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All our experts agree (and we actually do have quite a few). We’ve actually locked our first team into the field on our HOOPS HD SURVIVAL BOARD, which is the earliest we have ever done it. This means that even if this team loses all their remaining games, they are still guaranteed to make the NCAA Tournament. Check out the whole Survival Board by CLICKING HERE
-Oregon continues to be a mystery team. Some nights they look like they may make the Final Four, and on other nights they lose at home to fringe bubble teams like Nebraska. Last night was an example of the latter. The Huskers won at Oregon 77-71, which probably moves Nebraska inside the bubble and Oregon outside of a protected seed. For now.
-VIRGINIA AT PITTSBURGH (ACC). Pitt is right on the bubble and needs to hold serve at home tonight. Given the strength of the ACC (or lack thereof) their margin for error is actually kind of small.
-CHARLESTON AT WILLIAM & MARY (Coastal Athletic). This game won’t effect the bracket, but it is a good UTR game. It’s an interesting matchup between two conference frontrunners, and on a slow night it’s actually one of the more compelling games.
-IOWA STATE AT KANSAS (Big 12). Both teams are probable protected seeds. Kansas has lost two in the last week or so where they appeared to be in complete control, but then couldn’t hold on. After blowing a 19pt lead to Baylor in their last game, they will be looking to bounce back. Iowa State is also coming off a rather surprising and decisive loss to Kansas State and will be looking to bounce back from that.