Saturday, March 15, 2008

Projected Tournament Teams

3/16 EDIT: I got all but 4 teams correct! Instead of Illinois State, UMass, Dayton, and New Mexico getting in, the following teams were selected: Miami (FL), Temple, Oregon, and Arizona. More to come on my tournament thoughts. I will post my final bracket on Wednesday.

31 Automatic Bids
Bolded teams have already clinched a berth in the tournament. Italicized teams are expected to win their tournament today or tomorrow.

North Carolina (ACC)
UMBC (America East)
Belmont (Atlantic Sun)
Temple (Atlantic 10)
Pitt (Big East)
Portland State (Big Sky)
Winthrop (Big South)
Wisconsin (Big 10)
Kansas (Big 12)
CS-Fullerton (Big West)
George Mason (Colonial)
Memphis (CUSA)
Butler (Horizon)
Cornell (Ivy)
Siena (MAAC)
Kent State (MAC)
Coppin State (MEAC)
Drake (Missouri Valley)
UNLV (Mountain West)
Mount St. Mary's (Northeast)
Austin Peay (Ohio Valley)
UCLA (Pac-10)
American (Patriot)
Georgia (SEC)
Davidson (Southern)
TX-Arlington (Southland)
Oral Roberts (Summit)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Miss. Valley State (SWAC)
Boise State (WAC)
San Diego (West Coast)

Projected 34 At-Large Bids

  1. Georgetown
  2. Tennessee
  3. Kansas
  4. Duke
  5. Stanford
  6. Purdue
  7. Vanderbilt
  8. Louisville
  9. Xavier
  10. Marquette
  11. Michigan State
  12. Washington State
  13. Notre Dame
  14. Connecticut
  15. Indiana
  16. Texas A&M
  17. West Virginia
  18. Oklahoma
  19. Clemson
  20. Gonzaga
  21. USC
  22. Arkansas
  23. UNLV
  24. St. Mary's
  25. Villanova
  26. South Alabama
  27. Kentucky
  28. Kansas State
  29. Mississippi State
  30. Illinois State
  31. St. Joseph's
  32. Massachusettes
  33. Dayton
  34. New Mexico
Teams ranked from 25-34 are highly uncertain. I may update those over the weekend. The following 10 teams are also bubble teams: Creighton, Miami (FL), VCU, Temple, Syracuse, Oregon, Arizona, Baylor, Mississippi, and Ohio State.

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