<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - NCAA Tournament Bubble Watch: Does Duke have a chance to make the field?"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">When Wichita State parted ways with longtime coach Gregg Marshall — the man that helped the program reach the 2013 Final Four and transition to the American Athletic Conference — the idea of playing in the 2021 NCAA Tournament felt like an afterthought. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">But here we are in March, and Wichita State players are cutting down nets, having just won a share of the AAC regular season with a comfortable victory Saturday over South Florida. The win also shifts WSU to a much safer projected No. 10 seed and further from the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Marshall resigned after an investigation into allegations he had physically and verbally abused players became public.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Coach Isaac Brown, who spent six years under Marshall as an assistant, took over as the interim in November and then was offered the full-time gig with a five-year contract.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Less than a week after the Shockers' season ended last March, a walk-on and six scholarship players announced their decisions to transfer. This year, WSU faced several interruptions due to COVID-19. Despite five game postponements since the end of January, WSU hasn't lost since Jan. 21 and has won seven in a row. </p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">Winners</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Wichita State</strong>. The Shockers rolled over South Florida 80-63 and now are building a case that will make it difficult for the committee to keep them out of the NCAA Tournament. The problem with WSU's profile is a NET score in the 60s. A top-25 non-conference strength of schedule should ultimately work in this...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2021/03/06/college-basketball-bubble-watch-wichita-state-connecticut-drake-louisville/4612399001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
