March is just a week away, and that means it’s almost time for the greatest sporting event of the year March Madness. Remember there are 68 teams not 64 that make the field. 31 teams receive automatic bids for winning their league. Then there are 37 at large selections. Below I will list my locks to the tournament, teams that are all but in, and the teams that are on the bubble. How many spots are the bubble teams fighting over?
Note I am not listing all the mid major conferences, because most are one bid leagues and those bids are decided by the conference tournament.
Major Conferences
ACC
Locks: Miami, Duke
All but in: North Carolina, North Carolina State
On the Bubble: Virginia, Maryland
Big 12
Locks: Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
All but in: Oklahoma
On the Bubble: Baylor, Iowa State
Big East
Locks: Syracuse, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame
All but in: Pitt, Cincinnati
On the Bubble: Villanova, St. Johns.
Big Ten
Locks: Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio State
All but in: Illinois, Minnesota
On the Bubble: Iowa
Pac 12
Locks: Arizona, Oregon, UCLA
On the Bubble: Colorado, California, Arizona State
SEC
Locks: Florida
All but in: Missouri
On the Bubble: Kentucky, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Tennessee
Mid-Majors
Atlantic 10
Locks: VCU, Butler
All but in: Saint Louis
On the Bubble: La Salle, Temple, Charlotte, UMass
Conference USA
Locks: Memphis
On the Bubble: Southern Miss
Mid-American
On the Bubble: Akron, Ohio
Missouri Valley
All but in: Wichita State, Creighton
On the Bubble: Northern Iowa, Indiana State
Mountain West
Locks: New Mexico, Colorado State, UNLV, San Diego State
On the Bubble: Boise State
West Coast
Locks: Gonzaga
All but in: Saint Mary’s
On the Bubble: BYU
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Tags: 2013 NCAA Tournament