Last Eight In: Southern Miss, Arizona State, BYU, Alabama, Saint Mary’s, Illinois, Colorado, Virginia
First Eight Out: Baylor, La Salle, Iowa, Villanova, St. Louis, Stanford, Boise State, Wyoming
The bubble may be starting to heat up, but the race for the #1 seeds is just as intriguing. From day one we figured Kansas would be on the outside of the #1 line. The strength of schedule is not going to keep up and that will hurt the Jayhawks in the end. And then they went and lost at home. However, everybody else is losing too. Duke appears to be representing the ACC as a #1 seed. The Big Ten winner, either Indiana or Michigan, will certainly earn a top seed as well. Florida and Arizona are milling around too and, if all goes as planned, one of them will get a #1 seed. The assumption was that Syracuse or Louisville would end up in that mix as well. However, both are not looking too great at the moment and it is quite feasible that no Big East team will deserve a #1 seed. That may be good news for Kansas, assuming they do not lose at home again.
See the Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Miami, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia
Big East: Syracuse, Louisville, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Marquette
Big 12: Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State
Big Ten: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin
Pac-12: Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, Colorado, Arizona State
SEC: Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama
A-10: Butler, VCU
CAA: Northeastern
C-USA: Memphis, Southern Miss
Horizon: Valparaiso
MAC: Ohio
MVC: Creighton, Wichita State
MWC: San Diego State, New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State
WAC: Louisiana Tech
WCC: Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU
America East: Albany
A-Sun: Mercer
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: Charleston Southern
Big West: Long Beach State
Ivy League: Harvard
MAAC: Loyola (MD)
MEAC: Norfolk State
NEC: Robert Morris
OVC: Belmont
Patriot: Lehigh
Southern: Davidson
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee
SWAC: Southern
See the Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
