March Madness bubble watch heats up as teams fight for bids USC, California, VCU and San Diego State headline the first four bubble teams out as they push to rejoin the men’s March Madness bracket. UCLA men's basketball flat-out outplayed USC in Tuesday night's 81-62 win. The archrivals met for the first of their two Big Ten clashes on Feb. 24 in what was a crucial game for two teams on the bubble in USA TODAY Sports' latest Bracketology. The two have been on opposite trajectories as of late, with the Bruins entering Tuesday fresh off Donovan Dent's overtime buzzer-beater to beat No. 11 Illinois and secure a much-needed quad 1 win. The Trojans, meanwhile, entered the night in the midst of a...