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10-03-2025
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NCAA Tournament women's bubble watch: Power 4 schools wait as mid-majors look to steal bids
Virginia Tech, Washington and Arizona have done all they can to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Now they'll have to wait until Sunday to find out their tournament fate. Those schools will have their eyes on the Ivy Tournament this weekend as that league potentially could have two or three teams in the NCAA Tournament. The league has had two schools earn at-large bids over its history, including Columbia last season. The Lions won the Ivy League regular season title outright for the first time in school history Saturday. They have a NET rating of 41. Harvard is at 37 and Princeton 48. Bubble watch Princeton vs. Harvard, Friday. The two Ivy teams meet in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The winner will most likely put itself in a really good spot to earn an NCAA bid. Key ratings Fairfield: The school suffered its first loss in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 42 games Saturday, falling to Quinnipiac. The Stags are 25-4 and have a 52 NET rating. A loss in the conference tournament final could cause some agita for one of the bubble teams. UNLV: The Lady Rebels are the top seed in the Mountain West Tournament this week and have a Net rating of 46. They are 24-6 on the season and a trip to the conference final potentially could secure another NCAA bid for the school. UNLV has played in the NCAA Tournament the past three seasons. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: and Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press
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03-03-2025
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NCAA Tournament women's bubble watch: Seton Hall, Ivy League, Virginia Tech
With the calendar turning to March, conference tournaments get underway this week — the last chance for teams to try to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Getting a win or two in the conference tournaments could be huge for teams like Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, Arizona and Saint Joseph's to help solidify their NCAA Tournament resume. 'Our eight losses are all to teams with 20-plus wins,' Seton Hall coach Tony Bozzella said in a phone interview Monday. 'Our worst loss is to Net 50 and our strength of schedule is 80 or under.' The Pirates have the three-seed in the Big East Tournament and could use a couple wins to further improve their chances of making the NCAAs. Bubble watch Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech, Thursday. The Hokies are the eighth seed in the ACC Tournament and could use a victory over the Yellowjackets. Key ratings The Ivy League: Columbia, Harvard and Princeton have strong cases at the moment to be in the NCAA Tournament. The Ivies have never had three teams play in the NCAAs and only twice have gotten an at-large team in, including last year when the Lions earned a bid. Harvard's NET rating is 37, Columbia 42 and Princeton 50. Stanford: The Cardinal have made the NCAA Tournament the last 36 seasons — the second longest streak ever behind Tennessee, which has played in every one. Stanford has some work to do and would need to most likely win a few games in the ACC Tournament to keep that streak alive. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: and Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press
