Shedding to your rival all the time sucks, however Auburn’s loss to Alabama was a gut-punch. The Tigers had a 17-point lead within the second half, however let it slip away and misplaced 90-85 in time beyond regulation. That went from being the win that secures them a spot within the subject to dropping nearer to the underside of the bracket as a substitute. Auburn nonetheless has Tennessee left earlier than subsequent week’s SEC Event.
Penn State picked up a giant 68-65 win at Northwestern in time beyond regulation Wednesday evening. That breathes new life into the Nittany Lions event hopes after they appeared dashed following a house loss to Rutgers final day trip. They nonetheless have work to do although, beginning with Maryland at residence on Sunday.
It is a busy evening on the bubble, particularly within the Pac-12. Additionally, Wisconsin will get a shot at No. 1 seed Purdue..
NCAA Event locks
Locks primarily based on résumé: 20 | Bids secured: 0 | At-large spots remaining: 36
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ACC |
2 |
Miami, Virginia |
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Massive East |
3 |
Marquette, UConn, Xavier |
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Massive Ten |
2 |
Indiana, Purdue |
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Massive 12 |
4 |
Baylor, Kansas, Texas, Kansas State |
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Pac-12 |
2 |
Arizona, UCLA |
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SEC |
3 |
Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M |
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American |
1 |
Houston |
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Others |
3 |
Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, San Diego State |
On the cutline
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Bubble groups in motion Thursday
All references to NCAA Event choice data and traits refer solely to tournaments going again to 1994 aside from 2021. As a result of shortened schedules and a comparatively small variety of nonconference video games in 2021, these rankings weren’t dependable sufficient to be thought of.