Last Eight In: St. John’s, Central Michigan, Western Kentucky, Purdue, Creighton, Texas, Tennessee, Drake
First Eight Out: Boston College, Georgia Tech, UCF, Drexel, Rice, West Virginia, Bradley, Alabama
On Monday we warned about the shrinking bubble. Portland and Toledo proved why over the last couple of days. The Pilots upset Gonzaga in the WCC semifinals and followed it up with a win over San Diego to claim the conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament berth. Toledo knocked off Central Michigan and still have to win two more games to reach the tournament. But we do know that it will not be CMU, who is now on the bubble, but in. Those two results have forced Boston College and Georgia Tech out of our projected bracket. Should there be another surprise, St. John’s is next on the chopping block.
ACC: Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina State*, Virginia Tech
American: Connecticut*
Big East: Creighton, DePaul*, Marquette, St. John’s
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, TCU, Texas
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland*, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon*, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA
SEC: Arkansas, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina*, Tennessee, Texas A&M
A-10: Dayton*
CAA: James Madison
C-USA: Old Dominion, Western Kentucky
Horizon: IUPUI*
MAC: Central Michigan, Ohio
MVC: Drake, Missouri State
MWC: Boise State*
WCC: Gonzaga, Portland*
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Montana State
Big South: Campbell
Big West: UC Davis
Ivy League: Princeton*
MAAC: Rider
MEAC: Norfolk State
NEC: Robert Morris
OVC: Southeast Missouri*
Patriot: Bucknell
Southern: Samford*
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: South Dakota*
Sun Belt: Troy
SWAC: Jackson State
WAC: Kansas City
