The bubble is, as ever, a fragile place to build a season in college basketball. Wins and losses are the currency that pays the bills due on Selection Sunday, but this year simply having enough results is another mountain to climb for teams hoping to make the tournament.
Xavier and UConn are just at the top of that precipice, having each completed 13 games in the year. Both teams have solid resumes at this point, with Xavier holding a more robust 5-2 record against the top two quadrants but both teams being undefeated in quads 3 and 4.