We are just one day from Selection Sunday. The bubble teams are still looking very uncertain and we should have a good picture after today.
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. PITTSBURGH
5. VANDERBILT
6. UNLV
7. USC
8. KENT STATE (MAC)
9. ST. MARY'S
10. TEXAS A&M
11. ST. JOSEPH'S
12. WESTERN KENTUCKY (SUN BELT)*
13. ORAL ROBERTS (SUMMIT)*
14. UMBC (AMERICA EAST)
15. PORTLAND STATE (BIG SKY)*
16. TEXAS-ARLINGTON (SOUTHLAND)
SOUTH
1. TENNESSEE (SEC)
2. KANSAS (BIG 12)
3. MICHIGAN STATE
4. BUTLER (HORIZON)*
5. NOTRE DAME
6. WASHINGTON STATE
7. GONZAGA
8. PURDUE
9. MIAMI (FL)
10. ILLINOIS STATE
11. UMASS
12. OREGON
13. GEORGE MASON (COLONIAL)*
14. CS-FULLERTON (BIG WEST)
15. BOISE STATE (WAC)
16. MORGAN STATE (MEAC)
MIDWEST
1. MEMPHIS (C-USA)
2. DUKE
3. STANFORD
4. XAVIER
5. MARQUETTE
6. UCONN
7. OKLAHOMA
8. WEST VIRGINIA
9. ARKANSAS
10. SOUTH ALABAMA
11. ARIZONA
12. BAYLOR
13. CORNELL (IVY)*
14. AUSTIN PEAY (OVC)*
15. SAN DIEGO (WCC)*
16. PLAY IN GAME: MOUNT ST. MARY'S (NORTHEAST)* VS. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (SWAC)
WEST
1. UCLA (PAC-10)
2. TEXAS
3. LOUISVILLE
4. DRAKE (MVC)*
5. BYU (MWC)
6. CLEMSON
7. INDIANA
8. MISSISSIPPI STATE
9. DAVIDSON
10. KANSAS STATE
11. KENTUCKY
12. VILLANOVA
13. SIENA (MAAC)*
14. BLEMONT (ATLANTIC SUN)*
15. AMERICAN (PATRIOT)*
16. WINTHROP (BIG SOUTH)*
LAST FOUR IN: VILLANOVA, OREGON, BAYLOR, KENTUCKY
LAST FOUR OUT: OHIO STATE, VCU, VIRGINIA TECH, TEMPLE
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
BIG EAST: 8
PAC-10: 6
BIG 12:6
SEC: 5
BIG 10: 4
ACC: 4
ATLANTIC 10: 3
WCC: 3
MVC: 2
MWC: 2
SUN BELT: 2
OTHERS: 1
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