2/25 Men's Basketball Bracketology Breakdown

Cincinnati Men's College Basketball


Last Eight In: Temple, Alabama, California, Mississippi, Minnesota, Maryland, San Diego State, Cincinnati

First Eight Out: Villanova, Arizona State, La Salle, Southern Miss, Boise State, Iowa, Baylor, Stanford

The Big East could be looking at nine NCAA Tournament teams. However, that number could still be as low as six. Right now Cincinnati, Villanova and St. John’s are squarely on the bubble. The Bearcats should lose at Louisville and win at home against South Florida. That puts a lot of pressure on this Saturday’s game against Connecticut. If they win that game, they would be 9-9 heading into the Big East Tournament. And they could run into Villanova or St. John’s in the 8/9 or 7/10 second round game. The Wildcats deserve a lot of credit for beating Uconn and Marquette recently, but they end the season with trips to Seton Hall and Pittsburgh before their finale against Georgetown. Those are not easy games, but they certainly have the opportunities to play their way into the tournament without having too much to worry about at MSG. St. John’s may have the most work to do and, like Nova, the Red Storm have a tough road ahead of them. On Saturday they go to Providence and the next week they head to Notre Dame before hosting Marquette.

 

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ACC: Duke, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Maryland

Big East: Georgetown, Syracuse, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Marquette, Cincinnati

Big 12: Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Oklahoma

Big Ten: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota

Pac-12: Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, Colorado, California

SEC: Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama


A-10: Butler, Saint Louis, VCU, Temple

CAA: Northeastern

C-USA: Memphis

Horizon: Valparaiso

MAC: Ohio

MVC: Wichita State, Creighton

MWC: New Mexico, Colorado State, UNLV, San Diego 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: Bucknell

Southern: Davidson

Southland: Stephen F. Austin

Summit: South Dakota State

Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee

SWAC: Southern

 

See the Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket