Bubble volatility rising
Bracketologists say the field is still in flux with late upsets and locks shifting fast — CBS’s bracketology roundup lists which teams look ‘safely in’ and which still need big wins as conference finals finish. With the field finalized after today’s automatic bids, expect last-minute movement that could reshuffle multiple at-large spots bracketology update.
CBS' Bracketology lists Duke, Michigan, Arizona and Florida as projected No. 1 seeds cbssports.com. CBS flagged Texas and Auburn as slipping near the cut line after recent losses, naming Texas specifically in a Winners-and-Losers roundup cbssports.com; independent projections put Miami (OH), SMU, Texas and VCU among the "last four in" while New Mexico, Auburn, SDSU and Indiana sit as the first four out in several bracket models on3.com. Conference tournament champions that secured automatic bids in the last few days include High Point (Big South), Idaho (Big Sky), Furman (Southern) and Gonzaga (WCC), per Sporting News' auto-bid tracker sportingnews.com. Selection Sunday is set for March 15 at 6 p.m. ET on CBS, when the committee will fill 37 at-large berths and finalize seeding ahead of the bracket reveal rotowire.com; bracketologists such as Joe Lunardi have warned that conference-final outcomes through that date can still reshuffle multiple at-large spots espn.com.
