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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – We’re at the stage of the college basketball season where full-fledged conference play is just around the corner. The Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 22-23, 25) in Hawaii and what’s left of Christmas week signals things are about to get truly real.
As we finish the scraps of the non-conference season, let’s take a look at how the Field of 68 is shaping up. Again, this week’s projection is almost exclusively about tournament resumes to date and not about projecting future results though, full disclosure, you will see an outlier at-large team (or two) in the bracket with nothing close to a quality win on its resume (cough, cough, #20 Texas).
Automatic qualifiers (team with best conference record and/or best NET ranking) from multiple-bid conferences are noted in bold. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
5th IN-SEASON FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played December 18)
America East (1): Vermont (94)
American (2): Houston (5), UCF (45)
ACC (4): Duke (7), Virginia Tech (28), Wake Forest (34), North Carolina (49)
ASUN (1): Jacksonville (121)
Atlantic 10 (1): Davidson (52)
Big East (7): Xavier (12), Villanova (16), UConn (21), Seton Hall (26), Providence (31), Creighton (58), Marquette (68)
Big Sky (1): Montana State (125)
Big South (1): Campbell (126)
Big Ten (8): Purdue (4), Michigan State (13), Illinois (17), Ohio State (19), Iowa (23), Wisconsin (29), Minnesota (33), Indiana (40)
Big XII (7): Baylor (2), Kansas (8), Iowa State (14), Texas (20), Texas Tech (30), West Virginia (39), Oklahoma (42)
Big West (1): UC-Irvine (53)
Colonial (1): Towson (77)
Conference USA (1): UAB (50)
Horizon (1): Oakland (63)
Ivy (1): Princeton (102)
MAAC (2): Monmouth (46), Iona (56)
MAC (1): Ohio (83)
MEAC (1): Norfolk (197)
Missouri Valley (1): Loyola (15)
Mountain West (3): Wyoming (18), Colorado State (27), Utah State (44)
NEC (1): Wagner (59)
OVC (1): Belmont (36)
Pac 12 (3): Arizona (1), USC (11), UCLA (22)
Patriot (1): Navy (66)
SEC (6): LSU (3), Tennessee (9), Auburn (10), Alabama (24), Kentucky (32), Florida (60)
SoCon (1): Chattanooga (43)
Southland (1): Nicholls (124)
SWAC (1): Texas Southern (147)
Summit (1): Western Illinois (96)
Sun Belt (1): Texas State (74)
WCC (4): Gonzaga (6), BYU (25), San Francisco (37), Saint Mary’s (54)
WAC (1): New Mexico State (67)
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Last 4 In: San Francisco (37), Indiana (40), Iona (56), Florida (60)
First 4 Out: Michigan (35), Murray (38), Cincinnati (51), Arkansas (90)
8 to Watch: Northwestern (41), Mississippi State (47), Memphis (55), DePaul (57), TCU (62), San Diego State (64), Clemson (65), VCU (79)
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (7): Houston (5), BYU (25), Colorado State (27), San Francisco (37), Utah State (44), Saint Mary’s (54), Iona (56)
New to the Field (10): Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana State, New Mexico State, Nicholls, Norfolk, Ohio, Texas State, UCF
Dropped from the Field (10): Arkansas, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Michigan, Saint Bonaventure, South Alabama, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UMES, Utah Valley, Weber
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Ineligible for NCAA Tournament (9): Oklahoma State (75), Cal Baptist (174), UC-San Diego (200), Saint Thomas (208), Bellarmine (226), Tarleton (227), North Alabama (251), Dixie (254), Merrimack (283)
As we finish the scraps of the non-conference season, let’s take a look at how the Field of 68 is shaping up. Again, this week’s projection is almost exclusively about tournament resumes to date and not about projecting future results though, full disclosure, you will see an outlier at-large team (or two) in the bracket with nothing close to a quality win on its resume (cough, cough, #20 Texas).
Automatic qualifiers (team with best conference record and/or best NET ranking) from multiple-bid conferences are noted in bold. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
5th IN-SEASON FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played December 18)
America East (1): Vermont (94)
American (2): Houston (5), UCF (45)
ACC (4): Duke (7), Virginia Tech (28), Wake Forest (34), North Carolina (49)
ASUN (1): Jacksonville (121)
Atlantic 10 (1): Davidson (52)
Big East (7): Xavier (12), Villanova (16), UConn (21), Seton Hall (26), Providence (31), Creighton (58), Marquette (68)
Big Sky (1): Montana State (125)
Big South (1): Campbell (126)
Big Ten (8): Purdue (4), Michigan State (13), Illinois (17), Ohio State (19), Iowa (23), Wisconsin (29), Minnesota (33), Indiana (40)
Big XII (7): Baylor (2), Kansas (8), Iowa State (14), Texas (20), Texas Tech (30), West Virginia (39), Oklahoma (42)
Big West (1): UC-Irvine (53)
Colonial (1): Towson (77)
Conference USA (1): UAB (50)
Horizon (1): Oakland (63)
Ivy (1): Princeton (102)
MAAC (2): Monmouth (46), Iona (56)
MAC (1): Ohio (83)
MEAC (1): Norfolk (197)
Missouri Valley (1): Loyola (15)
Mountain West (3): Wyoming (18), Colorado State (27), Utah State (44)
NEC (1): Wagner (59)
OVC (1): Belmont (36)
Pac 12 (3): Arizona (1), USC (11), UCLA (22)
Patriot (1): Navy (66)
SEC (6): LSU (3), Tennessee (9), Auburn (10), Alabama (24), Kentucky (32), Florida (60)
SoCon (1): Chattanooga (43)
Southland (1): Nicholls (124)
SWAC (1): Texas Southern (147)
Summit (1): Western Illinois (96)
Sun Belt (1): Texas State (74)
WCC (4): Gonzaga (6), BYU (25), San Francisco (37), Saint Mary’s (54)
WAC (1): New Mexico State (67)
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Last 4 In: San Francisco (37), Indiana (40), Iona (56), Florida (60)
First 4 Out: Michigan (35), Murray (38), Cincinnati (51), Arkansas (90)
8 to Watch: Northwestern (41), Mississippi State (47), Memphis (55), DePaul (57), TCU (62), San Diego State (64), Clemson (65), VCU (79)
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (7): Houston (5), BYU (25), Colorado State (27), San Francisco (37), Utah State (44), Saint Mary’s (54), Iona (56)
New to the Field (10): Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana State, New Mexico State, Nicholls, Norfolk, Ohio, Texas State, UCF
Dropped from the Field (10): Arkansas, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Michigan, Saint Bonaventure, South Alabama, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UMES, Utah Valley, Weber
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Ineligible for NCAA Tournament (9): Oklahoma State (75), Cal Baptist (174), UC-San Diego (200), Saint Thomas (208), Bellarmine (226), Tarleton (227), North Alabama (251), Dixie (254), Merrimack (283)
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