The internet's various bracketologists have their work cut out for them this year.
With two days left before the brackets are announced on Sunday, the field for the men's tournament is full of question marks. The bubble is so weak this year that teams like Auburn (17–16) and Indiana (18–14) are earning at-large consideration. The situation is made even more complicated by the potential for "bid stealers."
Among the teams balancing on the bubble are Missouri, Oklahoma, Miami (Ohio), Texas, New Mexico, San Diego State and Seton Hall. Some of them are still alive in their respective conference tournaments, with a chance to either earn a résumé-boosting win or clinch an automatic bid, while some are forced to sit at home and keep an eye on their fellow bubble teams.
The situation with Miami (Ohio) is the most fascinating. The RedHawks went 31–0 in the regular season before losing in the opening round of the MAC tournament on Thursday against UMass, suddenly throwing them into the bubble conversation. There was plenty of conversation about whether Miami deserved at-large consideration even before the team lost, and being eliminated from the auto-bid picture made those conversations no longer hypothetical.
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