Men's NCAA Tournament 2024: Stock Watch for Bubble Teams | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
William Burgess Automatic Bids: Drake, James Madison, Longwood, Morehead State, Samford, Stetson
Safely in Projected Field: Dayton, Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, Florida Atlantic
Indiana State Sycamores (28-6, 17-3 in MVC, NET: 29)
Quad Records: 1-4 vs. Q1, 4-1 vs. Q2, 10-0 vs. Q3, 12-1 vs. Q4
Last 3 Games: Win vs. Missouri State, Win vs. Northern Iowa, Loss vs. Drake
With an 84-80 loss to Drake in the MVC tournament title game on Sunday, the Sycamores will rely on an at-large bid to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011. Their only Quad 1 win came on the road against Bradley on Dec. 2, and they lost to Alabama and Michigan State by a combined 34 points in their two biggest nonconference tests of the year. Will their 28 wins and strong NET ranking be enough?
Stock: Holding
Memphis Tigers (22-9, 11-7 in AAC, NET: 69)
Quad Records: 2-3 vs. Q1, 4-4 vs. Q2, 11-1 vs. Q3, 5-1 vs. Q4
Last 3 Games: Win @ East Carolina, Win vs. UAB, Loss @ Florida Atlantic
It's been a roller coaster season for the Tigers who peaked at No. 10 in the AP poll on Jan. 15 before losing four in a row, including a Quad 4 loss against Rice. They won four in a row before losing to Florida Atlantic in the regular-season finale, but they split the season series with the Owls and also had Quad 1 wins over Clemson and Texas A&M. Still, they might need to reach the AAC title game to have an at-large chance.
Stock: Holding
Princeton Tigers (24-3, 12-2 in Ivy League, NET: 48)
Quad Records: 0-0 vs. Q1, 2-3 vs. Q2, 11-0 vs. Q3, 9-0 vs. Q4
Last 3 Games: Win vs. Columbia, Win vs. Cornell, Win @ Penn
The only hiccup for the Tigers this season came when they suffered back-to-back road losses to Cornell and Yale, and they ran their winning streak to nine in a row with a 105-83 blowout over Penn on Saturday. The fact that they have not played a Quad 1 game all season is going to work against them, but they still have an outside chance of earning the first at-large bid in Ivy League history. They will need to at least reach the conference title game.
Stock: Holding
South Florida Bulls (23-6, 16-2 in AAC, NET: 78)
Quad Records: 1-0 vs. Q1, 5-3 vs. Q2, 8-1 vs. Q3, 9-2 vs. Q4
Last 3 Games: Win @ Charlotte, Win vs. Tulane, Loss @ Tulsa
The Bulls had an impressive 15-game winning streak snapped in a Quad 3 road loss against Tulsa on Saturday, and while they have gone 21-2 over their last 23 games, they started the season 2-4 with Quad 4 losses against Central Michigan and Maine. That leaves them with less-than-stellar overall metrics and some work to do in the AAC tournament if they want to secure an at-large bid.
Stock: Down
Others to Watch: Grand Canyon, James Madison, McNeese State, Richmond