It is crunch time for several teams on the bubble playing on Saturday. That is especially true for Gonzaga, which will actually see its regular season end a week before most other teams. The finale is against Saint Mary’s, which also represents a much-needed Quad 1 opportunity.
Saturday’s action features a “double bubble” game in the Big East, and six of the eight teams on either side of the cut line are playing. With time running out before conference tournaments and Selection Sunday, there are fewer and fewer chances to earn the type of wins necessary for an at-large spot in the NCAA Tournament.
All times Eastern.
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Saturday’s “double bubble” game
12 p.m. | Fox
Bubble teams in action Saturday
NCAA Tournament locks
Locks based on resume: 18 | AQ bids secured: 0 | At-large spots remaining: 18
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ACC |
2 |
Duke, North Carolina |
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Big East |
3 |
UConn, Marquette, Creighton |
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Big Ten |
3 |
Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin |
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Big 12 |
4 |
Houston, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas |
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Pac-12 |
1 |
Arizona |
|
SEC |
3 |
Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn |
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American |
0 |
|
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Others |
2 |
San Diego State, Saint Mary’s |
Near the cut line
Note – all references to NCAA Tournament selection records and trends based on NET rankings excludes the 2021 tournament. Due to shortened schedules and a relatively small number of non-conference games, those rankings are not reliable enough to be considered.
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