Selection Sunday is here, which means Sports Illustrated is inching closer to locking in a final projected men’s NCAA tournament bracket. But first there’s some business to still be taken care of.
The big story coming into Saturday was conference tournament surges by Texas A&M and Virginia Tech, which gave each team life in its bubble hopes. That continued with a pair of convincing wins, as the Hokies officially punched their ticket with a win over Duke and Texas A&M moved into the projected field with a dominant semifinal win over Arkansas. Virginia Tech climbs all the way to our last No.