Women’s college basketball Bubble Watch: Is Virginia Tech safe? Can Princeton get in?

By the time you’re reading Bubble Watch next week, teams in power conference tournaments will be warming up, hoping to spark some magic to go on a Cinderella run. ACC Locks: California, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame On the bubble: Virginia Tech Team Record NET SOS Quad 1 Quad 2 Virginia Tech 17-10 46 47 1-7 4-1 Spotlight on: Virginia Tech After beating Cal, Virginia Tech continues to position itself well enough to sneak into the NCAA Tournament. Big Ten Locks: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, UCLA, USC Projected in: Iowa, Indiana, Oregon, Minnesota On the bubble: Nebraska, Washington Team Record NET SOS Quad 1 Quad 2 Minnesota 20-8 32 71 0-5 2-3 Nebraska 18-10 41 23 3-7 2-3 Washington 16-12 44 28 2-8 0-3 Spotlight on: Washington Washington keeps doing just enough to stay in the mix, comfortably beating Rutgers and then taking a big swing by blowing out Nebraska. Big 12 Locks: Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Utah, West Virginia Projected in: Iowa State On the bubble: Arizona, Colorado Team Record NET SOS Quad 1 Quad 2 Arizona 17-12 59 52 1-7 1-3 Colorado 17-10 66 42 2-7 0-1 Spotlight on: Colorado The Buffaloes have significant wins over West Virginia and Kansas State but also have suffered fairly one-sided defeats against the top of the conference. Mid-majors Locks: Harvard, Richmond Projected in: Albany, Ball State, Columbia, Fairfield, Fairleigh Dickinson, FGCU, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Green Bay, Hawaii, High Point, James Madison, Lehigh, Lindenwood, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, Montana State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina-Greensboro, South Dakota State, Southeastern Louisiana, Texas Southern, UNLV, UTSA On the bubble: Portland, Princeton, St. Joseph’s, South Florida Team Record NET SOS Quad 1 Quad 2 Portland 25-3 78 350 0-0 1-0 Princeton 18-6 50 90 0-2 3-2 St. Joseph's 20-6 49 122 1-2 1-0 South Florida 20-8 66 78 1-5 0-1 Spotlight on: Portland If you’ve missed out on the WCC regular season, I feel sorry for you!