Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Mar 14, 2021
The Latest on Selection Sunday: Houston gives bubble boost
The latest from the NCAA Tournament's Selection Sunday (all times EDT):
5:40 p.m.
No. 7 Houston won the the American Athletic Conference championship and gave a boost to a bunch of bubble teams in the process.
The Cougars routed Cincinnati in the AAC final, ending the Bearcats hope of slipping into the NCAA Tournament field of 68 as an automatic qualifier.
The Big Ten championship between No. 3 Illinois and No. 9 Ohio State was winding down. The full bracket is scheduled to begin being unveiled around 6 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Alabama, St. Bonaventure and Colgate locked up automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament by winning conference championships a few hours before the field of 68 was revealed.