In Reply to: Incorrect. posted by NYBruin on February 25, 2026 at 14:30:21
UCLA Bruins
Updated: Feb. 25, 7:53 a.m.
After consecutive losses on their Michigan tour halted their momentum -- five wins in six games -- the Bruins have bounced back. On Saturday, they beat visiting No. 10 Illinois in overtime on Donovan Dent's coast-to-coast layup, then took down crosstown bubble rival USC by 19 behind Dent's 30 points on Tuesday. They now have three Quadrant 1 wins on the season (two Q1-A) and their résumé ranks borderline top 40 nationally, converging with a predictive rating that has been better than their résumé indicated for most of the year. Even if the Big Ten gets only nine bids, the Bruins would appear to be in line for one of the last of those -- they rank eighth on the conference's résumé list -- and their consensus at-large odds are now 91% in the forecast models.
USC Trojans
Updated: Feb. 25, 7:53 a.m.
A recent three-game win streak had helped pad USC's bubble case, but losses to Ohio State, Illinois, Oregon and now bubble rival UCLA -- the latter of which saw the Bruins open up a lead near the half and pull away down the stretch -- have sliced the Trojans' at-large chances to just 20%. With the 11th-best résumé ranking in what's trending to be just a nine-bid conference, and a ranking outside the top 50 of the predictive ratings, USC needs strong showings against Nebraska, Washington and UCLA again to make a case as one of the Big Ten's last entries.