Bubble Games Impact Indiana's NCAA Tournament Chances This Weekend

Step one for Indiana is to defeat No. 13 Michigan State Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

That would do wonders for the Hoosiers' NCAA Tournament resume, as would taking care of business against Minnesota and Ohio State in the final two regular season games. But after Tuesday's crushing Quad 3 home loss to Northwestern, Indiana may need help from others to reach the big dance.

The Hoosiers are listed as the last team in the tournament in Joe Lunardi's updated Bracketology from Friday morning. That does not mean they're safe, though, as just 62 of 89 projections on BracketMatrix.com feature Indiana in the 68-team field with Selection Sunday quickly approaching on March 15.

Here's a look at the bubble, according to Lunardi, followed by a list of games that could impact Indiana's NCAA Tournament chances, with odds by the DraftKings Sportsbook.

First Four Byes: Georgia, Missouri, Texas A&M, Texas
Last Four In: Auburn, TCU, Santa Clara, Indiana
First Four Out: Cal, New Mexico, Ohio State, USC
Next Four Out: VCU, Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, Cincinnati

South Carolina vs. Georgia (first four byes)

Time, TV: Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network
Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
Point spread: Georgia -12.5

Missouri (first four byes) vs. Mississippi State

Time, TV: Saturday at Noon CT on SEC Network
Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.
Point spread: Missouri -1.5

Texas (first four byes) vs. Texas A&M (first four byes)

Time, TV: Saturday at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN2
Location: Reed Arena in College Station, Texas
Point spread: Texas A&M -1.5

Ole Miss vs. Auburn (last four in)

Time, TV: Saturday at 7:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network
Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala.
Point spread: Auburn -9.5

TCU (last four in) vs. Kansas State

Time, TV: Saturday at 5:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2
Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
Point spread: TCU -3.5

Oregon State vs. Santa Clara (last four in)

Time, TV: Saturday at 7 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network
Location: Leavey Center in Santa Clara, Calif.
Point spread: Santa Clara -17.5

No. 13 Michigan State vs. Indiana (last four in)

Time, TV: Sunday at 2:45 p.m. CT on CBS
Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.
Point spread: Will update when available

Pittsburgh vs. California (first four out)

Time, TV: Saturday at 3 p.m. CT on ACC Network
Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
Point spread: Cal -7.5

San Diego State vs. New Mexico (first four out)

Time, TV: Saturday at 1 p.m. CT on CBS
Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M.
Point spread: New Mexico -1.5

No. 8 Purdue vs. Ohio State (first four out)

Time, TV: Sunday at 12:30 p.m. CT on CBS
Location: Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio
Point spread: Will update when available

No. 12 Nebraska vs. USC (first four out)

Time, TV: Saturday at 3 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
Location: Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Point spread: Nebraska -6.5

Fordham vs. VCU (next four out)

Time, TV: Saturday at 11:30 a.m. CT on USA
Location: Stuart Siegel Center in Richmond, Va.
Point spread: VCU -12.5

Virginia Tech (next four out) vs. No. 18 North Carolina

Time, TV: Saturday at 7:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2
Location: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Point spread: North Carolina -7.5

Seton Hall (next four out) vs. No. 6 UConn

Time, TV: Saturday at 11 a.m. CT on FS1
Location: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.
Point spread: UConn -14.5

Oklahoma State vs. Cincinnati (next four out)

Time, TV: Saturday at 1 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network
Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio
Point spread: Cincinnati -10.5

Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.

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