Conference by Conference Breakdown

As of 3:30pm on 3/11/2012


Automatic Bids: 30
Total Locks: 61
Bubbles: 14

There are technically then 15 teams fighting for 7 spots

ACC: Lock- UNC, Duke, FSU, UVA  Bubble- NC State
America East: Vermont
Atlantic 10: Lock- St. Bonaventure, Temple, Saint Louis, Xavier
Atlantic Sun: Belmont
Big 12: Lock- Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Iowa St., Kansas St.  Bubble- Texas
Big East: Lock- Syracuse, Marquette, ND, Georgetown, Louisville, Cincinnati, UConn
                Bubble- USF, West Virginia, Seton Hall
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: UNC Asheville
Big 10: Lock- Ohio St., Michigan St., Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue 
Big West: Long Beach St.
CAA: VCU  Bubble- Drexel
C-USA: Lock- Memphis, Southern Miss
Horizon: Detroit 
Ivy: Harvard
Metro Atlantic:  Loyola  Bubble- Iona
Mid-American: Ohio
Mid-Eastern: Norfolk State
Missouri Valley: Lock- Creighton, Wichita State
Mountain West: Lock- New Mexico, San Diego St., UNLV, Colorado State
Northeast: LIU Brooklyn
Ohio Valley: Murray State
Pac-12: Colorado  Bubble- Washington, California, Oregon, Arizona
Patriot: Lehigh
SEC: Lock- Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama  Bubble- Tennessee, Mississippi St., Ole Miss
Southern: Davidson
Southland: Lamar
Summit: South Dakota State 
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky 
SWAC: Mississippi Valley State
WAC: New Mexico State 
WCC: Lock- St. Mary's, Gonzaga  Bubble- BYU



There it is. Keep checking the article, as I will be updating it after every day of games up until Selection Sunday.

Tournament Time 2/27

2/27
Only 2 weeks until Selection Sunday!

ACC

Lock: Duke, UNC, Florida State

Probable: Virginia

Work to Do: Miami, NC State

Big 10

Lock: Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana

Probable: Purdue

Work to Do: Northwestern, Iowa

Big 12

Lock: Missouri, Baylor, Kansas, Iowa State

Probable: Kansas State
Work to Do: Texas

Big East

Lock: Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Louisville

Probable: Cincinnati
Work to Do: South Florida, Seton Hall, West Virginia

Pac-12

Lock: Haha None

Probable: Washington, California, Arizona
Work to Do: Oregon, Colorado,

SEC

Lock: Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt

Probable: None
Work to Do: Mississippi, Alabama, Mississippi State, Tennessee, LSU, Arkansas

Mountain West

Lock: New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV

Probable: None

Work to Do: Colorado State, TCU

Atlantic-10

Lock: Temple

Probable: Saint Louis

Work to Do: UMass, Xavier, LaSalle, St. Joseph, St. Bonaventure, UMass, Dayton

CAA

Lock: None

Probable: VCU, Drexel, George Mason

Work to Do: Georgia State, Old Dominion

Others

Lock: Murray State, Creighton, St. Mary’s, Wichita State, Gonzaga, Long Beach State

Probable: Harvard, Nevada, Iona, BYU

Work to Do: Belmont, Cleveland State, Oral Roberts, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Loyola Marymount, Davidson, Memphis, Akron, Valparaiso, Loyola (MD), Southern Miss, South Dakota State, UT-Arlington, Weber State, Montana, UNC Asheville

Tournament Time 2/20

Only 3 weeks until Selection Sunday!

ACC

Lock: Duke, UNC, Florida State

Probable: Virginia

Work to Do: Miami, NC State

Big 10

Lock: Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin

Probable: Indiana

Work to Do: Purdue, Minnesota, Northwestern

Big 12

Lock: Missouri, Baylor, Kansas

Probable: Iowa State, Kansas State

Work to Do: Texas

Big East

Lock: Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Louisville

Probable: Cincinnati

Work to Do: West Virginia, South Florida, Seton Hall

Pac-12

Lock: Haha None

Probable: Washington, California

Work to Do: Oregon, Colorado, Arizona

SEC

Lock: Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt

Probable: None

Work to Do: Mississippi, Alabama, Mississippi State

Mountain West

Lock: New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV

Probable: None

Work to Do: Colorado State

Atlantic-10

Lock: Temple

Probable: Saint Louis

Work to Do: UMass, Xavier, LaSalle, St. Joseph

CAA

Lock: None

Probable: VCU, Drexel, George Mason, Old Dominion

Work to Do: Georgia State

Others

Lock: Murray State, Creighton, St. Mary’s, Wichita State, Gonzaga

Probable: Harvard, Nevada, Long Beach State, Iona

Work to Do: Cleveland State, Oral Roberts, Middle Tennessee, BYU, New Mexico State, Loyola Marymount, Davidson, Memphis, Akron, Valparaiso, Loyola (MD), Southern Miss, South Dakota State, UT-Arlington

Weekend Preview 2/17

With Selection Sunday just over three weeks away, some teams are looking for a statement win to put on their NCAA tournament resume.

Here are a few bubble teams that have a chance to get a big win this weekend:

Kansas State @ #10 Baylor

K State is 6-7 in the Big 12 and really needs a win to put them back into the top half of the conference. Baylor won the first meeting at Kansas State by 2.

