Last Eight In: Notre Dame, Minnesota, Illinois, Stanford, Dayton, Virginia, Saint Mary’s, Florida State
First Eight Out: George Washington, Texas, Indiana, Utah State, Butler, Marquette, Maryland, BYU
Now it is time to begin finding out who is for real. Most leagues begin conference play this week and all of those squads that boast surprisingly good records, but have yet to be seriously tested, are now playing for their tournament lives. The likes of Cincinnati, George Washington, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Utah, UCLA, Missouri, Arkansas and LSU still have a lot to prove and it all starts right now.
See The Men's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia
American: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Memphis
Big East: Creighton, Georgetown, Villanova
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
Big Ten: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA
SEC: Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri
A-10: Dayton, Massachusetts, Saint Louis, VCU
CAA: Drexel
C-USA: Southern Miss
Horizon: Milwaukee
MAC: Toledo
MVC: Wichita State
MWC: Boise State, New Mexico, San Diego State
WAC: New Mexico State
WCC: Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: USC-Upstate
Big Sky: Eastern Washington
Big South: Charleston Southern
Big West: UC Irvine
Ivy League: Harvard
MAAC: Manhattan
MEAC: Norfolk State
NEC: Robert Morris
OVC: Belmont
Patriot: Lehigh
Southern: Davidson
Southland: Northwestern State
Summit: North Dakota State
Sun Belt: Arkansas-Little Rock
SWAC: Southern
See The Men's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
