Last Eight In: Indiana, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Seton Hall, Davidson, Texas, Colorado, Syracuse
First Eight Out: St. Joseph’s, Marquette, Houston, Stanford, Louisiana Tech, North Carolina State, Oregon State, Alabama
With conference play in full swing, many teams were exposed, while others finally got an opportunity to show what they could do. Teams like Iowa made a big jump with a couple big wins. The Hawkeyes knocked off Michigan State at home, proving just how difficult it is to win on the road in conference play. But then Iowa went to Purdue and beat a very, very good Purdue team. There is a long, long way to go, but other teams like Butler were exposed. Ranked in the top ten, Butler lost their first two Big East games. Those games were against Providence and Xavier, arguably the best two teams in the conference, but the Bulldogs had a huge opportunity to start off strong. Instead, they will be playing catchup the rest of the season.
See The Men’s Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia
American: Cincinnati, Connecticut
Big East: Butler, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, Xavier
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue
Pac-12: Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Utah
SEC: Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
A-10: Davidson, Dayton, George Washington
CAA: Northeastern
C-USA: Old Dominion
Horizon: Valparaiso
MAC: Kent State
MVC: Evansville
MWC: Boise State
WCC: Gonzaga, St. Mary’s
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: North Florida
Big Sky: Idaho
Big South: High Point
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
