Thursday losses burst the bubbles of several teams that failed to advance in their conference tournaments, ending any chance that they’ll play their way into an at-large bid.
As Selection Sunday approaches, there are only a handful of teams on the outside that can still move their way into the tournament. Those teams include:
- Memphis
- Penn State
- New Mexico
- Alabama
That means the loser of today’s Boston College vs. Clemson quarterfinal in the ACC Tournament could be in trouble if one of those four wins today and tomorrow. The Eagles and Tigers are both participants in the First Four games as of now, which means they’re perilously close to falling out of the field.
Let’s get to the brackets. As always, please share your thoughts.
Here are links to the recent projected fields.
Projected Field 7.0
Projected Field 6.0
Projected Field 5.0
Projected Field 4.0
Projected Field 3.0
Projected Field 2.0
Projected Field 1.0
In addition, take a look at the bracket projections from a whole slew of different sources, updated daily by the good folks at the Bracket Project.
East(Newark)
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(1) Ohio State vs. (16) McNeese State (Southland) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (Sun Belt) (Cleveland)
(8) Marquette vs. (9) Utah State (WAC) (Cleveland) (4) St. John’s vs. (13) UTEP (Conference USA) (Tucson) (5) Texas A&M vs. (12) Clemson vs. USC (Tucson) (2) Texas vs. (15) Northern Colorado (Big Sky) (Tulsa) (7) UCLA vs. (10) Illinois (Tulsa) (3) Florida vs. (14) Kent State (MAC) (Tampa) (6) Georgetown vs. (11) Richmond (Tampa) |
West(Anaheim)
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(1) Pittsburgh vs. (16) Boston University (America East) (Cleveland)
(8) Temple vs. (9) Florida State (Cleveland) (4) Wisconsin vs. (13) Oakland (Summit) (Denver) (5) Georgetown vs. (12) Boston College vs. Michigan (Denver) (2) BYU vs. (15) Long Beach State (Big West) (Denver) (7) Kansas State vs. (10) Michigan State (Denver) (3) North Carolina vs. (14) Indiana State (Missouri Valley) (Charlotte) (6) Cincinnati vs. (11) Gonzaga (West Coast) (Charlotte) |
Southwest(San Antonio) |
(1) Kansas vs. (16) Bethune-Cookman (MEAC) vs. Texas Southern (SWAC) (Tulsa)
(8) George Mason vs. (9) Villanova (Tulsa) (4) Syracuse vs. (13) Belmont (Ohio Valley) (Tampa) (5) Kentucky vs. (12) Virginia Tech (Tampa) (2) Purdue vs. (15) Saint Peter’s (Metro Atlantic) (Chicago) (7) Old Dominion (CAA) vs. (10) Colorado (Chicago) (3) Louisville vs. (14) Bucknell (Patriot) (Washington) (6) Arizona vs. (11) Butler (Horizon) (Washington) |
Southeast(New Orleans) |
(1) Notre Dame vs. (16) UNC-Asheville (Big South) (Chicago)
(8) Missouri vs. (9) Tennessee (Chicago) (4) San Diego State vs. (13) Morehead State (OVC) (Tucson) (5) West Virginia vs. (12) Michigan vs. Boston College (Tucson) (2) Duke vs. (15) Wofford (Southern) (Charlotte) (7) UNLV vs. (10) Georgia (Charlotte) (3) Connecticut vs. (14) Long Island (NEC) (Washington) (6) Xavier vs. (11) Washington (Washington) |
Last Eight In: |
Michigan State
Washington Richmond Virginia Tech Clemson Michigan Boston College USC |
First Eight Out:
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Memphis
Marshall VCU UAB Penn State Oklahoma State Nebraska New Mexico |
Conference
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Big East: 11
ACC: 6 Big 12: 6 Big Ten: 6 SEC: 5 Pac-10: 4 Atlantic 10: 3 Mountain West: 3 CAA: 2 22 one-bid conferences |
