There weren't many games Tuesday night, but there were plenty of consequential results. Here's a late-night update from the Bracketologist:
THE HEADLINES
Michigan State drops off top line with loss at Indiana, replaced by Duke.
UConn stays in field despite loss at Providence, but has fallen to No. 44 overall on the S-Curve ("Last Eight In").
Xavier falls out of field after loss at Saint Louis, replaced by South Florida.
Montana replaces Weber State as regular-season Big Sky champ.
TOP SEED PAIRINGS
SOUTH/Kentucky vs. WEST/Duke (1 vs. 4)
EAST/Syracuse vs. MIDWEST/Kansas (2 vs. 3)
BUBBLE BATTLES
Last Four In
Miami
Texas
Northwestern
South Florida
First Four Out
Xavier
Saint Joseph's
VCU
Colorado State
Next Four Out
Oregon
Colorado
Dayton
NC State
Also considered: Illinois, New Mexico State, Ohio, UCF
BRACKET MATH
Take the “solid” at-large candidates (current tournament odds at 85 percent or better), and there are now 34 teams in the field. Add the remaining automatic qualifiers, and that’s another 20 spots. That's 54 of the 68 spots accounted for, with 14 still up for grabs among current bubble teams.
BUBBLE (26 teams for 14 spots)
IN (14, in S-Curve order): 35-Southern Miss, 36-California, 37-Cincinnati, 38-Alabama, 41-Arizona, 43-Seton Hall, 44-Connecticut, 45-West Virginia, 46-Mississippi State, 47-Brigham Young, 48-Miami, 49-Texas, 50-Northwestern, 51-South Florida
OUT (12, in S-Curve order): 69-Xavier, 70-Saint Joseph’s, 71-VCU, 72-Colorado State, 73-Oregon, 74-Colorado, 75-Dayton, 76-NC State, 77-Illinois, 78-New Mexico State, 79-Ohio U., 80-Central Florida
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big East (10)
Big Ten (7)
Big 12 (6)
ACC (5)
SEC (5)
Mountain West (3)
Pac-12 (3)
West Coast (3)
Atlantic 10 (2)
Conference USA (2)
Missouri Valley (2)