Terms:
Lock- I see no (reasonable) way that these teams will miss the tournament.
Probably in- These teams have resumes that will allow them to make the tournament barring any bad losses.
On the Bubble- Could go either Way
Probably Out- These teams need to win almost all of their remaining games.
Spots Available:
Locks: 36
Probably In: 7
Bubble: 14 (for 5 at-large spots, but 7 make it in the current Bracketology)
Probably Out: 7
ACC
UNC is now a lock. Virginia is in a lot worse position (second to last team in) than it was before losing to Florida St. (Last Four Byes).
Locks: Miami, Duke, NC State, UNC
Probably In:
On the Bubble: Virginia, Maryland
Probably Out:
Over / Under: 5
Big East
Villanova moves to "Probably In" due to having few opportunities for bad losses from here on out.
Locks: Syracuse, Louisville, Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh
Probably In: Cincinnati, Villanova
On the Bubble: St. John's
Probably Out: Providence
Over / Under: 8
Big Ten
Welcome back, Iowa! In fact, the Hawkeyes are now "On the Bubble".
Locks: Indiana, Michigan St., Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio St., Minnesota, Illinois
Probably In:
On the Bubble: Iowa
Probably Out:
Over / Under: 7.5
Big 12
Oklahoma has a potential landmine against TCU. For that reason, it is not yet a lock.
Locks: Kansas, Kansas St., Oklahoma St.
Probably In: Oklahoma, Iowa St.
On the Bubble: Baylor
Probably Out:
Over / Under: 5.5
Pac-12
Colorado looked very impressive in its demolishing of Oregon. For that reason, Colorado is now a lock. Oregon will be as long as it avoids a loss this weekend.
Locks: Arizona, UCLA, Colorado
Probably In: Oregon
On the Bubble: California
Probably Out: Arizona St.
Over / Under: 4.5
SEC
As soon as Arkansas was promoted, it was demolished by Missouri and returns to "Probably Out".
Locks: Florida, Missouri
Probably In:
On the Bubble: Kentucky, Ole Miss, Alabama, Tennessee
Probably Out: Arkansas
Over / Under: 3.5
Mountain West
No new news to report
Locks: New Mexico, Colorado St., UNLV, San Diego St.
Probably In:
On the Bubble: Boise St.
Probably Out:
Over / Under: 4.5
Atlantic Ten
Massachusetts is done following a home loss to Butler. Temple is beginning to look closer to being "Probably In".
Locks: Butler, St. Louis, VCU
Probably In: La Salle
On the Bubble: Temple
Probably Out:
Over / Under: 4.5
Missouri Valley, West Coast Conference, and Others
Louisiana Tech had its win streak come to a close and moves back to "Probably Out". BYU is done, if only due to numbers. Meanwhile, Creighton has made the MWC semis and re-entered the ranks of the Locks.
Locks: Gonzaga, Wichita St., Memphis, Creighton
Probably In: St. Mary's
On the Bubble: Belmont, Middle Tennessee St.
Probably Out: Akron, Bucknell, Indiana St., Louisiana Tech
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