One homework assignment for everyone in TourneyBubble Land - take a look at the AP Top 25, and compare resumes of teams that are ranked with those we list on the bubble. If you can't see any discernable difference between those teams, you're not alone. How the hell are Mississippi State and Florida ranked? Seriously?
Anyways, onto the bubble. Oh, and Seth Greenberg sucks.
ACC
Locks: Duke, North Carolina, Virginia
Near Locks: None
Bubble: NC State (12-5, 1-1, 0-0 RPI 60); Florida State (9-6, 1-1 RPI 58);
Treading Water: Miami (9-6, 0-2 RPI 55); Virginia Tech (11-5, 0-2 RPI 59); Wake Forest (10-6, 1-1 RPI 85); Maryland (11-4, 1-1 RPI 87)
Atlantic 10
Locks: Temple
Near Locks: Dayton (12-5, 2-1 RPI 28)
Bubble: Xavier (11-5, 2-1 RPI 47); St. Joseph’s (12-5, 2-1 RPI 49); Massachusetts (13-4, 2-1 RPI 62)
Treading Water: St. Louis (12-4, 1-2 RPI 68); LaSalle (13-4, 2-0 RPI 78); Charlotte (9-6, 2-1 RPI 77)
Big East
Locks: Syracuse, Georgetown, Connecticut, Seton Hall
Near Locks: Marquette (13-4, 2-2 RPI 24); West Virginia (12-5, 3-2 RPI 16)
Bubble: Louisville (13-4, 1-3 RPI 38)
Treading Water: Notre Dame (10-6, 3-1 RPI 99)
Big Ten
Locks: Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan State, Illinois, Michigan
Near Locks:
Bubble: Wisconsin (13-5, 2-3 RPI 48); Northwestern (11-5, 1-3 RPI 30); Purdue (13-5, 3-2 RPI 51); Minnesota (13-5, 1-4 RPI 37)
Treading Water: None
Big 12
Locks: Missouri, Baylor, Kansas,
Near Locks: Kansas State (12-3, 1-2 RPI 27)
Bubble: Texas (12-4, 2-1 RPI 63); Iowa State (12-4, 2-1 RPI 53)
Treading Water: None
Conference USA
Locks: None
Near Locks: None
Bubble: Southern Miss (13-3, 2-1 RPI 12); Memphis (11-5, 2-0 RPI 32); Marshall (11-4, 3-0 RPI 39); UCF (12-3, 3-0 RPI 61)
Treading Water: None
Missouri Valley
Locks: Creighton
Near Locks: None
Bubble: Northern Iowa (11-5, 2-3 RPI 21); Wichita State (12-3, 4-1 RPI 31); Missouri State (10-6, 4-1 RPI 57)
Treading Water: None
Mountain West
Locks: UNLV
Near Locks: None
Bubble: Colorado State (10-4, 0-0 RPI 26); San Diego State (12-2, 0-0 RPI 56); New Mexico (13-2, 0-0 RPI 67)
Treading Water: None
PAC-12
Locks: None
Near Locks: None
Bubble: Arizona (12-5, 3-1 RPI 54); California (14-4, 4-1 RPI 33); Stanford (14-3, 4-1 RPI 80); Oregon (12-5, 3-2 RPI 64)
Treading Water: Washington (10-6, 3-1 RPI 96); Colorado (9-5, 3-1 RPI 66)
SEC
Locks: Kentucky, Alabama, Vanderbilt
Near Locks: None
Bubble: Florida (13-4, 1-1 RPI 46); Mississippi (11-5, 1-1 RPI 41); Mississippi State (14-3, 1-1 RPI 52); LSU (11-5, 1-1 RPI 65)
Treading Water: Arkansas (12-4, 1-1 RPI 92)
West Coast
Locks: Gonzaga, St. Mary’s
Near Locks: None
Bubble: BYU (12-4, 3-1 RPI 42)
Treading Water: None
Others
Locks: Murray State
Near Locks: Harvard (13-2, 1-0 RPI 45)
Bubble: Oral Roberts (15-4, 7-0 Summit RPI 43); Iona (13-4, 5-1 MAAC RPI 40); Davidson (10-4, 5-0 SoCon RPI 44); Long Beach State (9-6, 4-0 Big West RPI 35); Denver (13-4, 3-1 Sun Belt RPI 50); Middle Tennessee State (15-2, 5-0 Sun Belt RPI 72)
Treading Water: Wagner (13-3, 4-1 NEC RPI 80); Kent State (9-3, 0-0 MAC RPI 84); Norfolk State (11-4, 4-0 MEAC RPI 70); VCU (12-5, 3-2 CAA RPI 83); Cleveland State (13-3, 4-1 Horizon RPI 69); New Mexico State (11-5, 2-0 WAC RPI 73)
