We have less than a week left before this deal becomes official.
Before you hit Selection Sundayconference tournaments will determine which teams burst the NCAA bubble, which Cinderella Teams serve as auction stealers and which four teams land on line #1.
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There are changes at the top of USA TODAY Sports’ updated bracket as Florida moves up and replaces Connecticut, which ended the regular season with a thud. losing to Marquette.
The loss gave the Huskies the Big East regular season crown to rival St. John’s and will likely allow the Huskies to claim second place.
Meanwhile, the defending national champions got back into form by reeling off 11 straight wins to capture the SEC regular season title by three games. This torrid run more than makes up for Florida’s non-conference loss to UConn and allows the Gators to secure a No. 1 seed by avoiding an early exit from the conference tournament.
The bubble remains messy. Virginia Commonwealth joined the field. For now, Indiana ranks as the last overall team in the field despite a 3-11 mark against Quad 1 and a 3-2 record in Quad 2 competition. But there is hope for Cincinnati, West Virginia, Auburn and others to make a move in the conference tournaments.
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Eight teams have already punched their tickets to the tournament in Long Island (Northeast), Queens (Atlantic Sun), High Point (Big South), Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley), Tennessee State (Ohio Valley), Furman (Southern Conference), North Dakota State (Summit League) and Troy (Sun Belt.).
March Madness Bracketology: NCAA Tournament Projection
The teams in bold earned a spot in the tournament.
March Madness has four months left
Santa Clara, Commonwealth of Virginia, SMU, Indiana.
March Madness, first four eliminated
Cincinnati, West Virginia, Auburn, Stanford.
NCAA Tournament Bidding Conference Breakdown
Multi-offer leagues: SEC (10), Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (8), Big East (3), West Coast (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Mountain West (2).
This article was originally published on USA TODAY: March Madness Bracket Predictions: NCAA Tournament Bubble Predictions
