Livescore
New Mexico lost its fourth straight game on Wednesday, this time at home to last place Wyoming. The last two games, the Lobos have been without starting guard Jaelen House, who is averaging 17.3 points per game — second behind Jamal Mashburn, Jr. — and leads the team in assists. He seems to make such a difference that the Lobos have gone from one of the best teams in the conference to the worst in his brief absence. No matter, though, New Mexico has to earn selection on its own merits. Injury consideration, if given at all, is for seeding, not selection.
Oklahoma State lost at home to Kansas, ending the Cowboys’ five-game winning streak. Normally, I wouldn’t be too worried about a team in the Pokes’ position, but three of their next five games are on the road and all are against Quad 1 teams. That’s life in the Big 12.
Auburn annihilated Missouri to pick up arguably its best win of the season. There is still work to do for the Tigers, who play three of their next four on the road before finishing up at home against Tennessee.
Wisconsin, meanwhile, picked up a home win over former bubble team Michigan. The Badgers have two more home games on deck against reeling Rutgers and middle-of-the-bracket Iowa. Wisconsin should also consider those must-win games.
There are eight bubble teams in action on Wednesday including two “Double Bubble” games in the SEC.
NCAA Tournament locks
Locks based on résumé: 9 | Bids secured: 0 | At-large spots remaining: 31
On the cut line
Check out all the teams on Palm’s Bubble Watch, the field of the 68 and the entire bracket on the Bracketology hub
Wednesday’s ‘Double Bubble’ games
Kentucky at Mississippi State
8:30 p.m. | SEC Network fuboTV (Try for free)
Arkansas at Texas A&M
9 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV (Try for free)
Other bubble teams in action Wednesday
All references to NCAA tournament selection records and trends refer only to tournaments going back to 1994 with the exception of 2021. Due to shortened schedules and a relatively small number of nonconference games in 2021, those rankings were not reliable enough to be considered.
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