Field of 68 (through Jan. 18)

For the first time, we'll go with two projections in the same week. A reminder, this does not project future results, only considers games played to date. An * denotes the current conference leader or (if a tie) best RPI in a multiple-bid conference. RPI is noted in parentheses.

Maryland joins the field as the Big Ten's 5th bid, and for the first time Nebraska becomes one of the "Keep An 8 On".

FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION
America East (1): Vermont (75)

American (3): *Cincinnati (24), Wichita State (26), SMU (56)

ACC (9): Duke (1), North Carolina (2), *Virginia (4), Clemson (6), Louisville (15), Miami (22), Syracuse (40), Florida State (46), Notre Dame (60)

Atlantic Sun (1): Florida Gulf Coast (170)

Atlantic 10 (1): Rhode Island (11)

Big East (6): *Villanova (3), Xavier (5), Seton Hall (13), Creighton (23), Butler (33), Marquette (44)

Big Sky (1): Montana (119)

Big South (1): Radford (114)

B1G (5): *Purdue (10), Ohio State (19), Michigan State (30), Michigan (38), Maryland (47)

Big XII (6): *Kansas (7), Oklahoma (8), Texas Tech (16), TCU (18), West Virginia (21), Texas (45)

Big West (1): Cal State Fullerton (106)

Colonial (1): Hofstra (79)

Conference USA (2): *Western Kentucky (34), Middle Tennessee (35)

Horizon (1): Wright State (69)

Ivy (1): Penn (172)

MAAC (1): Iona (108)

MAC (1): Buffalo (29)

MEAC (1): North Carolina A&T (213)

Missouri Valley (1): Missouri State (55)

Mountain West (2): *Nevada (17), Boise State (31)

Northeast (1): Robert Morris (152)

Ohio Valley (1): Belmont (93)

Pac 12 (3): *Arizona (20), Arizona State (27), USC (42)

Patriot (1): Bucknell (110)

SEC (8): Auburn (9), Kentucky (12), Tennessee (14), Arkansas (25), Alabama (28), Missouri (32), *Florida (36), Texas A&M (37)

Southern (1): East Tennessee State (66)

Southland (1): Nicholls State (211)

SWAC (1): Jackson State (270)

Summit (1): South Dakota State (58)

Sun Belt (1): Louisiana (74

West Coast (2): *Saint Mary's (39), Gonzaga (61)

WAC (1): New Mexico State (50)
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Last 4 In: Middle Tennessee (35), Texas A&M (37), Maryland (47), Notre Dame (60)

First 4 Out: Saint Bonaventure (41), Providence (43), Georgia (48), Kansas State (71)

Non-Power 6 At-Larges (5): Wichita State (26), Boise State (31), Middle Tennessee (35), SMU (56), Gonzaga (61)

Keep An "8" On: South Carolina (49), Temple (51), Colorado (52), UCLA (53), Houston (57), Nebraska (63), NC State (73), Stanford (81)

Movin' On In (10): Bucknell, Hofstra, Louisville, Maryland, Missouri State, Nicholls State, North Carolina A&T, SMU, Syracuse, Texas A&M

Movin' On Out (10): Bethune Cookman, Boston U, Colorado, Drake, Houston, New Orleans, NC State, Providence, UCLA, William & Mary

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