Last Eight In: Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Purdue, Oregon State, St. John’s, Houston, USC, Marquette
First Eight Out: Michigan State, Georgia, Miami (FL), Kansas State, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, Minnesota
Just a week into the Big Ten season, the conference is already shaping up to be very interesting. Ohio State and Maryland are the clear favorites, but Iowa and Rutgers are also 2-0 and battling for very high seeds come March. Michigan and Purdue round out our projected Big Ten teams in the NCAA Tournament, but there are a slew of others who have a great opportunity to make the big dance as well. Michigan State is sitting at 11-4 and boasts a quality RPI. Nebraska picked up a huge road win at Minnesota to put both of those teams on the bubble. In the end Ohio State could run away with the title, but every game is going to be important for those teams looking to end up on the right side of the bubble.
ACC: Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
American: Connecticut, Houston, South Florida
Big East: Creighton, DePaul, Marquette, St. John’s, Villanova
Big 12: Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia
Big Ten: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
Pac-12: Arizona State, California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC
SEC: Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
A-10: Dayton
CAA: Drexel
C-USA: Western Kentucky
Horizon: Green Bay
MAC: Buffalo
MVC: Drake
MWC: New Mexico
WCC: Gonzaga
America East: New Hampshire
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Northern Colorado
Big South: Radford
Big West: UC Davis
Ivy League: Princeton
MAAC: Quinnipiac
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
NEC: Robert Morris
OVC: Belmont
Patriot: Navy
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: Central Arkansas
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Arkansas-Little Rock
SWAC: Texas Southern
WAC: New Mexico State