Livescore
North Carolina lost at home to Miami 80-72 on Monday night to fall to 0-9 against Quad 1 opposition. It is getting to the point where even one Quad 1 win may not be enough to save the Tar Heels flagging hopes. They will get a Quad 1 opportunity Sunday at NC State.
West Virginia was more competitive in a 79-67 loss at Baylor on Monday than it was in its 34-point loss at Texas on Saturday. Still, the Mountaineers have fallen to 4-10 against Quad 1 opposition. They have a strong schedule and the metrics still like them, but that is only going to carry them so far. They have a couple home games coming up and West Virginia needs to take advantage of those.
There are six bubble teams in action on Tuesday including Oklahoma State getting a chance for its biggest win of the season vs. No. 1 seed Kansas.
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
Bubble teams in action Monday
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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