Field of 68 Projection (through Jan. 7)

The B1G remains at 4 bids this week, with Ohio State replacing the Gophers as one of the league's 3 at-larges. Maryland is among the "first 4 out". Nationally, we have 18 new teams in the field, including Gophers non-conference opponents Drake and Oral Roberts, the new leaders in their respective conferences.

As a reminder, these projections are based on game results to this point of the season. I am not projecting future results. An * denotes the conference leader in a multi-bid conference or -- if teams are tied for 1st place -- the team with the best RPI. RPI is noted in parentheses.

FIELD OF 68 (through Jan. 7)
America East (1): Vermont (72)

American (3): *Wichita State (19), Cincinnati (34), UCF (58)

ACC (7): Duke (1), *Virginia (2), Clemson (5), North Carolina (8), Miami (22), Florida State (27), Notre Dame (37)

Atlantic Sun (1): Lipscomb (41)

Atlantic 10 (1): Rhode Island (20)

Big East (7): Xavier (3), *Seton Hall (4), Villanova (6), Butler (26), Creighton (35), Marquette (43), Providence (46)

Big Sky (1): Montana (144)

Big South (1): Radford (81)

B1G (4): *Purdue (15), Michigan State (23), Ohio State (25), Michigan (39)

Big XII (6): Oklahoma (7), Kansas (11), *West Virginia (14), TCU (18), Texas Tech (21), Texas (59)

Big West (1): Cal State Fullerton (126)

Colonial (1): William & Mary (55)

Conference USA (2): *Middle Tennessee (33), Western Kentucky (52)

Horizon (1): Wright State (105)

Ivy (1): Penn (163)

MAAC (1): Rider (90)

MAC (1): Buffalo (29)

MEAC (1): Morgan State (263)

Missouri Valley (1): Drake (134)

Mountain West (2): *Nevada (16), Boise State (45)

Northeast (1): Robert Morris (137)

Ohio Valley (1): Murray State (125)

Pac 12 (5): Arizona State (9), Arizona (24), *UCLA (44), Washington (47), USC (56)

Patriot (1): Bucknell (133)

SEC (8): Tennessee (10), Kentucky (11), Auburn (13), Arkansas (17), Texas A&M (28), Missouri (30), Georgia (38), *Florida (48)

Southern (1): East Tennessee State (92)

Southland (1): New Orleans (179)

SWAC (1): Texas Southern (198)

Summit (1): Oral Roberts (161)

Sun Belt (1): Louisiana (83)

West Coast (2): *Saint Mary's (36), Gonzaga (65)

WAC (1): New Mexico State (62)
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Last 4 In: Texas A&M (28), Boise State (45), Western Kentucky (52), Texas (59)

Non-Power 6 At-Larges (5): Cincinnati (34), Boise State (45), Western Kentucky (52), UCF (58), Gonzaga (65)

First 4 Out: Syracuse (31), Maryland (49), Alabama (51), Colorado (73)

Keep An "8" On: Saint Bonaventure (42), Wyoming (50), Houston (53), San Diego State (54), Utah (61), South Dakota State (63), Minnesota (75), Baylor (87)

Movin' On In This Week: Cal State Fullerton, Drake, East Tennessee State, Florida, Marquette, Middle Tennessee, Montana, Morgan State, Murray State, New Orleans, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oral Roberts, Penn, Providence, Rider, Texas Southern, UCF

Movin' On Out: Alabama, Belmont, Canisius, Furman, Houston, Minnesota, Missouri State, North Carolina A&T, Northern Colorado, Prairie View A&M, Princeton, Saint Bonaventure, South Dakota, Southeastern Louisiana, SMU, Syracuse, UCSB, Utah

Gophers vs. The Field (3-2)
@ Providence (W)
Miami (L)
@ Arkansas (L)
Drake (W)
Oral Roberts (W)

Quadrant 1 Update

The Big Ten has a total of 14 Quadrant 1 wins, led by Purdue with 4. The Gophers and Indiana have 2 apiece. If Alabama (#50 RPI) drops below 50 the Gophers lose one.

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