Does anyone actually want to be in the tournament this year? Several teams that couldn’t afford to lose Thursday did. A few others hurt their seeding by dropping opening round games.
Here are a few of the notable losses:
- Memphis and UAB lost in the Conference USA semifinals to Houston and Southern Miss, respectively.
- Kent State got blown out by Ohio in the MAC quarterfinals.
- Clemson and Wake Forest lost in the opening round of the ACC tournament to North Carolina State and Miami, respectively.
- Arizona State lost to Stanford in the Pac-10 quarterfinals.
As a result of the chaos, teams like Illinois, Florida, Mississippi and Washington look like they’ll be in the field right now. Of course, check the Mock Tournament again tomorrow to see how today’s actions affects the projected field. We’re down to only two days until Selection Sunday.
Here are the latest brackets and links to previous projections.
- Mock Tournament 7.0
- Mock Tournament 6.0
- Mock Tournament 5.0
- Mock Tournament 4.0
- Mock Tournament 3.0
- Mock Tournament 2.0
- Mock Tournament 1.0
Teams in bold have won an automatic bid.
Midwest(St. Louis)
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(1) Kansas vs. (16) North Texas (Oklahoma City)
(8) Gonzaga vs. (9) Northern Iowa (Oklahoma City) (4) Tennessee vs. (13) Washington (Spokane) (5) Maryland vs. (12) Siena (Spokane) (2) Wisconsin vs. (15) UC Santa Barbara (Oklahoma City) (7) Marquette vs. (10) Missouri (Oklahoma City) (3) Pittsburgh vs. (14) Wofford (Providence) (6) Richmond vs. (11) Georgia Tech (Providence) |
West(Salt Lake City)
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(1) Duke vs. (16) Lehigh (Jacksonville)
(8) Old Dominion vs. (9) Utah State (Jacksonville) (4) Georgetown vs. (13) Murray State (New Orleans) (5) Baylor vs. (12) Mississippi (New Orleans) (2) Purdue vs. (15) Robert Morris (Milwaukee) (7) UNLV vs. (10) Wake Forest (Milwaukee) (3) Villanova vs. (14) Akron (Providence) (6) BYU vs. (11) Florida (Providence) |
East(Syracuse) |
(1) Kentucky vs. (16) Vermont (Milwaukee)
(8) Notre Dame vs. (9) Texas (Milwaukee) (4) Temple vs. (13) Oakland (Spokane) (5) Michigan State vs. (12) California (Spokane) (2) West Virginia vs. (15) Morgan State (Buffalo) (7) Butler vs. (10) Virginia Tech (Buffalo) (3) Ohio State vs. (14) Sam Houston State (Jacksonville) (6) Oklahoma State vs. (11) UTEP (Jacksonville) |
South(Houston) |
(1) Syracuse vs. (16) Winthrop/Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Buffalo)
(8) Clemson vs. (9) Saint Mary’s (Buffalo) (4) Texas A&M vs. (13) South Florida (San Jose) (5) Xavier vs. (12) Cornell (San Jose) (2) Kansas State vs. (15) East Tennessee State (New Orleans) (7) Louisville vs. (10) Florida State (New Orleans) (3) New Mexico vs. (14) Montana (Spokane) (6) Vanderbilt vs. (11) Illinois (Spokane) |
Last Eight In: |
Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech UTEP (if needed) Illinois Florida Mississippi Washington South Florida |
First Eight Out:
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Dayton
Rhode Island San Diego State UAB Cincinnati California Seton Hall Minnesota |
Conference
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Big East: 9
ACC: 7 Big 12: 7 Big Ten: 5 SEC: 5 Atlantic 10: 3 Mountain West: 3 Pac-10: 2 West Coast: 2 22 one-bid conferences |
