Last Eight In: USC, Providence, Utah, Syracuse, Baylor, Kansas State, UCLA, Alabama
First Eight Out: Nebraska, St. Bonaventure, North Carolina State, Washington, Western Kentucky, Penn State, Texas, Boise State
For many conferences there is just one week left before conference tournaments begin. Usually it is smaller conferences and Arch Madness in the MVC that highlight the week of conference tournaments, but this year the Big Ten is playing a week earlier than normal. For bubble teams like Nebraska and Penn State that means time is running out to impress the committee. Of course there will be opportunities at Madison Square Garden, but for now those two teams face off in a huge game on Sunday evening. The winner will likely be the fifth team in the Big Ten in next week’s bracket. However, the Cornhuskers have to get past Indiana and Penn State faces a tougher test against Michigan before the big bubble showdown that concludes the Big Ten regular season.
ACC: Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech
American: Cincinnati, Houston, Wichita State
Big East: Butler, Creighton, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, Xavier
Big 12: Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Big Ten: Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, Utah, Washington
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M
A-10: Rhode Island
CAA: Charleston
C-USA: Middle Tennessee
Horizon: Wright State
MAC: Buffalo
MVC: Loyola (IL)
MWC: Nevada
WCC: Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s
America East: Vermont
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: UNC-Asheville
Big West: UCSB
Ivy League: Harvard
MAAC: Canisius
MEAC: North Carolina A&T
NEC: Wagner
OVC: Belmont
Patriot: Bucknell
Southern: East Tennessee State
Southland: Nicholls
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Louisiana
SWAC: Texas Southern
WAC: New Mexico State
