NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections: March 11th
We are five days from Selection Sunday. With Gonzaga and South Alabama not winning their conference tournaments, the amount of spots for bubble teams is getting smaller.
What follows is an early look at which teams will be in this year's field. The selections are based on record, RPI, opponents, and record versus top competition.
Conference winners are based on current standings. At-large teams appear in BOLD. Teams that have already qualified will have a * next to their name.
EAST
1. UNC (ACC)
2. GEORGETOWN (BIG EAST)
3. WISCONSIN (BIG TEN)
4. DRAKE (MVC) *
5. BUTLER (HORIZON)
6. WASHINGTON STATE
7. UMASS
8. OKLAHOMA
9. ST. MARY'S (CA)
10. DAVIDSON (SOUTHERN)*
11. ARKANSAS
12. SYRACUSE
13. ORAL ROBERTS (SUMMIT)
14. BELMONT (ATLANTIC SUN)*
15. UMBC (AMERICA EAST)
16. LAMAR (SOUTHLAND)
SOUTH
1. TENNESSEE (SEC)
2. KANSAS (BIG 12)
3. XAVIER (ATLANTIC 10)
4. NOTRE DAME
5. INDIANA
6. PURDUE
7. CLEMSON
8. UNLV
9. KENT STATE (MAC)
10. ILLINOIS STATE
11. BAYLOR
12. OREGON
13. GEORGE MASON (COLONIAL)*
14. SAN DIEGO (WCC)*
15. AMERICAN (PATRIOT)
16. MORGAN STATE (MEAC)
MIDWEST
1. MEMPHIS (C-USA)
2. DUKE
3. LOUISVILLE
4. STANFORD
5. UCONN
6. USC
7. PITTSBURGH
8. MISSISSIPPI STATE
9. WEST VIRGINIA
10. SOUTH ALABAMA
11. KENTUCKY
12. TEXAS A&M
13. CORNELL (IVY)*
14. SIENNA (MAAC)*
15. PORTLAND STATE (BIG SKY)
16. PLAY IN GAME: SACRED HEART (NORTHEAST) VS. ALABAMA STATE (SWAC)
WEST
1. UCLA (PAC-10)
2. TEXAS
3. VANDERBILT
4. MICHIGAN STATE
5. MARQUETTE
6. BYU (MWC)
7. GONZAGA
8. MIAMI (FL)
9. KANSAS STATE
10. ARIZONA
11. OHIO STATE
12. WESTERN KENTUCKY (SUN BELT)
13. AUSTIN PEAY (OVC)*
14. UCSB (BIG WEST)
15. BOISE STATE (WAC)
16. WINTHROP (BIG SOUTH)
LAST FOUR IN: OREGON, TEXAS A&M, SYRACUSE, OHIO STATE
LAST FOUR OUT: DAYTON, UAB, OLE MISS, ST. JOSEPH'S
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
BIG EAST: 8
BIG 12: 6
PAC-10: 6
SEC: 5
BIG 10: 5
ACC: 4
ATLANTIC 10: 2
WCC: 3
MVC: 2
MWC: 2
SUN BELT: 2
OTHERS: 1
