March Madness bracket tracker: Who’s in, out and on men’s NCAA Tournament bubble

It’s conference tournament time.

While some postseason tournaments have gotten underway this week and last, a few more get started over the next few days as college basketball inches closer to Selection Sunday for the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament.

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With some conference tournaments already concluding, we have seen autobids clinch spots in the Big Dance by winning their respective tournaments. Which is to say, the number of available bids for spots in March Madness is shrinking and will only continue to dwindle.

A handful of teams enter the conference tournaments with little else to prove, but they should remember that seeding can still be effected. Other teams enter their respective conference tournaments treating it like the NCAA tournament, as with one loss they could vanish from the brackets before they are even revealed.

Here’s a look at the latest NCAA Tournament preview, including bubble teams and locks to reach March Madness:

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March Madness bracket bubble watch tracker

March Madness locks

Based on games through Tuesday, March 10

Big Ten (9): Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, Nebraska, Michigan State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio State, UCLA

Big 12 (7): Arizona, Iowa State, Houston, Kansas, Texas Tech, BYU, Texas Christian

SEC (7): Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky

ACC (6): Duke, Virginia, Louisville, North Carolina, Clemson, Miami,

Big East (3): UConn, Villanova, St. John’s

Other (10): Gonzaga, Utah State, Queens (N.C.)*, High Point*, Northern Iowa*, Long Island*, Tennessee State*, Furman*, North Dakota State*, Troy*

*Clinched auto berth by winning conference title

42 teams entered play on Tuesday, March 10, with a 99.4% chance or better to reach the Tournament, according to Bart Torvik’s “TourneyCast.” These “locks” make up 62% of the field this season for the NCAA Tournament.

Torvik’s metrics are used in the NCAA’s BPI equation,…

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