Final Four Fever Swells As Bid Dominates Flashout!
How does Dayton's upset of Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 tournament affect the bubble? And why every bubble team was rooting against Ole Miss.
With the Men's NCAA Tournament bracket set to be revealed in one day, teams on the bubble are really starting to sweat if they’ll make it. On Saturday, March 14, there’s only one thing that could make it an even more stressful 24 hours: bid stealers. In conferences where it’s clear who is going to the Big Dance, the whole picture can be flipped by teams not projected to be in, who battle their way to a conference tournament crown to earn an automatic spot in the field .
March Madness bracketology: NCAA tournament bubble picture gets shakeup Hayes: Don't be fooled by Miami Ohio 31-1 record. It's built on cupcakes It’s the worst thing a bubble team could see, and it was in effect on Saturday. The Atlantic 10 was the first source when top-seeded Saint Louis was stunned by a last-second tip-in from Dayton in the semifinals.
The Billikens are a tournament lock and there was uncertainty if another A-10 team would qualify, but now it’s a certainty, which will come at the expense of those on the fringe of the field. Now, the bubble conversation gets even more intriguing, and shows why it’s so important to get those critical wins in the final week. The picture is shifting, highlighting the winners and losers before Selection Sunday.
March Madness bubble winners VCU and Atlantic 10 With Saint Louis falling, the Atlantic 10 will now get two teams in with the winner of Dayton vs. VCU earning the automatic bid. There was uncertainty if the conference could get two teams in since VCU was on the bubble.