3/7 Men's Basketball Bracketology Breakdown
Last Eight In: Oregon, Southern Miss, Colorado State, South Florida, Connecticut, West Virginia, Texas, Miami (FL)
First Eight Out: North Carolina State, Northwestern, Colorado, Xavier, Seton Hall, Mississippi, Iona, Drexel
We warned you yesterday about Western Kentucky and they won four games in four days to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. It was also a good day to be in South Dakota. After the women’s team clinched another spot in the big dance by beating UMKC in overtime (go to the women’s basketball page for more on that), the men went to overtime themselves and knocked off a scrappy Western Illinois squad. Detroit also punched their ticket on Tuesday night. The good news for bubble teams was the loss by Penn. That made Harvard get the Ivy League’s automatic bid, otherwise there would have been a playoff to determine the Ivy’s representative in the NCAA Tournament. A win there by Penn would have likely made the Ivy a two-bid league. Never thought you’d hear that, but it didn’t happen and it might come up again in a few decades.
The Complete Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: North Carolina, Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Miami
Big East: Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Connecticut, South Florida
Big 12: Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas
Big Ten: Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue
Pac-12: California, Washington, Arizona, Oregon
SEC: Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi State
A-10: Temple, St. Louis
CAA: VCU*
C-USA: Memphis, Southern Miss
Horizon: Detroit*
MAC: Akron
MVC: Creighton*, Wichita State
MWC: New Mexico, UNLV, San Diego State, Colorado State
WAC: Nevada
WCC: Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s*, BYU
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: Belmont*
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: UNC-Asheville*
Big West: Long Beach State
Ivy League: Harvard*
MAAC: Loyola (MD)*
MEAC: Norfolk State
NEC: LIU Brooklyn
OVC: Murray State*
Patriot: Lehigh
Southern: Davidson*
Southland: Texas-Arlington
Summit: South Dakota State*
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky*
SWAC: Mississippi Valley State
"*" Indicates the team has automatically qualified for the NCAA Tournament
The Complete Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Bracket
