Heading into the final week of February, the Utah State men’s basketball team is about as assured a spot in the NCAA Tournament as mid-majors are capable of being prior to the month of March. According to multiple analytics projections, the Aggies are virtual locks. ESPN’s bubble watch puts them at a 97 percent chance to be in the Big Dance as of its most recent update early Monday morning with the Barttorvik “TourneyCast” giving USU a perfect 100 percent shot at needing a good pair of dancing shoes. The human-based predictions are just as optimistic. Of the 105 bracket predictions analyzed by BracketMatrix.com (ranging from the more well-known Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm to the lesser-known blogs and hobbyists), the Aggies were in all of them, with an average predicted seed of 8.56. Utah State’s entire season has built up to appearing in the NCAA Tournament, so what can just this next week bring in terms of implications for March? Well, quite a bit, all things considered. For starters, it’s a very tough week. The Aggies will play two Quad 1 road games, starting with Boise State (19-8) on Wednesday and then Colorado State (18-9) on Saturday. And with quality games