Conference tournaments are underway, and Selection Sunday is less than two weeks away. It’s put-up-or-shut-up time for teams looking to punch their tickets to the NCAA tournament, and every game seems to have huge implications. After one of the best weekends of the season, here’s a look at ’s projected bracket on the final day of February.
ON THE BUBBLE:Last Four Byes
Nevada
Memphis
West Virginia
Auburn
Last Four In
Boise State
Mississippi State
Arizona State
Wisconsin
First Four Out
Utah State
North Carolina
Oklahoma State
Clemson
Next Four Out
Michigan
Texas Tech
Penn State
Oregon
The big winner of the weekend was Arizona State, which vaulted itself into the field with its stunning upset of Arizona in Tucson. The Sun Devils’ place in the field is still tenuous, but ASU gets two more big opportunities this weekend on the road at UCLA and USC; one win would put Arizona State in a strong position to go dancing.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma State was a major loser of the weekend, dropping a pair of home games to fall to just 16–14 on the season. The losses essentially set up a must-win game on the road at Texas Tech on Saturday (considering the fact that no team has ever gotten an at-large bid with 16 losses). A loss there, and the Cowboys are likely in autobid-or-bust mode.