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Bubble Watch

ESPN's experts have boiled down the tournament to 7 teams fighting for 3 spots with Arizona among those 7. If Mississippi State manages to win tomorrow then it will be 7 teams fighting for 2 spots so let's all hope that Tennessee can take care of business in the SEC final. Arizona will have to fight for the final spots with Creighton, St. Mary's, San Diego State, Maryland, Penn State, and Auburn. So how do the tournament résumés of these teams compare?

Arizona Wildcats:

RPI: 58  SOS: 31

Record: 19-13 Overall (9-9 Conference)

Big Victories: Kansas, UCLA, USC, Washington, Gonzaga, San Diego State

Creighton Bluejays:

RPI: 41  SOS: 111

Record: 26-7 Overall (14-4 Conference)

Big Victories: Dayton, Illinois State

St. Mary's Gaels:

RPI: 47  SOS: 141

Record: 26-6 Overall (10-4 Conference)

Big Victories: Utah State, San Diego State

San Diego State Aztecs:

RPI: 35  SOS: 46

Record: 21-8 Overall (13-5 Conference)

Big Victories: BYU, Utah

Maryland Terrapins:

RPI: 55  SOS: 21

Record: 20-13 Overall (7-9 Conference)

Big Victories: North Carolina, Michigan State, Michigan Wake Forest

Penn State Nittany Lions:

RPI: 71  SOS: 92

Record: 22-11 Overall (10-8 Conference)

Big Victories: Michigan State, Illinois 2x, Purdue, Minnesota, Michigan

Auburn Tigers:

RPI: 63  SOS: 63

Record: 22-11 Overall (10-6 Conference)

 Big Victories: Tennessee, LSU

(RPI and SOS are as of 11:56 PM EDT 3-14-09)