The bubble started to get a little messy last night. Arizona State lost to Colorado. Oklahoma State and Notre Dame picked up wins. Syracuse lost to North Carolina. Washington was stunned by Oregon State, as was NC State by Boston College. Marquette and Texas escaped fatal opening-round upsets.
No, conference tournament first-round results don’t change a lot. They’re still one game.
But yes, if your team won Wednesday night, it’s doing something right, because now it has a chance to play its way into the field Thursday night.
And if your team lost… you’ll just have to sit and wait.
While you’re doing so, check out today’s bracket update,
Note: all-caps denote a projected conference champion; all-caps & bold face denote a clinched conference champion.
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SOUTH REGIONAL | Atlanta, Ga.
(Charlotte, N.C.)
No. 1 VIRGINIA
No. 16 NICHOLLS STATE / No. 16 HAMPTON
No. 8 Arkansas
No. 9 Seton Hall
(San Diego, Calif.)
No. 5 ARIZONA
No. 12 NEW MEXICO STATE
No. 4 West Virginia
No. 13 VERMONT
(Nashville, Tenn.)
No. 6 Miami
No. 11 Providence / No. 11 UCLA
No. 3 AUBURN
No. 14 UC DAVIS
(Charlotte, N.C.)
No. 7 Creighton
No. 10 Kansas State
No. 2 Duke
No. 15 MONTANA
EAST REGIONAL | Boston, Mass.
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
No. 1 Villanova
No. 16 IONA
No. 8 Houston
No. 9 St. Bonaventure
(Boise, Idaho)
No. 5 GONZAGA
No. 12 BUFFALO
No. 4 Clemson
No. 13 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
(Wichita, Kan.)
No. 6 Texas A&M
No. 11 Saint Mary’s
No. 3 CINCINNATI
No. 14 CHARLESTON
(Detroit, Mich.)
No. 7 Missouri
No. 10 Louisville
No. 2 Michigan State
No. 15 WRIGHT STATE
MIDWEST REGIONAL | Omaha, Neb.
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
No. 1 XAVIER
No. 16 RADFORD
No. 8 Florida State
No. 9 Oklahoma
(San Diego, Calif.)
No. 5 Ohio State
No. 12 LOYOLA-CHICAGO
No. 4 Texas Tech
No. 13 MURRAY STATE
(Dallas, Tex.)
No. 6 Florida
No. 11 Oklahoma State / No. 11 Syracuse
No. 3 Wichita State
No. 14 BUCKNELL
(Detroit, Mich.)
No. 7 RHODE ISLAND
No. 10 NC State
No. 2 Purdue
No. 15 PENNSYLVANIA
WEST REGIONAL | Los Angeles, Calif.
(Wichita, Kan.)
No. 1 KANSAS
No. 16 LIU BROOKLYN / No. 16 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
No. 8 Virginia Tech
No. 9 Butler
(Boise, Idaho)
No. 5 Kentucky
No. 12 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
No. 4 MICHIGAN
No. 13 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
(Dallas, Tex.)
No. 6 NEVADA
No. 11 Texas
No. 3 Tennessee
No. 14 UNC GREENSBORO
(Nashville, Tenn.)
No. 7 Texas Christian
No. 10 Arizona State
No. 2 North Carolina
No. 15 LIPSCOMB
And here’s a look at the bubble:
Last Four Byes
Kansas State
Arizona State
Saint Mary’s
Texas
Last Four In
Providence
Oklahoma State
Syracuse
UCLA
First Four Out
Notre Dame
Alabama
Baylor
USC
Next Four Out
Marquette
Penn State
Nebraska
Boise State
