The NFL season is over, and we’re less than six weeks from Selection Sunday. That can only mean, well, many things depending on context, but, for our purposes here, it most notably means one thing: NCAA tournament bubble season is upon us. What better way to mark the occasion than with the return of the SI.com Bubble Watch?
Before we get going, let’s lay down some ground rules.
A “lock” is exactly what it sounds like. Any team listed as a lock has already guaranteed itself a bid to the tournament. Even if their realistic worst-case scenario plays out, they’d still be in the dance.