We are two days from Selection Sunday. A bunch of bubble teams shot themselves in the foot yesterday, and now there are only a handful of teams that can make a good case for an at-large.
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. NOTRE DAME
6. WASHINGTON STATE
7. USC
8. WEST VIRGINIA
9. KENT STATE (MAC)
10. ARKANSAS
11. TEXAS A&M
12. WESTERN KENTUCKY (SUN BELT)*
13. ORAL ROBERTS (SUMMIT)*
14. AUSTIN PEAY (OVC)*
15. UMBC (AMERICA EAST)
16. MORGAN STATE (MEAC)
SOUTH
1. TENNESSEE (SEC)
2. KANSAS (BIG 12)
3. XAVIER (ATLANTIC 10)
4. MARQUETTE
5. INDIANA
6. PURDUE
7. CLEMSON
8. MIAMI (FL)
9. KANSAS STATE
10. ILLINOIS STATE
11. ARIZONA
12. OREGON
13. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (SOUTHLAND)
14. BELMONT (ATLANTIC SUN)*
15. PORTLAND STATE (BIG SKY)*
16. WINTHROP (BIG SOUTH)*
MIDWEST
1. MEMPHIS (C-USA)
2. DUKE
3. VANDERBILT
4. STANFORD
5. PITTSBURGH
6. UCONN
7. UNLV
8. OKLAHOMA
9. ST. MARY'S
10. SOUTH ALABAMA
11. OHIO STATE
12. ST. JOSEPH'S
13. GEORGE MASON (COLONIAL)*
14. UCSB (BIG WEST)
15. SAN DIEGO (WCC)*
16. PLAY IN GAME: MOUNT ST. MARY'S (NORTHEAST)* VS. ALABAMA STATE (SWAC)
WEST
1. UCLA (PAC-10)
2. TEXAS
3. MICHIGAN STATE
4. LOUISVILLE
5. BUTLER (HORIZON)*
6. BYU (MWC)
7. GONZAGA
8. MISSISSIPPI STATE
9. DAVIDSON
10. UMASS
11. VILLANOVA
12. KENTUCKY
13. SIENA (MAAC)*
14. CORNELL (IVY)*
15. AMERICAN (PATRIOT)
16. BOISE STATE (WAC)
LAST FOUR IN: OREGON, VILLANOVA, ST. JOSEPH'S, OHIO STATE
LAST FOUR OUT: BAYLOR, VCU, DAYTON, VIRGINIA TECH
NOTES: Villanova has to be seeded as an 11 because there is a Big East team as a four or five in every region.
Besides the last four our listed, the only other team that has a realistic shot to make the tournament is Temple.
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
BIG EAST: 8
PAC-10: 6
BIG 12: 5
SEC: 5
BIG 10: 5
ACC: 4
ATLANTIC 10: 3
WCC: 3
MVC: 2
MWC: 2
SUN BELT: 2
OTHERS: 1
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