Is Washington on the bubble?

Washington has now lost three straight games in the Pac-10.

All three of those games have come on the road. Washington also lost earlier in the season to Stanford on the road, has a loss at Texas A&M, and lost two games in Maui to Kentucky and Michigan State.

They are now in third place in a mediocre Pac-10 and two full games behind Arizona.

That will make it tough for the Huskies to win the Pac-10 regular season title outright, but conference standings mean nothing in regards to the NCAA Tournament. Talent-wise, Washington would be a shoo-in for an at-large. But talent doesn't equal wins, and right now, the question needs to be asked -- is Washington on the bubble?

Their RPI before today's 81-76 loss at Oregon was 32. That is going to drop with a loss to the 143rd ranked team in the country. In fact, Washington now has three losses to teams ranked outside the RPI top 140, including Oregon State, who is sitting pretty at 220th. They do have five top 100 wins, but only two -- Arizona (18th) and UCLA (44th) -- came against the top 50.

So I ask you this -- can Washington feel safe?

Top 40 RPI, one borderline marquee win, four good wins, and three terrible losses?

The Huskies better get this turned around soon.