Last Eight In: South Carolina, UNLV, Texas, Connecticut, BYU, Pittsburgh, St. Mary’s, Marquette
First Eight Out: Notre Dame, USC, Oregon State, Texas Tech, Seton Hall, St. Joseph’s, Houston, Richmond
Much of the action last week took place in Hawaii, where Oklahoma ended up winning the Diamond Head Classic over Harvard. It was a great opportunity for a few teams to make a statement. New Mexico failed to do so, going 0 for 3 on the trip. Northern Iowa stumbled a couple times too and, while they are a good team that will compete for a MVC title, they have a long way to go. BYU salvaged their trip after a tough overtime loss to Harvard by beating both UNM and UNI. But the big winners were Harvard, a team that we thought may struggle in the Ivy League this year, and Oklahoma. The Sooners are now 11-0 and we will not have to wait long to see who will be chasing who in the Big 12. OU begins conference play against Iowa State and Kansas.
See The Men’s Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia
American: Cincinnati, Connecticut
Big East: Butler, Marquette, Providence, Villanova, Xavier
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue
Pac-12: Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah
SEC: Florida, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
A-10: Davidson, Dayton, George Washington
CAA: Northeastern
C-USA: Old Dominion
Horizon: Valparaiso
MAC: Central Michigan
MVC: Northern Iowa
MWC: Boise State, UNLV
WCC: BYU, Gonzaga, St. Mary’s
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: North Florida
Big Sky: Eastern Washington
Big South: Winthrop
Big West: UC Irvine
Ivy League: Harvard
MAAC: Monmouth
MEAC: Norfolk State
NEC: LIU Brooklyn
OVC: Belmont
Patriot: Army
Southern: Mercer
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Georgia State
SWAC: Alabama A&M
WAC: New Mexico State
See The Men’s Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket