Illinois State picked up a huge road win at Southern Illinois on Saturday and is the clear-cut No. 2 team out of the MVC. SIU and Creighton remain in limbo because the bubble is so weak this year.
Mountain West
Locks 0:
Bubble 3: BYU, UNLV, New Mexico
New Mexico has to beat UNLV on Tuesday to stay in contention. If BYU wins the Regular Season title this week, they will move into lock status.
Pac 10
Locks 3: Stanford, UCLA, Washington State
Bubble 3: USC, Arizona State, Arizona
If USC and Arizona State each win one more game, they will both be locks. Arizona blew a chance to lock up a bid by losing to UCLA. Still, they probably need only one more in the regular season and one in the tourney to secure a bid.
SEC
Locks 3: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State
Bubble 4: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss
Miss State moves in after their road victory on Saturday clinched the SEC West. Arkansas picked up a monster win against Vandy and Ole Miss stayed alive by beating Alabama. Kentucky looked like a tournament team hanging with UT on Sunday, but close losses can only take you so far.
WCC
Locks 2: St. Mary’s, Gonzaga
Bubble 0:
The Zags won the rematch on Saturday. It seems the WCC will be a two-bid league.
Other At-large Candidates
Locks 1: Butler
Bubble 4: Davidson, South Alabama, VCU, Kent State
Davidson, South Alabama, and VCU all stayed the course and took care of business on Saturday. Kent lost and needs to finish the regular season strong just in case the Flashes don’t win the MAC tournament.
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