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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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QUALITY WINS: at Xavier

REMAINING GAMES: vs. Xavier, vs. Duquesne

The ploddingly efficient, defense-first Billikens seemed a lock for their first bid of the five-year Rick Majerus era, but now a strong A-10 tournament showing is a must.

Middle Tennessee State (25--5)

BAD LOSSES: at UAB, vs. Western Kentucky

QUALITY WINS: Mississippi (neutral court), vs. Belmont

REMAINING GAMES: Sun Belt tournament

A middle-rung mid-major without any marquee victories, the Sun Belt regular-season champs might also have to win the conference tournament to earn their first NCAA tournament bid since 1989.

Northwestern (17--11)

BAD LOSSES: at Minnesota

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