Not since the old "Mr. Bubble," days have I been this anxious about "Bubbles." Will the Arkansas Razorbacks move "off the bubble" and into "lock" position in terms of their NCAA Tournament status? Do the Hogs need a win over Vanderbilt today to cement a spot in the Field Of 65? I hope not... 20 wins, an above .500 record in the SEC and a top 15 Strength of Schedule should be enough to punch the Pigs Ticket to "The Dance." And... I think other bubble teams bursting has helped their cause as well---Arizona State, Oregon, Ole Miss, VCU, Villanova, Arizona, Dayton, Houston, Baylor and Florida all lost---and all of those teams were outside the "lock" spots according to Bracket-Brainiacs.

With that said, as a Hogs fan, I expect the worst and the Razorbacks to be slighted. The best way to avoid any argument is to take care of business this afternoon in Atlanta against the Commodores.

And how about those NSU Demons? Mike McConathy's men fire up Southeastern Louisiana last night, 71-51 to move into the Southland Conference semi's. The Demons take on top-seeded Stephen F. Austin this evening---and are two wins away from their third NCAA Tournament appearance.

We will also be keeping on eye on fabulous freshman, James Anderson at Oklahoma State. The Junction City, Arkansas native led the Cowboys to a quarterfinal win over Texas Tech in the Big XII Tournament Thursday---going to take a bigger effort today to keep the 'Pokes season alive: Oklahoma State meets top-seeded Texas at 11:30a.m. in Kansas City.