Last Eight In: Memphis, Alabama, Northern Iowa, Notre Dame, Georgetown, UNLV, Rhode Island, Minnesota
First Eight Out: Illinois, Washington, Providence, Baylor, Creighton, Cincinnati, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh
If the ACC/Big Ten Challenge taught us anything, it is that the ACC has better teams, but the Big Ten is a deeper conference. Michigan was the only ranked Big Ten team to win and they went on to lose to NJIT on Saturday. But the Big Ten still won the contest 8 to 6. But it was teams like Duke knocking off Wisconsin and Louisville manhandling Ohio State that grabbed most of the attention. But in the end, it isn’t bad news for the Big Ten. With a perceived deep conference, we have eight Big Ten teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament. And that does not include one-loss teams like Illinois, Indiana or Penn State. Those three have done enough, so far at least, in their non-conference slate to warrant an at-large selection with a .500 showing in conference play. We suspect all three will struggle to reach that mark though.
See The Men's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia
American: Connecticut, Memphis, SMU
Big East: Butler, Georgetown, Villanova, Xavier
Big 12: Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia
Big Ten: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Wisconsin
Pac-12: Arizona, Colorado, Stanford, UCLA, Utah
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Texas A&M
A-10: Dayton, Rhode Island, VCU
CAA: Northeastern
C-USA: Louisiana Tech
Horizon: Green Bay
MAC: Toledo
MVC: Northern Iowa, Wichita State
MWC: San Diego State, UNLV
WCC: BYU, Gonzaga
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Eastern Washington
Big South: High Point
Big West: UCSB
Ivy League: Harvard
MAAC: Iona
MEAC: North Carolina Central
NEC: Sacred Heart
OVC: Murray State
Patriot: American
Southern: Wofford
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: Denver
Sun Belt: Louisiana
SWAC: Alabama State
WAC: New Mexico State
See The Men's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
