Congrats to all the auto-bids last night; we done with those until Saturday.
Today begins the bubble bursting time that is Conference Tournament week. Or is it? Cracked Sidewalks has a great article that shows that this week does not have as much affect on the bubble as one would think. Outside of bid thieves the idea playing into the field is more myth than reality. A perfect example would be Duke this year. One would think that winning 4 games and losing in the ACC Tournament Championship would be enough for them to leap a bunch of teams and get an at-large bid. After all, that run would include 4 total wins with 3 being Quad 1. However, this has not been the case in the past 5 years as very few teams, if any, actually play their way into the tournament. Teams like Duke, Syracuse, Seton Hall, or Mississippi are either in right now and have to hang on or are out and need the auto-bid.
There's not telling if this year will be different because of Covid but if you are a fan of a team on the outside looking in it's best to get the auto bid and erase all doubt.
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