ON THE BUBBLE: Florida State, Virginia Maryland will get its 11th straight NCAA Tournament bid despite a sub-.500 ACC record no matter what it does Saturday against Virginia or in the ACC tourney. There is just no denying the Terps now after they won Wednesday at NC State. It was Maryland's fourth top 25 victory, and what makes its 15-11 overall mark easier to understand are those 10 losses to top 50 teams. Now the question becomes will the committee take two sub-.500 teams from the ACC? Virginia (16-10, 6-9; RPI: 47, SOS: 40) What is it about the Cavs and late-season transformations? At least this year Virginia is headed in the right direction. After losing five straight to fall off the at-large radar, the Cavs have won three straight, the last two over NCAA teams. Virginia held off Wake Forest at home Tuesday. The win came on the heels of a victory over UNC. Virginia, which has three top 25 wins, can now finish above both the Terps and FSU with a victory Saturday at Maryland. Like most ACC teams, all 10 losses can be explained and actually came against top 50 teams. Florida State (18-11, 6-9; RPI: 46, SOS: 35) The Seminoles couldn't have liked what they saw Wednesday in Raleigh. And having Virginia make a late case can't help, either. No, the 'Noles didn't need to beat Duke on Sunday night to go dancing as an at-large team. But it would have sure made Selection Sunday, not to mention the ACC tournament, less stressful. The fact remains, eight of FSU's 10 losses have come to top-50 teams. FSU just couldn't add the Blue Devils to their list of wins at home (UNC, Georgia Tech, Maryland and Wake Forest). What would really help is its first ACC road win Saturday over the team that beat the Blue Devils in Durham: Georgia Tech.