Livescore
Losing to your rival always sucks, but Auburn’s loss to Alabama was a gut-punch. The Tigers had a 17-point lead in the second half, but let it slip away and lost 90-85 in overtime. That went from being the win that secures them a spot in the field to dropping closer to the bottom of the bracket instead. Auburn still has Tennessee left before next week’s SEC Tournament.
Penn State picked up a big 68-65 win at Northwestern in overtime Wednesday night. That breathes new life into the Nittany Lions tournament hopes after they seemed dashed following a home loss to Rutgers last time out. They still have work to do though, starting with Maryland at home on Sunday.
It’s a busy night on the bubble, especially in the Pac-12. Also, Wisconsin gets a shot at No. 1 seed Purdue..
NCAA Tournament locks
Locks based on résumé: 20 | Bids secured: 0 | At-large spots remaining: 36
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ACC |
2 |
Miami, Virginia |
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Big East |
3 |
Marquette, UConn, Xavier |
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Big Ten |
2 |
Indiana, Purdue |
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Big 12 |
4 |
Baylor, Kansas, Texas, Kansas State |
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Pac-12 |
2 |
Arizona, UCLA |
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SEC |
3 |
Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M |
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American |
1 |
Houston |
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Others |
3 |
Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, San Diego State |
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
Bubble teams in action Thursday
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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