Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s & women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments.
Judgment day approaches for the college basketball world. On March 16, just over five weeks from now, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will gather behind closed doors to decide the fate of the greatest postseason in sports. That braintrust will bless 37 teams with at-large invitations to the NCAA Tournament and break the hearts of many programs just beyond the cutline.
At this point, with roughly 10 games remaining for most teams, a large group of Division I teams can still call themselves tournament hopefuls. Even Indiana’s torch-and-pitchfork-bearing fan base can realistically hope to hear the Hoosiers’ name called on Selection Sunday.
We’re here to help you make sense of the ever-evolving situation around the bubble. Who can clear their schedules for an opening weekend trip? And who still has a long way to go toward making that dream a reality? Dive in below for a conference-by-conference breakdown of where teams stand.
For a projection of the actual bracket, make sure to check out Joe Rexrode’s Bracket Watch. But first, some Bubble Watch ground rules:
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