11.   If there is one team that stands the best chance as a bubble team, it is Texas.

12.   It has also made the conference tournaments meaningless for all but the bubble teams.

13.   Many -- the bubble teams -- are not.

14.   No conference boasts as much balance and no conference tournament will be as crucial to the hopes of bubble teams.

15.   The bubble teams in those leagues were Washington, DePaul and Northwestern.

16.   The Cowboys, who entered the week as a tenuous bubble team, gained the most by winning three games in Kansas City, Mo.

17.   The hot topic among NCAA Tournament bracketologists this time of year is figuring out the identity of the bubble teams.

18.   With conference tournaments starting this week, automatic bids will be secured and bubble teams will be more clearly defined.

19.   The Bulldogs were seeded eighth in the East Region, setting up a first-round game against another bubble team rewarded for its strong RPI ranking, Missouri.