Do People Realize How Soft This Bubble Is?

Makes sense. I thought the OP was taking the position of, "we don't have to panic, the other bubble teams are worse than we are." In that case it would seem like our bubble would be more firm in that it will be harder to pop it.

That is the position I was taking. I wasn't suggesting that we are in great shape and have nothing to worry about. I was just pointing out that the typical "magic numbers" like 20 wins, .500 conference record, etc that apply in normal years are not necessarily mandatory this year. We have a shaky profile, but it's not anywhere close to as shaky as the majority of our fellow bubble teams.

I thought Seton Hall and ND would be way down this year, while Nova would be decent and Providence about even with the Hall and ND!

Last year UConn was 21-9 (9-9).
They can get to 19-11 (9-9) this year without much of a stretch.

Teams that are .500 in a major conference and an RPI under 50 are in the tourney. Win against PC, Pitt and Depaul and they are in. Second toughest conference, second toughest schedule. That all counts. That's not a last 4 teams in scenario without some crazy tourney upsets. in a field of 68

And that makes sense too. I got confused by the "soft bubble" thinking that would mean one that would burst easily, but that appears not to be the case this season so I would think that would be a "firm bubble". Tomato, tomahto.

There's 36 teams in the majors with 15 wins or better, a .500 conference record, and an RPI under 100. Subtract 6 qualifiers and that leaves 30 at-large considerations for 37 slots. There's some real dogs in that group too. Not Huskies