Four Bids for Seven Teams


The morning of Selection Sunday, there is little consensus on the field of 65.

Wise men agree, at least implicitly, that seven teams are competing for the final four bids. Georgia, however, could steal one of the final four bids by beating Arkansas to win the SEC Tournament. Similarly, Illinois could steal a bid by beating Wisconsin to win the Big Ten Tournament.

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Arizona State Out Out In Out In Out
Illinois State In Out In In Out In
Ohio State In Out In Out Out Out
Oregon Out In Out In Out In
St. Joseph's In In In In In Out
Villanova In In Out Out In In
Virginia Tech Out In Out In In In

Five bubble teams appear to be sitting pretty.

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Arizona In In In In In In
Baylor In In In In In In
Kentucky In In In In In In
South Alabama In In In In In In
St. Mary's In In In In In In

Seven teams appear to have had their bubbles burst.

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Dayton Out Out Out Out Out Out
Florida Out Out Out Out Out Out
Massachusetts Out Out Out Out Out Out
Mississippi Out Out Out Out Out Out
New Mexico Out Out Out Out Out Out
Syracuse Out Out Out Out Out Out
VCU Out Out Out Out Out Out

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