The Athletic's Bracket Madness

The State of the Bubble as Power Conference Tourneys Get Underway

Rundown 2:00 Where Have All the Bid Thieves Gone? 5:00 Should Small- and Mid-Majors Do More to Protect Their Regular Season Champs? 10:54 Are Indiana, Oklahoma and Texas Tech Safe? 17:52 Explaining Some NET Intricacies 20:29 Where is the Cutline? 24:40 How Many Wins Does Each Bubble Team Need to Feel Confident on Selection Sunday? Follow Eamonn on Twitter: @eamonnbrennan [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/eamonnbrennan] Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennett [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/gbrianbennett] Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/mbeller] Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/theathletic.com/bracketmadness]. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Can Dayton Supplant San Diego State on the Top Line?

Rundown 1:49 Are Kansas, Baylor and Gonzaga Locked in as No. 1 Seeds? 3:29 Arizona State Still Among Our Last Four Byes 4:51 Texas One of Our Last Four In 6:16 Wichita State Leads the First Four Out 8:17 Richmond Has Some Hope Among the Next Four Out 9:33 San Diego State vs. Dayton for the Final No. 1 Seed 13:00 Michigan State Climbing up the Seed List 16:35 Is Kentucky a Sneaky Pretender? 19:24 The Nuttiness of the NET 24:45 Weekend Bracket Games 30:37 Final Four Picks Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennett [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/gbrianbennett] Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/mbeller] Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/theathletic.com/bracketmadness]. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

UCLA's Unlikely Run Highlights the Bubble Watch

Rundown 2:16 UCLA's Dream Run in the Pac-12 7:21 Downturn in the AAC 12:20 Is the Atlantic 10 Going to Be a One-Bid League? 16:35 Texas Making an At-Large Push 21:20 If We Could Give an Auto Bid to a Team Unlikely to Get an At-Large Invite, It Would Be...? 26:44 Another Round of In or Out Follow Eamonn on Twitter: @eamonnbrennan [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/eamonnbrennan] Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennett [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/gbrianbennett] Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/mbeller] Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/theathletic.com/bracketmadness]. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Teams to Watch with Two Weeks Until Selection Sunday

Rundown 2:03 Is San Diego State in Danger of Dropping a Line? 5:15 Last Four Byes/Any At-Large Concerns for Rutgers? 7:03 Last Four In/Can NC State Hold On? 8:54 First Four Out/UCLA on the Rise, and Arkansas' Unique Case 12:37 Next Four Out 14:13 What to Watch with Duke the Next Two Weeks 17:58 Trying to Make Sense of Auburn 20:29 Can Michigan State Find its A-Game Consistency? 24:05 The Crazy Pac-12 Race 28:16 Downturns for West Virginia and LSU 32:10 Big Weekend Games on the Bubble 38:10 Final Four Picks! Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennett [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/gbrianbennett] Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/twitter.com/mbeller] Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/theathletic.com/bracketmadness]. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Bubble Watch Comes to Bracket Madness

Rundown 2:16 Providence on the Rise 4:40 Purdue Needs Wins 8:41 Has Oklahoma Done Enough? 13:16 N.C. State Still Has Some Work to Do 16:13 Rhode Island's At-Large Case 20:29 Weighing Arkansas With and Without Isaiah Joe 23:20 Wichita State a Bubble Prototype 27:11 Potential Bid Thieves 32:43 Ten Spots for 18 Bubble Teams...Who's In and Who's Out? Follow Eamonn on Twitter: @eamonnbrennan [twitter.com/eamonnbrennan] Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennett [twitter.com/gbrianbennett] Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller [twitter.com/mbeller] Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes/theathletic.com/bracketmadness]. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]