Last Eight In: Maryland, Arizona State, La Salle, Saint Louis, Baylor, Saint Mary’s, Iowa State, Oklahoma
First Eight Out: Southern Miss, Indiana State, Alabama, Stanford, Boise State, Villanova, Wyoming, Iowa
That was a fun week of basketball. There were opportunities all around the nation for teams to take a huge step towards securing a #1 seed come March. The only teams that really took advantage of those opportunities were Gonzaga and Miami. And it remains to be seen if either of those teams will garner enough respect to end up on the top line of a bracket. When it comes down to it, somebody has to win conferences like the Big Ten and the Big East. Somebody must win the conference tournaments as well and those hot teams may get the nod over a team like Gonzaga, even if they stay at two losses on the season. But the Zags are taking a trip to Saint Mary’s on Thursday night so that may not remain an issue for long.
See the Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Miami, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
Big East: Syracuse, Louisville, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Marquette
Big 12: Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Baylor
Big Ten: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois
Pac-12: Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, Colorado, Arizona State
SEC: Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi
A-10: Butler, VCU, Saint Louis, La Salle
CAA: Northeastern
C-USA: Memphis
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
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
