loom about which teams are safely in the field, and who has some work to do still. We have broken down that information, by conference, below. More info on each conference's rationale can be found at this link: NCAA Tournament Bid Watch 2/18
Definitions:
Lock: could theoretically lose out and still make the field
Should be In: would take a major collapse to miss the field, have a solid resume to this point
Work to Do: fall somewhere in the 8-9 seed range all the way to just outside the field. Are in, or just barely out, but not quite safe yet
Fringe Bubble: have not been eliminated from at-large contention yet, but are just about in “win out” territory
Conferences:
ACC
Locks: Duke
Should Be In: None
Work to Do: Miami, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Virginia Tech
Fringe Bubble: Virginia, Florida State
American
Locks: None
Should Be In: Houston
Work to Do: Memphis, SMU
Fringe Bubble: Cincinnati, Wichita State
Atlantic 10
Locks: None
Should Be In: None
Work to Do: Davidson, VCU, Dayton, St Bonaventure
Fringe Bubble: Saint Louis
Big 12
Locks: Kansas, Baylor, Texas Tech, Texas
Should Be In: None
Work to Do: Iowa State, TCU, Oklahoma, Kansas State
Fringe Bubble: West Virginia
Big East
Locks: Villanova, Providence
Should Be In: UConn, Marquette, Xavier, Seton Hall
Work to Do: Creighton
Fringe Bubble: St Johns
Big Ten
Locks: Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois
Should Be In: Ohio State, Michigan State
Work to Do: Indiana, Iowa, Rutgers, Michigan
Fringe Bubble: None
Mountain West
Locks: None
Should Be In: Colorado State
Work to Do: Wyoming, Boise State, San Diego State
Fringe Bubble: Fresno State
Pac-12
Locks: Arizona, UCLA
Should Be In: USC
Work to Do: Oregon
Fringe Bubble: Stanford, Colorado, Washington State
SEC
Locks: Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee
Should Be In: Alabama, LSU, Arkansas
Work to Do: Florida
Fringe Bubble: Mississippi State, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
WCC
Locks: Gonzaga
Should Be In: Saint Mary’s
Work to Do: San Francisco, BYU
Fringe Bubble: Santa Clara
Other Mid-Majors
Locks: None
Should Be In: None
Work to Do: Murray State, Loyola Chicago, Belmont, North Texas
Fringe Bubble: UAB, Iona
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