Bonus Field of 68 Projection Has 2 B1G Teams Among Last 4 In

[SelectionSunday]

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – A look at the Field of 68 as we head into the penultimate weekend of the college basketball regular season. We’ll slap another one on ya’ Sunday night before the final verdict of my 30th Field of 68 (previously 64) projection is rendered in the wee hours of the morning on Selection Sunday (March 13).

Automatic qualifiers from multiple-bid conferences are noted with an *. Auto qualifiers own the best conference record or are the highest remaining seed in their conference tournament. NET rankings are noted in parentheses.

FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through March 4)
America East (1): Vermont (68)

American (1): Houston (3)

ACC (5): *Duke (6), Wake Forest (35), North Carolina (38), Notre Dame (53), Miami (58)

ASUN (1): Jacksonville State (136)

Atlantic 10 (1): Davidson (43)

Big East (7): Villanova (7), UConn (18), *Providence (24), Seton Hall (33), Marquette (36), Xavier (37), Creighton (62)

Big Sky (1): Montana State (130)

Big South (1): Longwood (138)

Big Ten (8): Purdue (13), Illinois (14), Iowa (15), *Wisconsin (20), Ohio State (21), Michigan (34), Michigan State (40), Rutgers (75)

Big XII (6): Baylor (4), *Kansas (9), Texas Tech (11), Texas (16), Iowa State (41), TCU (44)

Big West (1): Long Beach (155)

Colonial (1): UNC-Wilmington (185)

Conference USA (1): North Texas (39)

Horizon (1): Cleveland (170)

Ivy (1): Princeton (108)

MAAC (1): Iona (84)

MAC (1): Toledo (66)

MEAC (1): Norfolk (152)

Missouri Valley (2): Loyola (29), *Northern Iowa (96)

Mountain West (4): San Diego State (27), Colorado State (28), *Boise (30), Wyoming (47)

NEC (1): Bryant (216)

OVC (1): Murray (23)

Pac 12 (3): *Arizona (2), UCLA (12), USC (31)

Patriot (1): Colgate (132)

SEC (6): Kentucky (5), Tennessee (8), *Auburn (10), LSU (17), Arkansas (22), Alabama (25)

SoCon (1): Chattanooga (70)

Southland (1): New Orleans (257)

SWAC (1): Alcorn (266)

Summit (1): South Dakota State (71)

Sun Belt (1): Texas State (119)

WCC (4): *Gonzaga (1), Saint Mary’s (19), San Francisco (26), BYU (50)

WAC (1): New Mexico State (90)
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Last 4 In: Loyola-Chicago (29), Michigan (34), BYU (50), Rutgers (75)

First 4 Out: Memphis (42), SMU (48), VCU (49), Florida (52)

8 to Keep An Eye On: Virginia Tech (32), Indiana (45), Oklahoma (46), Dayton (54), UAB (55), Texas A&M (56), Oregon (67), Virginia (79)

Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (7): Saint Mary’s (19), San Francisco (26), San Diego State (27), Colorado State (28), Loyola-Chicago (29), Wyoming (47), BYU (53)

 

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – A look at the Field of 68 as we head into the penultimate weekend of the college basketball regular season. We’ll slap another one on ya’ Sunday night before the final verdict of my 30th Field of 68 (previously 64) projection is rendered in the wee hours of the morning on Selection Sunday (March 13).

Automatic qualifiers from multiple-bid conferences are noted with an *. Auto qualifiers own the best conference record or are the highest remaining seed in their conference tournament. NET rankings are noted in parentheses.

FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through March 4)
America East (1): Vermont (68)

American (1): Houston (3)

ACC (5): *Duke (6), Wake Forest (35), North Carolina (38), Notre Dame (53), Miami (58)

ASUN (1): Jacksonville State (136)

Atlantic 10 (1): Davidson (43)

Big East (7): Villanova (7), UConn (18), *Providence (24), Seton Hall (33), Marquette (36), Xavier (37), Creighton (62)

Big Sky (1): Montana State (130)

Big South (1): Longwood (138)

Big Ten (8): Purdue (13), Illinois (14), Iowa (15), *Wisconsin (20), Ohio State (21), Michigan (34), Michigan State (40), Rutgers (75)

Big XII (6): Baylor (4), *Kansas (9), Texas Tech (11), Texas (16), Iowa State (41), TCU (44)

Big West (1): Long Beach (155)

Colonial (1): UNC-Wilmington (185)

Conference USA (1): North Texas (39)

Horizon (1): Cleveland (170)

Ivy (1): Princeton (108)

MAAC (1): Iona (84)

MAC (1): Toledo (66)

MEAC (1): Norfolk (152)

Missouri Valley (2): Loyola (29), *Northern Iowa (96)

Mountain West (4): San Diego State (27), Colorado State (28), *Boise (30), Wyoming (47)

NEC (1): Bryant (216)

OVC (1): Murray (23)

Pac 12 (3): *Arizona (2), UCLA (12), USC (31)

