Last Eight In: Boise State, Mississippi, Xavier, Saint Mary’s, Minnesota, SMU, Oregon, LSU
First Eight Out: Florida State, Stanford, Tennessee, Kansas State, Clemson, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, Utah
We learned a lot about Syracuse and Duke this week. The Orange remained perfect with a thrilling 91-89 overtime victory over the Blue Devils and are looking good to win an ACC title. However, they do have tough road games against Pitt, Virginia and, of course, Duke left on the schedule. Despite the loss, Coach K and company should feel pretty good. Earlier in the week Duke went to Pittsburgh and handled the Panthers with relative ease. For a team that had just one true win on the road heading into the week, many thought this would be the week that Duke would show their inexperience. But instead they proved to be a tough team that could at least compete in a hostile environment against some of the top teams in the country.
See The Men's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia
American: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Memphis, SMU
Big East: Creighton, Providence, Villanova, Xavier
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
Big Ten: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA
SEC: Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Missouri
A-10: George Washington, Massachusetts, Saint Louis, VCU
CAA: Delaware
C-USA: Southern Miss
Horizon: Green Bay
MAC: Toledo
MVC: Wichita State
MWC: Boise State, New Mexico, San Diego State
WAC: New Mexico State
WCC: Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: Mercer
Big Sky: Weber State
Big South: Coastal Carolina
Big West: UC Irvine
Ivy League: Harvard
MAAC: Manhattan
MEAC: Norfolk State
NEC: Robert Morris
OVC: Belmont
Patriot: Boston U
Southern: Davidson
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: North Dakota State
Sun Belt: Arkansas-Little Rock
SWAC: Southern
See The Men's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket