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 2/25
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
Fringe Bubble: Virginia, Virginia Tech
American
Locks: Houston
Should Be In: None
Work to Do: Memphis, SMU
Fringe Bubble: None
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: Iowa State
Work to Do: TCU, Kansas State
Fringe Bubble: Oklahoma, West Virginia
Big East
Locks: Villanova, Providence, UConn
Should Be In: Marquette, Xavier, Seton Hall
Work to Do: Creighton
Fringe Bubble: St Johns
Big Ten
Locks: Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio State
Should Be In: Iowa, Michigan State
Work to Do: Indiana, Rutgers, Michigan
Fringe Bubble: None
Mountain West
Locks: Colorado State
Should Be In: Boise State
Work to Do: Wyoming, San Diego State
Fringe Bubble: Fresno State
Pac-12
Locks: Arizona, UCLA, USC
Should Be In: None
Work to Do: Oregon
Fringe Bubble: Stanford
SEC
Locks: Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas
Should Be In: LSU
Work to Do: Florida
Fringe Bubble: Mississippi State, South Carolina
WCC
Locks: Gonzaga, Saint Mary's
Should Be In: None
Work to Do: San Francisco, BYU
Fringe Bubble: None
Other Mid-Majors
Locks: None
Should Be In: Murray State
Work to Do: Loyola Chicago, North Texas
Fringe Bubble: Belmont, Iona, South Dakota State
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