A day of conference tournament upsets will cost some team an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, but it shouldn't cost Michigan State.

MSU squandered one last chance to impress the selection committee with a loss to Wisconsin in Friday's Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. But the Spartans still have a resume that compares favorably with other bubble teams. Not many of their contemporaries have more wins over potential protected seeds (Wisconsin, Texas and BYU), few if any have played stronger schedules, and most have a bad loss or two, which MSU successfully avoided in the regular season.

They'll still be a few nervous moments come Sunday. Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Kansas State moved closer to at-large bids with upsets Friday, and the nail-biting will increase if Memphis loses to Houston in the Conference USA final or if North Carolina State goes on to win the ACC tournament. But as it stands the Spartans are still on their way to the tournament.