Selection Sunday 2018 Time: Viewing Info for NCAA Tournament Bracket Unveiling

The 2018 NCAA March Madness Selection Show will air Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on TBS and can be live-streamed through NCAA March Madness Live.

The format is a bit different this year, as the 68 teams comprising this year's NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament field will be released within the first 15 minutes, according to A.J. Perez of USA Today.

In previous years, teams were revealed gradually as the regional and first-round matchups were introduced. That part is still happening, but the teams will be known in advance of the individual game announcements.

Therefore, teams on the bubble won't have to wait long to see whether they are in or out of the tournament. Here's a look at a few schools on the edge that are predicted to breathe a sigh of relief once they hear their names called Sunday.

Bubble Teams That Will Make Tournament

Saint Mary's

The good news for Saint Mary's is it has a 28-5 record and beat Gonzaga, which is ranked 22nd in the RPI. The bad news is the Gaels have some bad losses on their resume, including defeats to San Francisco and Washington State, both of whom are ranked outside the top 130. They also suffered an upset to BYU in the WCC semifinals.

Per the Bracket Matrix, most projectors are picking Saint Mary's as a No. 11 seed, which could place the school in the First Four.

That seems like the Gaels' most plausible destination. It's hard to keep a team with 28 victories out of the tournament field, even if it was against a strength of schedule that ranked 168th.

An RPI ranking of No. 41 also places Saint Mary's ahead of WAC champion New Mexico State (a team the Gaels beat) and Creighton (which should safely make the field somewhere in the No. 8 to No. 10 range).

USC

Heading into the Pac-12 tournament final as winners of six of their past seven games, the USC Trojans had a chance to solidify an NCAA tournament bid by beating Arizona. However, Wildcats big man DeAndre Ayton had other plans, as he posted 32 points and 18 boards in a 75-61 win.

The Trojans still have a few things going for them, however. First, they have a better recent record than other teams on the bubble—in particular, Oklahoma, Louisville, Arizona State and Syracuse all finished with .500 or below marks in their last 10 games.

Second, USC has a No. 34  RPI ranking thanks in part to a 23-11 overall record and 12-6 mark in the Pac-12. Solid wins against Middle Tennessee (a team that is also on the bubble) and WAC champion New Mexico State also help the cause.

The committee may look at two losses outside the top 100 in the RPI (to No. 107 SMU and No. 224 Princeton) and send USC to the NIT, but the Trojans' overall body of work looks just about good enough to sneak in this year. A second straight First Four appearance seems likely.

Texas

A 19-14 record and an 8-10 record in conference play are marks against the Longhorns' NCAA tournament resume, but they also had the No. 19 strength of schedule in the nation.

The Big 12 was a gauntlet this year, one which the Sagarin College Basketball Ratings ranked the toughest in the nation. It should also be noted that Sagarin ranks nine of the 10 Big 12 teams in the top 46, while the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings have nine Big 12 outfits in the top 56.

Texas won seven games against teams ranked in the top 50 of the RPI, including victories over Texas Tech, TCU and West Virginia. Furthermore, the Longhorns took Duke to the limit before losing in overtime.

Texas has a 4-6 record in its last 10 outings, but it still has a No. 50 RPI ranking. It will be close, and the Longhorns may have to play in the First Four, but they should find their name in the field Sunday.