Last Eight In: West Virginia, Saint Joseph’s, Charlotte, St. John’s, Iowa, Texas Tech, DePaul, Michigan
First Eight Out: Washington, Wyoming, Kansas, Duquesne, Saint Mary’s, Florida Gulf Coast, Ohio State, SMU
The major movement in Thursday’s bracket came from Conference USA where Tulane and Southern Methodist were upset. The Green Wave, who fell to 22-8, had a shot at an at-large bid with a decent run in the tournament. But that came to an end at the hands of Tulsa. SMU, the outright regular season champions, have a decent RPI, but the loss to UCF hurts. We will keep them on the edge of the bubble, but that is mostly due to lack of other options to come in at this point. The NIT looks like where SMU and Tulane will end up. But all of the upsets in Conference USA will make things interesting the rest of the way.
See the Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke*, North Carolina, Maryland, Florida State, Miami
Big East: Notre Dame*, Connecticut, Louisville, Syracuse, Villanova, South Florida, DePaul, St. John’s
Big 12: Baylor*, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Big Ten: Penn State, Nebraska, Michigan State, Purdue*, Michigan, Iowa
Pac-12: Stanford*, California, UCLA, Colorado
SEC: Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas A&M*, Georgia, South Carolina, LSU, Vanderbilt
A-10: Dayton, Fordham, Charlotte, Saint Joseph’s
CAA: Delaware
C-USA: East Carolina
Horizon: Green Bay
MAC: Toledo
MVC: Creighton
MWC: San Diego State
WAC: Utah State
WCC: Gonzaga*
America East: Albany
A-Sun: Stetson*
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: Liberty*
Big West: Pacific
Ivy League: Princeton*
MAAC: Marist*
MEAC: Hampton
NEC: Quinnipiac
OVC: Tennessee-Martin*
Patriot: Navy
Southern: Chattanooga*
Southland: Oral Roberts
Summit: South Dakota State*
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee
SWAC: Texas Southern
See the Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