Patriot (1): Colgate (132)

SEC (6): Kentucky (5), Tennessee (8), *Auburn (10), LSU (17), Arkansas (22), Alabama (25)

SoCon (1): Chattanooga (70)

Southland (1): New Orleans (257)

SWAC (1): Alcorn (266)

Summit (1): South Dakota State (71)

Sun Belt (1): Texas State (119)

WCC (4): *Gonzaga (1), Saint Mary’s (19), San Francisco (26), BYU (50)

WAC (1): New Mexico State (90)
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Last 4 In: Loyola-Chicago (29), Michigan (34), BYU (50), Rutgers (75)

First 4 Out: Memphis (42), SMU (48), VCU (49), Florida (52)

8 to Keep An Eye On: Virginia Tech (32), Indiana (45), Oklahoma (46), Dayton (54), UAB (55), Texas A&M (56), Oregon (67), Virginia (79)

Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (7): Saint Mary’s (19), San Francisco (26), San Diego State (27), Colorado State (28), Loyola-Chicago (29), Wyoming (47), BYU (53)

You're calling the American a one-team (Houston) conference. Maybe so, but either of BYU or Rutgers could ene up being replaced by SMU or Memphis, all depending on the conf tourneys.

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – A look at the Field of 68 as we head into the penultimate weekend of the college basketball regular season. We’ll slap another one on ya’ Sunday night before the final verdict of my 30th Field of 68 (previously 64) projection is rendered in the wee hours of the morning on Selection Sunday (March 13).

Automatic qualifiers from multiple-bid conferences are noted with an *. Auto qualifiers own the best conference record or are the highest remaining seed in their conference tournament. NET rankings are noted in parentheses.

FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through March 4)
America East (1): Vermont (68)

American (1): Houston (3)

ACC (5): *Duke (6), Wake Forest (35), North Carolina (38), Notre Dame (53), Miami (58)

ASUN (1): Jacksonville State (136)

Atlantic 10 (1): Davidson (43)

Big East (7): Villanova (7), UConn (18), *Providence (24), Seton Hall (33), Marquette (36), Xavier (37), Creighton (62)

Big Sky (1): Montana State (130)

Big South (1): Longwood (138)

Big Ten (8): Purdue (13), Illinois (14), Iowa (15), *Wisconsin (20), Ohio State (21), Michigan (34), Michigan State (40), Rutgers (75)

Big XII (6): Baylor (4), *Kansas (9), Texas Tech (11), Texas (16), Iowa State (41), TCU (44)

Big West (1): Long Beach (155)

Colonial (1): UNC-Wilmington (185)

Conference USA (1): North Texas (39)

Horizon (1): Cleveland (170)

Ivy (1): Princeton (108)

MAAC (1): Iona (84)

MAC (1): Toledo (66)

MEAC (1): Norfolk (152)

Missouri Valley (2): Loyola (29), *Northern Iowa (96)

Mountain West (4): San Diego State (27), Colorado State (28), *Boise (30), Wyoming (47)

NEC (1): Bryant (216)

OVC (1): Murray (23)

Pac 12 (3): *Arizona (2), UCLA (12), USC (31)

Patriot (1): Colgate (132)

SEC (6): Kentucky (5), Tennessee (8), *Auburn (10), LSU (17), Arkansas (22), Alabama (25)

SoCon (1): Chattanooga (70)

Southland (1): New Orleans (257)

SWAC (1): Alcorn (266)

Summit (1): South Dakota State (71)

Sun Belt (1): Texas State (119)

WCC (4): *Gonzaga (1), Saint Mary’s (19), San Francisco (26), BYU (50)

WAC (1): New Mexico State (90)
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Last 4 In: Loyola-Chicago (29), Michigan (34), BYU (50), Rutgers (75)

First 4 Out: Memphis (42), SMU (48), VCU (49), Florida (52)

8 to Keep An Eye On: Virginia Tech (32), Indiana (45), Oklahoma (46), Dayton (54), UAB (55), Texas A&M (56), Oregon (67), Virginia (79)

Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (7): Saint Mary’s (19), San Francisco (26), San Diego State (27), Colorado State (28), Loyola-Chicago (29), Wyoming (47), BYU (53)

I think BYU has to beat San Fransicso tonight to get in. And if SMU can get to the tourney final vs. Houston, that may be enough for them. I also think there are conferences where the current leader is far from a shoe-in to win their conf tourney eg. Montana State.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

You're calling the American a one-team (Houston) conference. Maybe so, but either of BYU or Rutgers could ene up being replaced by SMU or Memphis, all depending on the conf tourneys.

I think BYU has to beat San Fransicso tonight to get in. And if SMU can get to the tourney final vs. Houston, that may be enough for them. I also think there are conferences where the current leader is far from a shoe-in to win their conf tourney eg. Montana State.

The whole thing is based on assuming the conference leader with the tournament and gets the auto bid. Obviously not guaranteed. SS releases his final teams just like Palm and Lunardi. Usually is about as correct as them if not ahead of them.