All Things Bubblicious Board (updated Feb. 15)

[SelectionSunday]

Breaking down the 68-team field through Jan. 20.

Please note, I do not give at-large consideration to teams lower than #75 in the NET rankings. And when I use the descriptor "lock", it means the team is a lock AT THIS TIME.

Automatic Bid Placeholders (31) = 31
#2 Duke (ACC)
#3 Arizona (Big XII)
#4 Gonzaga (WCC)
#7 Nebraska (B1G)
#9 UConn (Big East)
#14 Florida (SEC)
#22 Saint Louis (Atlantic 10)
#47 San Diego State (Mountain West)
#49 Miami-Ohio (MAC)
#61 Yale (Ivy)
#67 Murray State (Missouri Valley)
#80 Utah Valley (WAC)
#86 High Point (Big South)
#87 Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
#90 FAU (American)
#92 Liberty (Conference USA)
#98 Hawaii (Big West)
#106 Troy (Sun Belt)
#107 UNC-Wilmington (Coastal)
#113 Wright State (Horizon)
#131 East Tennessee State (SoCon)
#135 North Dakota State (Summit)
#137 Portland State (Big Sky)
#184 UT-Martin (OVC)
#188 Queens (ASUN)
#191 Colgate (Patriot)
#201 LIU (NEC)
#217 Merrimack (MAAC)
#270 Bethune-Cookman (SWAC)
#323 (UMES (MEAC)
#329 NJIT (America East)

Locks (17) = 48
#1 Michigan (B1G)
#5 Purdue (B1G)
#6 Iowa State (Big XII)
#8 Illinois (B1G)
#10 Houston (Big XII)
#11 Michigan State (B1G)
#12 BYU (Big XII)
#13 Virginia (ACC)
#15 Louisville (ACC)
#16 Vanderbilt (SEC)
#17 Texas Tech (Big XII)
#18 Kansas (Big XII)
#19 Alabama (SEC)
#20 Arkansas (SEC)
#23 Saint John's (Big East)
#24 Georgia (SEC)
#27 Clemson (ACC)

Solidly In (8) = 56
#25 Tennessee (SEC)
#29 Kentucky (SEC)
#30 North Carolina (ACC)
#31 SMU (ACC)
#33 Villanova (Big East)
#34 Auburn (SEC)
#39 Wisconsin (B1G)
#48 USC (B1G)

Just Above the Bubble (8) = 64
#21 Iowa (B1G)
#26 Utah State (Mountain West)
#28 NC State (ACC)
#32 Saint Mary's (WCC)
#38 UCF (Big XII)
#43 Texas A&M (SEC)
#44 Seton Hall (Big East)
#68 Stanford (ACC)

On the Bubble (10) = 10 teams for last 4 at-large bids
#35 Miami-Florida (ACC)
#36 Ohio State (B1G)
#40 UCLA (B1G)
#41 New Mexico (Mountain West)
#42 Texas (SEC)
#45 Santa Clara (WCC)
#46 TCU (Big XII)
#51 Butler (Big East)
#54 Virginia Tech (ACC)
#62 George Mason (Atlantic 10)

Just Below the Bubble (4)
#37 Indiana (B1G)
#52 Baylor (Big XII)
#59 Cal (ACC)
#70 Missouri (SEC)

Longshots (6)
#50 LSU (SEC)
#53 Tulsa (American)
#56 Creighton (Big East)
#58 VCU (Atlantic 10)
#60 Washington (B1G)
#63 Belmont (Missouri Valley)

 

[SelectionSunday]

Breaking down the 68-team field through Jan. 27.

I do not give at-large consideration to teams lower than #75 in the NET rankings.

One-Bid Conferences (23) = 23

Locks for Now (28) = 51
#1 Arizona
#2 Duke
#3 Michigan
#4 Gonzaga
#5 Nebraska
#6 Illinois
#7 Iowa State
#8 UConn
#9 Michigan State
#10 Houston
#11 Purdue
#12 Vanderbilt
#13 BYU
#14 Kansas
#15 Florida
#16 Virginia
#17 Texas Tech
#18 Saint Louis
#20 Arkansas
#21 Alabama
#23 Tennessee
#24 North Carolina
#25 Saint John's
#28 Auburn
#30 Clemson
#31 Georgia
#32 SMU
#34 Villanova

Safely In (4) = 55
#19 Louisville
#29 Saint Mary's
#40 Texas A&M
#41 UCF

Above the Bubble (7) = 62
#22 Iowa
#26 Utah State
#27 NC State
#35 Kentucky
#36 Miami-Florida
#42 Wisconsin
#51 USC

On the Bubble (13) = 13 teams for 6 available at-large bids
#33 Indiana
#37 Ohio State
#38 Texas
#39 New Mexico
#43 UCLA
#44 TCU
#45 Santa Clara
#50 Butler
#52 Cal
#55 Virginia Tech
#57 Seton Hall
#71 Stanford
#73 Missouri

Longshots (5)
#49 VCU
#59 Boise State
#61 Washington
#67 George Mason
#72 Oklahoma State

 

[SelectionSunday]

Update coming later today. Bubble remains weak.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Breaking down the 68-team field through Feb. 14. NET ranking in parentheses. We have 13 teams jostling for 10 available at-large bids.

Please note, I do not give at-large consideration to teams ranked lower than #75 in the NET.

Automatic Bid Placeholders (31) = 31
Michigan (1)
Duke (2)
Houston (4)
Gonzaga (6)
Florida (9)
UConn (10)
Saint Louis (17)
Utah State (23)
Miami U (50)
South Florida (57)
Belmont (61)
Yale (65)
High Point (75)
Liberty (77)
Stephen F. Austin (79)
UNC-Wilmington (97)
Hawaii (99)
Cal Baptist (111)
North Dakota State (123)
East Tennessee State (127)
Portland State (129)
Austin Peay (134)
Wright State (142)
Navy (151)
South Alabama (169)
UT-Martin (179)
Merrimack (188)
LIU (195)
Bethune-Cookman (250)
NJIT (301)
Morgan State (353)

Locks (21) = 52
Arizona (3)
Purdue (5)
Illinois (7)
Iowa State (8)
Nebraska (11)
Louisville (12)
Vanderbilt (13)
Kansas (14)
Michigan State (15)
Texas Tech (16)
Arkansas (18)
Virginia (19)
BYU (20)
Alabama (21)
Tennessee (22)
Saint John's (24)
North Carolina (25)
Kentucky (28)
Villanova (30)
Clemson (32)
Wisconsin (33)

Near Locks (1) = 53
NC State (29)

Above the Bubble (5) = 58
Saint Mary's (26)
Miami-Florida (35)
SMU (36)
Texas (37)
TCU (45)

Directly On the Bubble (13) -- for 10 available at-large bids
Iowa (27)
Indiana (31)
Auburn (34)
Georgia (39)
UCLA (40)
San Diego State (41)
Santa Clara (42)
Texas A&M (43)
New Mexico (44)
USC (48)
UCF (49)
Cal (60)
Missouri (66)

Below the Bubble (4)
Ohio State (38)
VCU (46)
Seton Hall (51)
Virginia Tech (56)

Longshots (2)
Stanford (70)
Oklahoma State (72)