A Wisconsin loss in the Big Ten Tournament would mean another bubble team will be watching from the sidelines — or from a secondary postseason tournament — when the NCAA Tournament gets under way.
Wisconsin plays Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament final; tip-off is 3:30 p.m. ET in the final championship game of the day.
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NCAA Tournament bids will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on CBS. Bubble teams will be on the edge of their seats, eager to celebrate but fearing they won't be called.
First-round play is Tuesday and Wednesday. The Field of 64 starts play Thursday. Print your NCAA Tournament bracket now.
Wyoming spoiled the weekend for a team hoping for an at-large bid. Does that mean trouble for Murray State? For UCLA? Or Indiana?
Those three teams are hoping their bubble doesn't burst. USA Today lumps them with three other teams whose dream of a ticket to the Big Dance was diminishing by the minute on Sunday. Its other Cinderellas were Brigham Young, Tulsa and Mississippi.
There are five conference tournament finals on Sunday : Arkansas vs. Kentucky in the SEC; Georgia Southern vs. Georgia State in the Sun Belt; SMU vs. Connecticut in the American Athletic Conference; Virginia Commonwealth vs. Dayton in the Atlantic-10; and Michigan State vs. Wisconsin in the Big Ten.
Because of those games, NBC Sports mentions other teams on the outside looking in: Temple, LSU, Miami (Fla.) and Old Dominion.
Who dances? Whose slipper is shattered? By 6:30 ET, we'll have answers.