Conference play in Big Ten basketball is just two weeks away. Let's take a look at where things stand in non-conference play, in particular with an eye toward NCAA tournament positioning. Conference projections will wait until just before conference play begins.
A reminder of the BUBBLECON definitions I used last year:
BUBBLECON 5: This team is safely in the tournament barring a nearly inconceivable collapse.
BUBBLECON 4: This team is likely to make the tournament but has considerably less margin for error. If they hold to their projected record, they'll be fine, but an upset loss or two or a run of losses in toss-up games could make things dicey.