Monday, February 16, 2015

Welcome Back!! Bubble Watch 2015 Is Here

Welcome back for another most hectic four weeks in sports!!  Soon, it will again be Selection Sunday, when we will know the fates of all of those bubble teams.  Who will be this year's SMU or NC State?

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.


SEC:
Locks (2): Kentucky, Arkansas
Probably In (2): Ole Miss, Georgia
Bubble (2): Texas A&M, LSU
Probably Out (3): Florida, Alabama, Tennessee

ACC:
Locks (5): Virginia, Duke, Louisville, UNC, Notre Dame
Probably In (0):
Bubble (3): NC State, Pittsburgh, Miami
Probably Out (0): 

Big 12:
Locks (4): Kansas, Iowa St., Oklahoma, Baylor
Probably In (3): Oklahoma St., West Virginia, Texas
Bubble (0):
Probably Out (1): Kansas St.

Big Ten:
Locks (2): Wisconsin, Maryland
Probably In (1): Indiana
Bubble (5): Iowa, Ohio St., Michigan St., Illinois, Purdue
Probably Out (2): Minnesota, Michigan

Pac-12:
Locks (2): Arizona, Utah
Probably In (0):
Bubble (3): Stanford, UCLA, Oregon
Probably Out (2): Oregon St., California

Big East:
Locks (3): Villanova, Butler, Georgetown
Probably In (2): Providence, Xavier
Bubble (2): St. John's, Seton Hall
Probably Out (0):

American:
Locks (0):
Probably In (2): SMU, Cincinnati
Bubble (2): Temple, Tulsa
Probably Out (1): Connecticut

Missouri Valley:
Locks (2): Northern Iowa, Wichita St.
Probably In (0):
Bubble (0):
Probably Out (0):

Mountain West:
Locks (0):
Probably In (2): San Diego St., Colorado St.
Bubble (1): Boise St.
Probably Out (1): Wyoming

Atlantic-10:
Locks (1): VCU
Probably In (1): Dayton
Bubble (2): UMass, Davidson
Probably Out (3): La Salle, Rhode Island, George Washington

West Coast:
Locks (1): Gonzaga
Probably In (0):
Bubble (2): St. Mary's, BYU
Probably Out (0):

Other Contenders:
Locks (0):
Probably In (0):
Bubble (1): Wofford
Probably Out (3): Harvard, Iona, Yale

Totals:
Locks: 22
Probably In: 13
Bubble: 23 (for 12 at-large spots)
Probably Out: 17 (2 would get auto-bids as of today)

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