11/15 Men's Basketball Bracketology Breakdown

Last Eight In: Marquette, Illinois State, Richmond, Colorado, Tulsa, BYU, Florida, Davidson

First Eight Out: Iowa, Pittsburgh, Rhode Island, Temple, George Washington, Oregon State, Syracuse, Seton Hall

The story of the first weekend of the college basketball season was upsets by small school teams over some quality major conference teams. Squads like Wisconsin, UCLA, North Carolina State and Georgetown fell to seemingly inferior opponents. But it is a little early to overreact, so all of those squads remain in our projected field of 68. But the margin for error is slimmer for these schools that are getting off to a slow start. Yet, those losses could long be forgotten by March.

 

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ACC: Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Virginia

American: Cincinnati, Tulsa

Big East: Butler, Georgetown, Marquette, Villanova, Xavier

Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia

Big Ten: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin

Pac-12: Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA, Utah

SEC: Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt


A-10: Davidson, Dayton, Richmond

CAA: Northeastern

C-USA: Old Dominion

Horizon: Valparaiso

MAC: Central Michigan

MVC: Illinois State, Wichita State

MWC: Boise State, San Diego State

WCC: BYU, Gonzaga


America East: Stony Brook

A-Sun: North Florida

Big Sky: Eastern Washington

Big South: Winthrop

Big West: UC Irvine

Ivy League: Harvard

MAAC: Iona

MEAC: Norfolk State

NEC: Robert Morris

OVC: Belmont

Patriot: Bucknell

Southern: Wofford

Southland: Stephen F. Austin

Summit: South Dakota State

Sun Belt: Georgia State

SWAC: Texas Southern

WAC: New Mexico State

 

See The Men's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket