Field of 68 Projection (pre-Super Bowl edition)

Teams with an * have the best conference record or best RPI (in the event of a tie) in a multiple-bid league. RPI is noted in parentheses.

Gophers still somewhat comfortably in the field because of their early-season work, but they're crawling closer and closer to the danger zone. They remain 5-5 vs. the projected field since our last update, with some minor shuffling. Non-conference opponents Arkansas State (new Sun Belt leader) and Arkansas join the Field of 68, but Georgia Southern (previous Sun Belt leader) and Texas-Arlington (prior at-large) drop out.

Elsewhere, there's a huge game in the Missouri Valley on Saturday, as Illinois State (18-4, 11-0) visits Wichita State (19-4, 10-1). If the Shockers, currently 0-4 vs. the RPI top 100, want any shot at an at-large bid, surely they must win this game?

FIELD OF 68 (pre-Super Bowl)
America East (1): Vermont (61)

American (2): *Cincinnati (16), SMU (27)

ACC (9): Louisville (4), *North Carolina (5), Florida State (7), Virginia (12), Duke (18), Notre Dame (29), Clemson (38), Virginia Tech (40), Georgia Tech (69)

Atlantic Sun (1): Florida Gulf Coast (95)

Atlantic 10 (2): *Dayton (30), VCU (31)

Big East (5): *Villanova (2), Butler (8), Creighton (13), Xavier (15), Marquette (68)

Big Sky (1): Weber State (172)

Big South (1): North Carolina-Asheville (89)

B1G (8): *Maryland (17), Wisconsin (20), Minnesota (23), Purdue (24), Northwestern (34), Michigan State (45), Michigan (62), Indiana (74)

Big XII (6): Baylor (1), *Kansas (3), West Virginia (25), Oklahoma State (35), TCU (42), Iowa State (52)

Big West (1): UC-Irvine (140)

Colonial (1): North Carolina-Wilmington (39)

Conference USA (1): Middle Tennessee (37)

Horizon (1): Valparaiso (57)

Ivy (1): Princeton (91)

Metro Atlantic (1): Monmouth (51)

MAC (1): Akron (43)

MEAC (1): Morgan State (308)

Missouri Valley (2): *Illinois State (33), Wichita State (67)

Mountain West (1): Nevada (41)

Northeast (1): Mount Saint Mary’s (163)

Ohio Valley (1): Belmont (71)

Pac 12 (5): *Arizona (10), Oregon (11), UCLA (22), USC (26), Cal (46)

Patriot (1): Bucknell (92)

SEC (5): *Kentucky (6), Florida (14), South Carolina (19), Arkansas (28), Tennessee (36)

Southern (1): East Tennessee State (88)

Southland (1): Sam Houston State (115)

SWAC (1): Texas Southern (114)

Summit (1): North Dakota State (94)

Sun Belt (1): Arkansas State (70)

West Coast (2): *Gonzaga (9), Saint Mary’s (21)

WAC (1): New Mexico State (47)
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Last 4 In: Wichita State (67), Marquette (68), Georgia Tech (69), Indiana (74)

First 4 Out: Rhode Island (44), Seton Hall (48), Kansas State (53), Miami (73)

Non-Power 6 At-Larges (4): Saint Mary’s (18), SMU (27), VCU (31), Wichita State (67)

Others Considered (12): Wake Forest (32), Georgia (50), Georgetown (54), College of Charleston (55), Texas-Arlington (58), Illinois (59), Houston (60), Providence (66), Utah (75), Memphis (82), Syracuse (84), Texas Tech (87)

New to the Field (7): Arkansas (28), TCU (42), Cal (46), Wichita State (67), Arkansas State (70), Sam Houston State (115), UC-Irvine (140)

Gophers vs. the Projected Field (5-5): beat Mount Saint Mary’s, beat Arkansas, lost to Florida State, beat Arkansas State, lost to Michigan State, beat Purdue, beat Northwestern, lost to Michigan State, lost to Wisconsin, lost to Maryland

Gophers Projected NCAA Matchup: vs. Monmouth (Metro Atlantic champ)

Don't see the BIG, am I missing something?

maliksealy said:

Don't see the BIG, am I missing something?

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It's there, between Big South & Big XII.

maliksealy said:

Don't see the BIG, am I missing something?

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Yes.

Sorry, I blame it on diabetes.