STF Bubble Watch: 3/10/08

This week on Bubble Watch we'll be tracking a number of teams and letting you know just where we see them in the pecking order. Expect the bubble to fluctuate quite a bit as we head down the final stretch this week and teams hop on and off the bubble as they're eliminated from their conference tournaments (or even win them). It's now a daily scope folks. So no more waiting until Monday/Friday to see how much your A-10 squad has damaged their status this week. If their's any team not mentioned here that your curious about just drop a comment or e-mail me here.


What Bubble? (Should be in):
St. Mary's, South Alabama, Kent State, Illinois State, Arizona, Arizona State, UMass, Arkansas, UNLV, Kentucky, West Virginia, Oregon, and VCU.

Let Their Be Life (More than enough chances to get in, but out for now):
Syracuse, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, Villanova, Dayton, Temple, Ole Miss, Western Kentucky, Texas A&M, and St. Joe's.

Auto-Bid Or Bust? (Can still play in, but it'll take a conference final appearance to make it happen and even that might not be enough):
Florida, Maryland, Rhode Island, Davidson, Stephen F. Austin, UAB, and Houston.

Let's Get Eliminated (Season over...):
Southern Illinois, and Creighton.

A Few Thoughts

- Syracuse and Villanova square off on Wednesday to open the Big East tournament. The loser is out while the winner likely moves into the field for at least that day.

- VCU is barely in for now in my eyes, but as my final team in their certainly out should a team like Gonzaga fall in their tourney final.

- I'm torn on Illinois State they seemed in easily before falling by 30 to Drake yesterday. They remain in, but their non-conference schedule could catch up to them in the end.

- I still have Ohio State out, but if they manage to knock off MSU again in their Big Ten opener their likely in to stay.

- The biggest gripe I'm likely to catch is Texas A&M and I'd probably see your point, but I cancel out the Texas win with the Texas loss and the assorted blowouts have me thinking NIT for this crew right now. Can you say Clemson 2007? These guys are going to regret blowing that lead at Arizona if they fail to knock off K-State in the Big 12 quarters.