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There are still 21 teams left on the bubble as we approach three weeks left until Selection Sunday. That seems like a lot, and it is, but that number will pare down as we get closer and it becomes apparent that teams have played their way either comfortably into the field or comfortably into the NIT.
Fifteen of those bubble teams are in action on Saturday, but there is only one “double bubble” game: Rutgers and Wisconsin, which tips off at noon to start a busy day. Six other bubble teams will be on the road, and while not every game is an opportunity for a Quad 1, just about all of them are of the can’t-lose variety.
Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s are two teams that won’t have to sweat come Selection Sunday, having just locked up NCAA Tournament bids out of the West Coast Conference. That brings the total number of locks up to 11.
NCAA Tournament locks
Locks based on résumé: 11 | 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
Saturday’s ‘Double Bubble’ games
Rutgers at Wisconsin
12 p.m. | Big Ten Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
Other bubble teams in action Saturday
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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