UConn vs. #13 Marquette

UConn is going to need some late season magic to have a chance to defend their title. They welcome in second place Marquette to Storrs, CT. UConn needs a boost after losing 6 of its last 8.

NC State vs. #21 Florida State

NC State blew their chance at getting a huge win by blowing a 20 point lead to Duke. Luckily, they can redeem themselves with a home win against a ranked Florida State, coming off a buzzer beater win against Virginia Tech.

Arkansas vs. #12 Florida

6 teams in the SEC are 6-5 or 5-6. Arkansas needs a win against Florida to stay alive in the tournament hunt. Florida has lost 2 of its last 3, but remains the SEC’s second best team.

Purdue vs. #8 Michigan State

Purdue lacks a big conference win and this could be it. Michigan State is coming off an impressive road win at Ohio State. Purdue is currently on the right side of the bubble and a win here should make them a lock for the tourney.

This weekend only has two games featuring two ranked teams, but this weekend is special because it is highlighted by a couple Bracketbuster matchups. Here are some games I am really looking forward to this weekend:

#6 Ohio State @ #19 Michigan

This is the big one. Ohio State is coming off a rare loss to the Spartans and will be looking to avoid consecutive losses. Michigan is undefeated at home this year and a win would keep them in the hunt for a Big-10 regular season title.

#11 UNLV @ New Mexico

First place in the Mountain West: UNLV? No, SDSU? No, it is New Mexico. The Lobos have taken over first place in the MWC after winning at San Diego State. UNLV has lost their last two road games, but did beat New Mexico 80-63 in their first matchup. The Lobos have quietly been taking care of business and could be a tough out in the NCAA tourney.

#16 St. Mary’s @ #14 Murray State

This is the big Bracketbuster matchup of the weekend. Even though we expected Murray State to be undefeated, it should still be a great game. We will figure out how good Murray State actually is and if St. Mary’s is good enough to dethrone Gonzaga as the WCC’s top team.

Wichita State @ Davidson

Wichita State has proven itself to be the MVC’s top team and has won 13 of 14 in 2012. Davidson should win its conference this year. It will be interesting to see how they play against the caliber of Wichita State because they haven’t played a team this good in a while.

Nevada @ Iona

These two teams make for another good Bracketbuster matchup. Iona has two very good players in Scott Machado and Michael Glover. It is hard to tell how good they are because they have yet to play a ranked team and have some very questionable losses. Nevada is another solid team without a quality win, but they have their conference title locked up. Both teams will provide a tough matchup in the NCAA tourney.

Long Beach State @ Creighton

Long Beach State played a tough non-conference schedule, but is undefeated in the Big West. They should make the tourney even if they don’t win their conference tourney. Creighton is having a solid year behind the scoring of Doug McDermott. They have lost 3 of their last 4, but should make the tourney regardless of their finish. Creighton leads the nation in FG%.

Super Lintendo

He did it again and better than ever.

Tournament Time 2/13

2/13

 Tournament Time

 ACC

Lock: Duke, UNC, Florida State
Probable: None
Work to Do: Virginia, Miami, NC State

Big 10

Lock: Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin

Probable: Indiana
Work to Do: Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota

 Big 12

Lock: Missouri, Baylor, Kansas

Probable: Iowa State
Work to Do: Kansas State, Texas

 Big East

Lock: Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Notre Dame

Probable: Louisville

Work to Do: West Virginia, Cincinnati, South Florida, UConn, Seton Hall

 Pac-12

Lock: Haha None
Probable: Washington, California
Work to Do: Oregon, Colorado, Arizona

 SEC

Lock: Kentucky, Florida

Probable: Mississippi State, Vanderbilt
Work to Do: Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama

 Mountain West

Lock: San Diego State, UNLV

Probable: New Mexico
Work to Do: Wyoming, Colorado State

 Atlantic-10

Lock: Temple

Probable: Saint Louis
Work to Do: UMass, Xavier, LaSalle

CAA

Lock: None

Probable: VCU, Drexel, George Mason

Work to Do: Old Dominion, Georgia State

Others

Lock: Murray State, Creighton, St. Mary’s, Wichita State, Gonzaga

Probable: Harvard, Nevada, Southern Miss

Work to Do: Cleveland State, Oral Roberts, Middle Tennessee, BYU, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Loyola Marymount, Davidson, Iona, Memphis, Akron, Valparaiso, Loyola (MD),  

Linsanity

How does a California state player of the year not get a Division 1 athletic scholarship? That doesn't make any sense. He wanted Stanford, they didn't want him. This was a steal for Harvard. He never averaged over 20 points a game, but there was no questioning his talent. In his junior year, Lin was the only Division 1 player to finish in the top ten in his conference for scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, blocks, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage. He went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft. He eventually ended up on the Warriors and played 29 games with them before going to play for the Rockets. They decided they needed to cut him, so they could sign someone else. Now Lin, plays for the New York Knicks and has gotten a lot of playing time with all of their injuries.

In his last four games, Lin has scored 25, 23, 28, and 38. He is putting up these numbers with a high field goal percentage, and at least seven assists in each game. Every time he touches the ball, the crowd at Madison Square Garden goes crazy.