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Bracketology March 2 Update: Michigan State’s bubble has popped

By Russell Steinberg

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 01: The Indiana Hoosiers celebrate after defeating Michigan State in 4 overtimes during the game between the Michigan State Spartans and Indiana Hoosiers on March 1, 2018, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Michigan State Spartans in 4 overtimes 111-109. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 01: The Indiana Hoosiers celebrate after defeating Michigan State in 4 overtimes during the game between the Michigan State Spartans and Indiana Hoosiers on March 1, 2018, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Michigan State Spartans in 4 overtimes 111-109. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Good morning! We’re back today with your daily bracket update. In terms of the field itself, not a whole lot has changed. You’ll see that in the Kansas City regional, there was some minor shifting around, but no new teams entered or left.

The real action happened just outside the field.

If you’ve been living under a rock (or you couldn’t watch the Big Ten Tournament because Jim Delaney ruined the conference schedule), you might have missed that Michigan State and Indiana played a bonkers quadruple-overtime game last night. It was wild. Some fun facts from that game: No one fouled out of the game until the fourth overtime and Indiana had zero points off the bench. More importantly, the game just about ended Michigan State’s at-large chances. We had the Spartans in the next four out as of yesterday, and with no more games to play, they will not have a chance to play their way into the field. They can only hope that the selection committee strongly disagrees with us. It’s possible.

Also in the Big Ten Tournament, Rutgers defeated Purdue. That also ends Purdue’s hopes in our eyes and keeps Rutgers in the field. For now. Take a look at the whole thing above.

Here’s the breakdown:

Bubble games to watch today:
(all times Eastern)

Rutgers vs. Ohio State, Big Ten Quarterfinals, Noon
Iowa vs. Minnesota, Big Ten Quarterfinals, 2:30 p.m.
Virginia vs. Notre Dame, ACC Quarterfinals, 6 p.m.
Michigan vs. Nebraska, Big Ten Quarterfinals, 9 p.m.
USC vs. Stanford, Pac-12 Quarterfinals, 9 p.m.

Potential bid-stealing games:

Richmond vs. Dayton, Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals, RIGHT NOW!
Jacksonville State vs. Belmont, OVC Semifinals, 2 p.m.
NJIT vs. Florida Gulf Coast, ASUN Quarterfinals, 7 p.m.

Conference Breakdown:

ACC: 8
Big Ten: 7
SEC: 7
Pac-12: 6
Big 12: 4
Big East: 3
MAC: 3
American: 2

Procedural bumps:

Marquette 7 to 8
Miami 8 to 7
South Florida 7 to 8
LSU 8 to 7

Last Four In:

Nebraska
Virginia
West Virginia
Minnesota

First Four Out:

South Dakota State
Creighton
TCU
Oklahoma

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