The race for the final NCAA tournament bids should have a little more juice than normal this year.
High-profile programs accustomed to vying for No. 1 seeds and national titles are fighting just to make the field of 68.
Duke, North Carolina and Michigan State are among the multitime national champions still fighting for a berth, making this year’s NCAA tournament bubble feel more Sak’s Fifth Avenue than Salvation Army. UConn, Indiana and Syracuse also have varying amounts of work left to do to have a chance to hear their names called on Selection Sunday 13 days from now.