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Jan. 2, 2010-Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 31Dec. 29, 2008-Missouri 30, Northwestern 23, OTDec. 29, 2007-Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17Dec. 30, 2006-Texas 26, Iowa 24Dec. 28, 2005-Nebraska 32, Michigan 28Dec. 29, 2004-Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State

<< Shorthanded Nuggets capitalize off turnovers to beat Jazz
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ty Lawson tied a career-high with 23 points and set a new career-best with nine assists, leading the shorthanded Nuggets to a 105-95 win over division rival Utah at EnergySolutions Arena. Lawson

<< Grizzlies pound Suns, gain first win in Phoenix since 2005
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - O.J. Mayo dropped in 25 points and rookie Sam Young scored 22 off the bench, as the Grizzlies annihilated the Suns by an unlikely 128-103 margin at US Airways Center. Memphis shot 53.1 percent from the fi

<< Redd leads Bucks in OT win over Thunder
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Redd poured in 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds, as the Milwaukee Bucks needed overtime to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 103-97, in a hard-fought battle at the Bradley Center. Andrew Bogut

Roy, Blazers overcome first-quarter woes, down Warriors >>
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Roy netted 37 points and Martell Webster sparked the Trail Blazers with 21 points and 11 rebounds, as Portland withstood Golden State's first-quarter flurry to capture a 105-89 decision at the Ros

Red-hot Sharks cruise past sputtering Oilers >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evgeni Nabokov stopped 22-of-23 shots, as San Jose dispatched Edmonton, 4-1, at HP Pavilion. Doug Murray and Patrick Marleau posted a goal and assist each for the Sharks, who extended their season-high win s

Red Raiders put aside distractions, top Spartans in Alamo Bowl >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steven Sheffield came off the bench and sparked a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, as his touchdown pass to Detron Lewis proved to be the difference in Texas Tech's 41-31 victory over Michiga

Clijsters wins opening match at Brisbane >>
Brisbane, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kim Clijsters, the reigning U.S. Open champion, bested Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-2, 6-1 in the opening round at the 2010 season-opening Brisbane International tennis event, an Australian Open tune-up.

Numerous College Basketball teams take final big step to March Madness betting

So, what turned on the lock spigot? Well, after what felt like weeks of teams treading water and slipping back into the bubble muck, a bunch of them finally decided to say "to heck with parity" and won games that should put them into the Big Dance.

Disagree with some of these? Then here's the challenge. Take all of the "should be ins" and make a legit case that each should be ahead of the team that's a lock. Then find 10 more teams that also should be placed in the bracket ahead of that lock team. Not so easy, is it?

If you want more evidence that these locks should be good to go, check out what our research department dug up. Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, only six teams from a "big six" conference have had a record of 10-6 or better in conference play and not been selected: Colorado (2004) and Nebraska (1999) from the Big 12, Boston College and Seton Hall (both 2003) from the Big East, Indiana (2005) from the Big Ten and UCLA, which somehow went 12-6 in the Pac-10 in 1988 and still missed out. (Note: Five teams went 11-7 and didn't get in, the latest being last season's Stanford team, which had a brutal nonconference run.)

Yes, 10 conference wins doesn't always mean what it used to because of unbalanced schedules, but this season, it should be plenty good in all but the extreme cases (see: Iowa).

In a way, this is a welcome development, because this is a bubble watch, not a lock watch. We can finally be done with teams like Maryland and Virginia Tech and start really bearing down on at-large battles such as Syracuse-West Virginia and Appalachian State-Georgia Tech.

Interestingly, all the shifting of teams into lock status appears to be more administrative than impactful. The number of remaining available at-larges didn't change one iota. The only difference is that teams on the bubble now have a clearer idea of which team(s) they are competing with for those precious bids.

As always, I've tried to be as inclusive as possible while only including teams that would have a reasonable chance of at least being discussed if this were Selection Sunday. If your team's not on here, there's probably a good reason (or three) -- start with the RPI and SOS numbers and work your way down.

(Please remember, per selection committee criteria, that records displayed are Division I only. Next update: Feb. 28)

If you have a legitimate grievance, or just like talking bubble, send an e-mail. Polite ones with fact-based arguments have a much better chance of receiving a response. I apologize in advance if I can't get back to all of you.

Atlantic Coast Conference

Work left to do: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech

The ACC moves to six locks as BC, Va Tech and Virginia all got their 10th ACC wins, which should be more than enough this season, and Maryland rallied past North Carolina to get the final piece the Terps needed. After that? It could end there unless FSU, Ga Tech or Clemson picks things up in a hurry.

Work left to do:

Clemson [19-9 (5-9), RPI: 41, SOS: 42] The Tigers are closer to locking up the collapse of the year award (in a good battle with OK State) than they are to grabbing an at-large. Clemson's been very competitive, but there's no really positive way you can spin nine losses in 11 games. They now cannot get to .500 in ACC play and still must head to Virginia Tech in the season finale (after hosting Miami). Unless the Tigers win both and/or do some serious work in the ACC tourney, they very well could be left out. There are no great nonconference wins, but ODU, App State, Miss. State, South Carolina and Georgia are all respectable W's.

Florida State [18-11 (6-9), RPI: 48, SOS: 14] The Noles got thrashed at Maryland to run their losing streak to five, but then pounded NC State at home to set the table for what likely is an elimination game at Miami. You can at least make a case for the Seminoles at 7-9 in ACC play (and some work in the ACC tourney), but 6-10 is not going to cut it. Wins at Duke and over Florida will resonate, but the computer numbers remain questionable. Beyond Florida, FSU thrashed bubble buddy Providence, but there's not a ton beyond those two games that will help. They didn't show well in big-time opportunities against Pitt and Wisconsin (before the Florida win).

Georgia Tech [18-10 (6-8), RPI: 51, SOS: 46] The Jackets beat Wake on Wednesday but couldn't get it done at UVa on Saturday, which could be a crucial loss with UNC and BC (both at home) remaining and 8-8 almost a certain need for at-large consideration. A nonconference win over Memphis helps, but the RPI and SOS are not at-large quality right now; if you combine those with a sub-.500 ACC mark, that could spell NIT for GT.

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