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