Bracketology Bubble Watch: Colorado battles potential bid-stealer Oregon for Pac-12 Match championship

Bubble groups picked up some enormous wins on Friday. Mississippi State downed Tennessee within the SEC Match to maneuver out of the “Final 4 In” part of the bracket for now. I’ve taken the Bulldogs off the bubble.

Tennessee’s loss dropped the Volunteers from the highest line of the bracket. The Vols had been changed by North Carolina, which beat Pitt within the ACC Match semifinals. The Tar Heels will play potential bid-stealer NC State for the title on Saturday.

The A-10 will deliver a bid stealer as effectively, however in a twist of irony the stolen bid could possibly be Dayton’s. The Flyers have performed themselves down the bracket since being famous as a candidate for the choice committee’s prime 16 again on Feb. 17.

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There may be additionally a possible bid-stealing state of affairs within the American. Florida Atlantic shall be an at-large workforce, however South Florida is the highest seed. The Bulls have to win the automated bid to get in. 

Within the SEC Match, Texas A&M beat Kentucky 97-87 to maneuver into the bracket. There may be nonetheless work to do for the Aggies, who will play Florida within the semifinals on Saturday.

Colorado continues to be on the bubble, however not among the many “Final 4 In” as a result of the Buffaloes are actually the placeholder as the automated qualifier. They beat Washington State and Arizona misplaced to Oregon, leaving Colorado as the very best remaining seed within the Pac-12 Match. The Buffs face Oregon for the automated bid tonight. The Geese would positively be a bid stealer; that bid could also be Colorado’s.

Northwestern‘s loss to Wisconsin within the Huge Ten quarterfinals dropped the Wildcats into the “Final 4 In” of the bracket. They’re joined by St. John’s,a loser to UConn within the Huge East Match semifinals. 

New Mexico moved up and out after beating Colorado State within the Mountain West Match semifinals.

The bracket was unusually tough to place collectively right now. The Huge 12 and SEC every had 4 groups within the prime 16, and the groups from every of these conferences needed to be in separate areas. That was not as simple to perform because it sounds.

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Bubble groups in motion Saturday

NCAA Match locks

Locks primarily based on résumé: 31 | AQ bids secured: 14 | At-large spots remaining: 5

Close to the lower line

Observe – all references to NCAA Match choice data and traits primarily based on NET rankings excludes the 2021 match. On account of shortened schedules and a comparatively small variety of non-conference video games, these rankings aren’t dependable sufficient to be thought of.