ESPN.com · Feb 7, 2023
Bubble Watch 2023: Brace yourself for NCAA tournament drama
The 2022-23 men's college basketball season has already been a wild ride.
North Carolina was everyone's preseason No. 1. Now you'll find the Tar Heels rubbing elbows with NC State, Clemson and Pitt in Bubble Watch 2023.
Marquette was picked to finish ninth in the Big East. As we launch Tuesday, the Watch debuts by already showing Shaka Smart's group as a lock to make the NCAA tournament.
And did we mention that mock brackets are seeding Florida Atlantic higher than Kentucky?
At least UK is indeed showing up in mock brackets. That's more than can be said for the preseason top-25 likes of Villanova, Oregon, Michigan or Texas Tech.
