Last Eight In: Clemson, Temple, Butler, VCU, UCF, Seton Hall, Texas, Minnesota
First Eight Out: Oklahoma, Creighton, Indiana, UNC Greensboro, Utah State, Arkansas, Belmont, Furman
Right now the bubble is looking pretty weak. Finding that 68th team that deserves to be in the field is impossible. For now it is Clemson who has played their way into the tournament following their first big win of the season against Virginia Tech on Saturday. The Tigers do have a decent RPI and that will not go away, but before beating the Hokies they had to hang their hat on wins over Lipscomb and South Carolina. That should not be enough to get an ACC team in the tournament, although Lipscomb is a very good team. But there are opportunities for Clemson to grab more quality wins. More importantly though, the Tigers must beat teams like Miami, who they play on Wednesday.
ACC: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech
American: Cincinnati, Houston, Temple, UCF
Big East: Butler, Marquette, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Villanova
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech
Big Ten: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Pac-12: Arizona State, Washington
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee
A-10: Davidson, VCU
CAA: Hofstra
C-USA: Old Dominion
Horizon: Northern Kentucky
MAC: Buffalo
MVC: Loyola (IL)
MWC: Nevada
WCC: Gonzaga
America East: Vermont
A-Sun: Lipscomb
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: Radford
Big West: UC Irvine
Ivy League: Yale
MAAC: Rider
MEAC: Norfolk State
NEC: Wagner
OVC: Murray State
Patriot: Lehigh
Southern: Wofford
Southland: Sam Houston State
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Texas State
SWAC: Prairie View A&M
WAC: New Mexico State
