Field of 68 Projection: Sparty and Utah State Join the Field; Can Mountain West Hold On to 4 Bids?

[SelectionSunday]

BRACKETVILLE, U.S.A. -- There are 6 new teams in this week’s Field of 68 projection: Colgate (Patriot #2 seed); Georgia State (Sun Belt #2 seed); Hartford (America East #4 seed); Michigan State (at-large); Morehead State (OVC auto bid); and Utah State (at-large). 4 teams have officially punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament field:

Liberty (ASUN #1 seed)
Winthrop (Big South #1 seed)
Loyola-Chicago (MVC #1 seed)
Morehead State (OVC #2 seed)

An * denotes the leader in a multiple-bid conference or -- in the event of a standings tie -- the team with the best NET ranking (noted in parentheses). NET rankings (through Sunday games) will be updated when NCAA releases latest rankings.

FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played March 7)
America East (1): Hartford (167)

American (2): Houston (5), *Wichita State (65)

ACC (7): *Virginia (13), Florida State (22), Clemson (36), Georgia Tech (38), North Carolina (39), Virginia Tech (43), Louisville (51)

ASUN (1): LIBERTY (83)

Atlantic 10 (2): *Saint Bonaventure (27), VCU (35)

Big East (3): *Villanova (11), Creighton (24), UConn (31)

Big Sky (1): Southern Utah (117)

Big South (1): WINTHROP (61)

Big Ten (9): *Michigan (3), Illinois (4), Iowa (6), Ohio State (9), Purdue (20), Wisconsin (25), Maryland (32), Rutgers (37), Michigan State (72)

Big XII (7): *Baylor (2), Texas Tech (10), Kansas (15), West Virginia (23), Texas (26), Oklahoma State (30), Oklahoma (33)

Big West (1): UCSB (55)

Colonial (1): Northeastern (139)

Conference USA (1): Western Kentucky (86)

Horizon (1): Cleveland State (164)

MAAC (1): Siena (136)

MAC (1): Toledo (63)

MEAC (1): North Carolina A&T (282)

Missouri Valley (2): LOYOLA (16), Drake (40)

Mountain West (4): *San Diego State (19), Boise State (42), Utah State (47), Colorado State (50)

NEC (1): Bryant (116)

OVC (1): MOREHEAD STATE (125)

Pac 12 (4): Colorado (12), USC (14), *Oregon (34), UCLA (41)

Patriot (1): Colgate (8)

SEC (6): *Alabama (7), Arkansas (17), Tennessee (21), Florida (28), LSU (29), Missouri (45)

SoCon (1): UNC-Greensboro (92)

Southland (1): Nicholls State (180)

SWAC (1): Prairie View A&M (190)

Summit (1): South Dakota State (120)

Sun Belt (1): Georgia State (128)

WCC (2): *Gonzaga (1), BYU (18)

WAC (1): Grand Canyon (138)

Last 4 In: UCLA (41), Utah State (47), Colorado State (50), Louisville (51)

First 4 Out: Ole Miss (52), Xavier (56), Seton Hall (57), Saint John’s (67)

4 to Watch: Saint Louis (44), Syracuse (49), Memphis (53), NC State (66)
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Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (7): Houston (4), BYU (18), VCU (35), Drake (40), Boise State (42), Utah State (47), Colorado State (50),

Power 6 Overall Bids Percentage (36 of 68): 52.9%

Non-Power 6 Overall Bids Percentage (32 of 68): 47.1%

Out With The Old (6): Belmont, Navy, Richmond, Texas State, UMBC, Xavier

In With The New (6): Colgate, Georgia State, Hartford, Michigan State, Morehead State, Utah State

FINAL FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION: Wee hours of the morning on Selection Sunday (March 14)

 

[bizzle22]

We differ on 2.

I have Ole Miss and Seton Hall in.
I have Boise State and Utah State out.

My last 4 in: Colorado State (last in), Seton Hall, Ole Miss, UCLA
My first 4 out: Syracuse (first out), Xavier, Boise State, Providence