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BUBBLE MATH
DAN GREENE
March 05, 2012
With less than two weeks until Selection Sunday these eight teams—four perennial tournament squads and four upstarts hoping to crash the party—have some work left to do
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March 05, 2012

Bubble Math

With less than two weeks until Selection Sunday these eight teams—four perennial tournament squads and four upstarts hoping to crash the party—have some work left to do

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REMAINING GAMES: WCC tournament

Few of their wins really stand out, but a good showing in the WCC tournament could put the Cougars, who are 11--4 in road or neutral-site games, on track for their sixth straight NCAA tournament bid.

West Virginia (17--12)

BAD LOSSES: vs. Kent State, at St. John's

QUALITY WINS: at Kansas State, vs. Georgetown, vs. Cincinnati

REMAINING GAMES: vs. DePaul, at South Florida

Forward Kevin Jones is among the nation's best players, but five close losses could relegate the Mountaineers to the NIT for the first time in Bob Huggins's five-year tenure in Morgantown.

Xavier (18--10)

BAD LOSSES: at Hawaii

QUALITY WINS: at Vanderbilt, vs. Purdue, vs. Cincinnati

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