Last Eight In: St. John’s, Tulane, Creighton, Indiana, Auburn, Temple, Marquette, West Virginia
First Eight Out: Virginia, Iowa, California, Northwestern, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Elon, Dayton
The big contests last Monday did not fail to disappoint. Connecticut slipped past South Carolina 66-55 and Texas beat Florida State 92-88 in a double overtime thriller. The more interesting thing is what happened later in the week to those teams. The Gamecocks lost at Missouri 62-60, Texas fell to Oklahoma, FSU was stunned by Virginia and Connecticut nearly saw their winning streak end at 100 after barely slipping past Tulane. Those top teams are vulnerable. One has to assume that the Huskies will continue to win, it is hard to argue against 101 straight victories, but the rest of the NCAA Tournament field is becoming much more balanced.
ACC: Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Syracuse
American: Connecticut, South Florida, Temple, Tulane
Big East: Creighton, DePaul, Marquette, St. John’s
Big 12: Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia
Big Ten: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State
Pac-12: Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington
SEC: Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
A-10: George Washington
CAA: James Madison
C-USA: Western Kentucky
Horizon: Green Bay
MAC: Ohio
MVC: Drake
MWC: Colorado State
WCC: Gonzaga
America East: New Hampshire
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Northern Colorado
Big South: Campbell
Big West: Long Beach State
Ivy League: Penn
MAAC: Quinnipiac
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
NEC: Sacred Heart
OVC: Belmont
Patriot: Bucknell
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: Abilene Christian
Summit: South Dakota
Sun Belt: Arkansas-Little Rock
SWAC: Texas Southern
WAC: New Mexico State
