Last Eight In: Temple, Tulsa, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, St. John’s, Indiana, Mississippi, BYU
First Eight Out: Texas, Xavier, Miami, UCLA, Rhode Island, Old Dominion, Iona, Illinois
Sooner or later the bubble will shrink because of an upset or two along the way. So far, with teams like Northern Iowa and Gonzaga winning their conference tournaments, the bubble has been safe. It will happen, but there really are not too many other opportunities left. It is pretty safe to say that a team like Florida State isn’t going to run the table and win the ACC title. The Pac-12, with just three teams safely in the tournament and a history of upsets, is one conference to watch. The other likely spots for a team to come out of nowhere and win their conference tournament is in the A-10 and MWC. As good as Davidson, Dayton and VCU may be, Rhode Island, Richmond and George Washington are certainly capable of stringing together a few quality wins and earn an automatic bid to NCAA Tournament.
See The Men's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Virginia
American: Cincinnati, SMU, Temple, Tulsa
Big East: Butler, Georgetown, Providence, St. John’s, Villanova
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Pac-12: Arizona, Oregon, Utah
SEC: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Texas A&M
A-10: Davidson, Dayton, VCU
CAA: Northeastern*
C-USA: Louisiana Tech
Horizon: Valparaiso*
MAC: Toledo
MVC: Northern Iowa*, Wichita State
MWC: Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State
WCC: BYU, Gonzaga*
America East: Albany
A-Sun: North Florida*
Big Sky: Eastern Washington
Big South: Coastal Carolina*
Big West: UC Davis
Ivy League: Harvard
MAAC: Manhattan*
MEAC: North Carolina Central
NEC: Robert Morris*
OVC: Belmont*
Patriot: Lafayette*
Southern: Wofford*
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: North Dakota State*
Sun Belt: Georgia Southern
SWAC: Texas Southern
WAC: New Mexico State
See The Men's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
