California Golden Bears

The conference could finish with anywhere from nine to 12 bids with Texas, Oklahoma and Auburn in question.

How did the bubble battle in the Mountain West impact the tourney field?

These teams face big showdowns while others are jockeying for seeding.

— Robert McCray V scored 30 points and Florida State continued its winning ways beating California 95-89 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday.

— Juke Harris tallied 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as Wake Forest came back from a double-digit deficit to defeat Cal 80-73 on Saturday to close out the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season.

— Dai Dai Ames scored 18 points and Lee Dort scored 16 points and California beat Georgia Tech 79-65 on Wednesday night for the Bears' fourth win in the last five games.

SVP and Stanford Steve are back to discuss a litany of topics in the world of college basketball. Starting with Steve’s list, the Big Man gives the updated version, with a couple new teams and one notable exit. More than just the National Championship contenders, the guys discuss Kentucky’s likelihood to make the Sweet 16, who is the second best team in the SEC, if BYU can be dangerous in the tournament, Purdue’s home struggles, what seed Gonzaga deserves and more. Plus, thoughts on the NFL Combine and recent NBA happenings. Who’s the best pick to win The Finals? Finally, lost shoes, ejected socks, surprise flurries, Steve’s bad beat and would SVP send his kids to Duke? | SVPod Time Codes/Topics (0:00) Intro (1:20) The new list is HERE (7:20) The subtractions (8:40) Why Duke and MSU were added (15:25) Teams that lack Quad 1 wins (18:10) Who are the best teams in the nation? (25:50) On the beef between Cal and Golden (34:50) Purdue concerns (42:50) St. Mary’s-Gonzaga reaction (47:30) WVU-BYU reaction (48:35) What should be Gonzaga’s seed? (52:30) Back to the list (53:30) Yay or Nay on UK to the Sweet 16? (57:30) Final CBB thoughts (1:05:15) NFL Combine recap (1:17:00) The REAL contenders in the NBA (1:27:00) Would SVP send his kids to Duke? (1:31:00) The reception of men’s and women’s USA Hockey teams was incredible (1:32:35) It’s snowing outside?!? (1:34:17) Afternoon musings (1:48:20) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices