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SCS.com It's that time of year when everyone everywhere is projecting which bubble teams will get the call on Selection Sunday, which is now just four days away. We at SCS.com are no exception. Each staff member, whether they cover baseball, basketball, or football, was asked to gauge the dancing chances of 22 teams that most experts believe are currently sitting atop the NCAA bubble. They were allowed to select just 11 of those teams to go dancing, leaving the other 11 sitting on the outside looking in.

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Air Force OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT

Bradley IN IN OUT IN IN OUT

BYU OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT

California IN OUT IN IN OUT OUT

Cincinnati IN IN IN IN IN OUT

Colorado OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT IN

Creighton OUT OUT IN OUT IN OUT

Florida State IN IN IN IN OUT IN

George Mason OUT OUT IN OUT IN IN

Hofstra OUT IN IN OUT OUT OUT

Houston IN OUT OUT OUT OUT IN

Indiana IN IN IN IN IN OUT

Maryland IN OUT OUT OUT OUT IN

Michigan OUT IN IN IN IN IN

Missouri State OUT IN IN IN IN OUT

Northern Iowa IN IN IN IN IN OUT

Seton Hall OUT IN IN IN IN IN

Syracuse IN OUT OUT OUT OUT IN

Texas A&M IN IN OUT IN IN IN

UAB IN IN OUT IN IN IN

Utah State OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT IN

Vanderbilt OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT

So according to the staff, here is what we know...or at least what we think we know. Each of the following teams got at least five "IN" or "OUT" votes:

DEFINITELY IN (8): Cincinnati, Florida State, Indiana, Michigan, Northern Iowa, Seton Hall, Texas A&M, UAB
DEFINITELY OUT (5): Air Force, BYU, Colorado, Utah State, Vanderbilt

Then we can pretty much go ahead and give the nod to the following teams who got four "IN" or "OUT" votes as well:

LIKELY IN (2): Bradley, Missouri State
LIKELY OUT (5): Creighton, Hofstra, Houston, Maryland, Syracuse

So at this point we've decided the fate of 20 of the 22 teams, putting 10 of them in the Tournament and slamming the door on the hopes of 10 others. And since we said there were just 11 Big Dance slots available, the SCS.com staff believes (at least at this point) that the final spot will come down to these final two teams:

ON THE BUBBLE (2): California, George Mason

So that's what we think. The jury is still out and the truth won't be known for another few days, but that's where we feel all of those on the bubble currently stand. Stay tuned for our final bracket projection, coming on Friday, for one last glance before the weekend.

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