Mid-Summer Field of 68 Projection: K-State & TCU arrive, Mississippi State & West Virginia depart

[SelectionSunday]

Only a couple changes from our last projection (June 5), Next time you see one of these the season will be upon us. ... see you November 3.

Final 2023 NET ranking in parentheses. Automatic qualifiers from multiple-bid conferences are noted with an *.

FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (7/16/23)
America East (1): Vermont (112)

American (3): FAU (13), *Memphis (22), UAB (39)

ACC (6): *Duke (16), Miami (21), Virginia (29), North Carolina (44), Clemson (67), Wake Forest (89)

ASUN (1): Eastern Kentucky (146)

Atlantic 10 (1): Fordham (132)

Big East (6): UConn (3), Marquette (12), *Creighton (14), Providence (51), Villanova (71), Saint John's (91)

Big Sky (1): Eastern Washington (120)

Big South (1): Raford (173)

Big Ten (7): Purdue (6), Maryland (32), *Michigan State (33), Illinois (36), Northwestern (37), Ohio State (49), Wisconsin (72)

Big XII (7): Houston (1), Texas (7), *Kansas (9), Baylor (17), Kansas State (19), TCU (27), Cincinnati (63)

Big West (1): UCSB (103)

Colonial (1): College of Charleston (52)

Conference USA (1): Sam Houston State (69)

Horizon (1): Northern Kentucky (151)

Ivy (1): Yale (65)

MAAC (1): Siena (206)

MAC (1): Akron (105)

MEAC (1): Norfolk State (183)

Missouri Valley (1): Drake (59)

Mountain West (3): *San Diego State (15), Boise State (34), New Mexico (64)

NEC (1): Merrimack (301)

OVC (1): Morehead State (219)

Pac 12: UCLA (4), *Arizona (10), USC (55), Colorado (76)

Patriot (1): Colgate (101)

SEC (7): Alabama (2), *Tennessee (5), Arkansas (20), Kentucky (26), Texas A&M (28), Auburn (35), Ole Miss (129)

SoCon (1): Furman (88)

Southland (1): Northwestern State (205)

SWAC (1): Texas Southern (307)

Summit (1): South Dakota State (162)

Sun Belt (1): Marshall (83)

WCC (2): Gonzaga (8), *Saint Mary's (11)

WAC (1): Grand Canyon (106)
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Last 4 In: UAB (39), Cincinnati (63), Wake Forest (89), Ole Miss (129)

First 4 Out: Indiana (31), Mississippi State (53), Texas Tech (62), Colorado State (115)

Non-Power 6 At-Larges (5): Gonzaga (8), FAU (13), Boise State (34), UAB (39), New Mexico (64)

12 to Watch: Xavier (18), West Virginia (24), Iowa State (25), Liberty (46), Pitt (56), Iona (60), Florida (73), Dayton (77), Utah (80), JMU (95), Duquesne (137), UNC-Asheville (143)
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Final 4: Duke, Kansas, Michigan State, Purdue

NCAA Champ: Michigan State

NIT Champ: Texas Tech

CBI Champ: Saint Thomas

 

[Gophers7633]

Looks good SS. I'd probably replace UAB, Cincinnati and Wane with Iowa State, Florida and Texas Tech.