Texas A&M picked up its best win of the season with a victory over No. 11 Tennessee on Tuesday. This is not the first time I have said that recently for the Aggies, and the win removes the Aggies from the bubble discussion … for now.
The same cannot be said for Arkansas, however, despite a win over Georgia. The difference is the remaining schedule for the Razorbacks as they finish the regular season with road games at Alabama and Tennessee followed by a rematch with Kentucky at home.
Mississippi State took another step in the wrong direction with a loss at Missouri. The loss wasn’t necessarily unexpected, so it’s not too damaging. The Bulldogs have a schedule that gives them a chance to finish strong, although only the game with Texas A&M is against another NCAA Tournament contender.
Wednesday night’s focus turns to the ACC where two of the first four teams out of Monday’s bracket hit the road looking for wins. You will have to stay up late if you want to catch the bubble action tonight because the earliest tip time is 9 p.m. ET.
NCAA Tournament locks
Locks based on résumé: 17 | Bids secured: 0 | At-large spots remaining: 36
On the cutline
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’ game
New Mexico at Boise State
10:30 p.m. | FS1, fuboTV (Try for free)
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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