Women’s basketball Bubble Watch: Texas A&M picks up steam, Villanova needs to fight

The full women’s NCAA Tournament bracket has been set with South Carolina as the No. ACC Locks: Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Louisville, North Carolina State, Notre Dame Projected in: North Carolina, Florida State, Duke On the bubble: Georgia Tech, Miami Team Record NET SOS Duke 17-9 21 7 Florida State 20-8 41 65 Georgia Tech 15-13 67 56 Miami 16-10 45 63 North Carolina 18-9 33 28 Spotlight on: Duke Duke takes on NC State on Sunday at Cameron Indoor, and it is a significant inflection point for the Blue Devils. Big Ten Locks: Ohio State, Iowa, Indiana Projected in: Michigan State, Nebraska, Maryland On the bubble: Penn State, Michigan, Illinois Team Record NET SOS Illinois 13-12 44 78 Maryland 14-10 31 12 Michigan 16-11 48 50 Michigan State 19-7 22 58 Nebraska 18-9 30 42 Penn State 16-11 28 74 Spotlight on: Illinois The Fighting Illini have had one of the most interesting and trying seasons in Division I. Illinois is 1-9 in games decided by single digits, seven of those decided by two possessions or fewer. Big 12 Locks: Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State Projected in: Baylor, West Virginia, Iowa State On the bubble: Kansas Team Record NET SOS Baylor 20-6 19 44 Iowa State 15-10 40 9 Kansas 15-11 43 20 West Virginia 22-4 20 75 Spotlight on: Iowa State The Cyclones encountered a skid in late January that bled into the beginning of February after their eight-game winning streak put them on the map. SEC Locks: South Carolina, LSU Projected in: Tennessee, Alabama, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Ole Miss On the bubble: Vanderbilt, Auburn, Arkansas, Florida Team Record NET SOS Alabama 20-8 29 71 Arkansas 18-10 63 43 Auburn 16-10 52 59 Florida 14-11 58 33 Mississippi State 20-8 34 38 Ole Miss 19-7 49 47 Tennessee 16-9 37 3 Texas A&M 18-8 36 81 Vanderbilt 19-8 59 48 Spotlight on: Texas A&M The Aggies picked up one of their most important wins of the season, ousting Arkansas 73-67 in College Station.