Teams live week-to-week with Big Dance hopes
by Patrick Stevens, Special for USA TODAY Sports
Welcome to another week of USA TODAY Sports’ annual Bubble Tracker breakdown.
Four weeks remain before Selection Sunday, a scramble to determine the 68-team NCAA tournament field. For now, plenty remains murky and subject to some wild fluctuations.
Two things bear repeated mention: No team exists in a vacuum, and the tournament selection committee is going to take 37 at-large teams no matter what. There is value in knowing the strengths and weaknesses of borderline tournament teams, and that’s what the daily Bubble Tracker is for.
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Atlantic Coast:
Team Resumes (W-L/RPI; Plus/Minus; AT-L Board; Next Two Games):
Plus: Beat N.C. State, Wisconsin; 6-1 vs. T100
Minus: 6 100+losses, No. 315 NC SOS
At-large ranking: 39
Next two games: at Miami (Feb. 19) | Georgia Tech (Feb. 24)
Plus: Beat Duke and N.C. State, No 100+ losses
Minus: No. 299 NC SOS, 2-5 on road/neutral
At-large ranking: 40
Next two games: at Boston College (Feb. 19) | Clemson (Feb. 23)
Plus: 2 wins vs. Maryland, Won at Charlotte
Minus: 7-7 at home, 9-4 vs. 100+
At-large ranking: 49
Next two games: at N.C. State (Feb. 19) | at Virginia Tech (Feb. 24)
Atlantic 10:
Team Resumes (W-L/RPI; Plus/Minus; AT-L Board; Next Game):
Plus: Beat Butler and VCU, 7-4 on the road
Minus: HTH vs Mass./Charlotte, Lost to Central Connecticut
At-large ranking: 29
Next two games: at Temple (Feb. 21) | at Rhode Island (Feb. 24)
Plus: Beat Syracuse and Saint Louis
Minus: Lost to Duquesne, 1-3 vs. T50
At-large ranking: 34
Next two games: La Salle (Feb. 21) | at Charlotte (Feb. 24)
Plus: Won at Butler, 7-5 road/neutral record
Minus: Lost to George Washington, No. 238 non-conference SOS
At-large ranking: 35
Next two games: Temple (Feb. 24) | Dayton (Feb. 27) … [For more on Bubble Tracker: Teams living week-to-week with Big Dance hopes, click here.]
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