Men's Bubble Watch: Texas rises, Georgia falls after impactful Saturday for SEC
Neil Paine
created: Feb. 15, 2026, 3:08 p.m. | updated: Feb. 15, 2026, 11:03 p.m.
We'll sort teams in at-large contention into the following categories:Locks: Teams that would need a significant change in momentum to miss the cut.
12 current teamsWork to do: The truest "on the bubble" teams, because their chances are closest to a coin flip.
But conditional at-large chances below 30% suggest they are in serious limbo without additional résumé boosters.
Either way, with a consensus at-large probability in the teens, the Bears certainly have "work to do."
They sit 45th nationally in the résumé rankings and their consensus at-large chances are 65%.
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