Northwestern is off the bubble — for now — after coming from behind late to beat top-ranked Purdue on Sunday. The Wildcats are flying below the radar partially as a result of they’re Northwestern and partially as a result of they’ve just a few so-so house losses. Nevertheless, additionally they have wins at Indiana and Michigan State and beat Illinois at house.
Monday’s Bubble Watch is a light-weight however necessary slate. North Carolina will not get a chance for a Quad 1 win vs. Miami — the Hurricanes rank No. 34 within the NET, and the Tar Heels get them at house — however there are some late-season probabilities for final 12 months’s runner as much as end robust.
Later within the night, West Virginia continues a troublesome highway journey in Texas with a matchup in opposition to a top-10 Baylor squad. The Large 12 is the hardest convention in school hoops, and the Mountaineers want just a few extra wins in convention play earlier than it it could be ok with its match probabilities.
NCAA Event locks
Locks primarily based on résumé: 8 | Bids secured: 0 | At-large spots remaining: 31
On the lower line
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Bubble groups in motion Monday
All references to NCAA match choice information and developments refer solely to tournaments going again to 1994 excluding 2021. On account of shortened schedules and a comparatively small variety of nonconference video games in 2021, these rankings weren’t dependable sufficient to be thought of.