With the victory, the Rams clinched an automatic bid to  the NCAA Tournament after they entered the day on the wrong side of the bubble in Jerry Palm's Bracketology. It's possible Colorado State may have stolen a bid from a member of its own league as Mountain West bubble teams Boise State and San Diego State will be sweating it out leading up to Sunday's Selection Show on CBS.

With Selection Sunday inching closer, the NCAA Tournament field is coming into focus as teams battle in their respective conference tournaments to fill in the 31 automatic bids for the Big Dance. Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here.

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An automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament will be on the line Saturday afternoon when the Boise State men’s basketball team takes on Colorado State in the Mountain West Tournament championship game. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.