Midweek Field of 68 Projection: Big Ten (11) & SEC (down to 10) Battling for the Most Bids

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FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played 2/26/25)
America East (1): Bryant (161)

American (1): Memphis (48)

ACC (5): *Duke (2), Clemson (23), Louisville (26), North Carolina (45), Wake Forest (71)

ASUN (1): Lipscomb (87)

Atlantic 10 (1): VCU (29)

Big East (4): *Saint John’s (17), Marquette (24), UConn (35), Creighton (37)

Big Sky (1): Montana (153)

Big South (1): High Point (86)

Big Ten (11): Wisconsin (11), *Michigan State (13), Maryland (15), Purdue (18), Michigan (21), Illinois (22), UCLA (25), Oregon (32) Ohio State (33), Nebraska (54), Indiana (56)

Big XII (8): *Houston (3), Texas Tech (7), Arizona (9), Iowa State (10), Kansas (19), BYU (28), Baylor (31), West Virginia (47)

Big West (1): UC-San Diego (38)

Coastal (1): Towson (148)

Conference USA (1): Jacksonville State (114)

Horizon (1): Robert Morris (158)

Ivy (1): Yale (67)

MAAC (1): Marist (212)

MAC (1): Akron (98)

MEAC (1): Norfolk State (175)

Missouri Valley (1): Drake (59)

Mountain West (4): Utah State (34), Boise State (43), *New Mexico (44), San Diego State (49)

NEC (1): Central Connecticut (155)

OVC (1): Southeast Missouri State (182)

Patriot (1): Bucknell (215)

SEC (10): *Auburn (1), Tennessee (4), Florida (5), Alabama (6), Missouri (12), Kentucky (14), Texas A&M (20), Ole Miss (27), Mississippi State (30), Vanderbilt (41)

SoCon (1): Chattanooga (128)

Southland (1): McNeese (62)

SWAC (1): Southern (213)

Summit (1): Omaha (193)

Sun Belt (1): James Madison (152)

WCC (2): Gonzaga (8), *Saint Mary’s (16)

WAC (1): Utah Valley (121)
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Last 4 In: North Carolina (45), Indiana (56), Boise State (43), (last team in) Ohio State (33)

First 4 Out: (first team out) Arkansas (40), George Mason (65), San Francisco (60), Georgia (36)

Next 4 Out: Xavier (52), Texas (39), Oklahoma (50), UC-Irvine (64)

On the Radar O’Reilly (4): SMU (42), Villanova (51), Cincinnati (46), TCU (76)

Last 4 Automatic Qualifiers: Omaha (193), Marist (212), Southern (213), Bucknell (215)

Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (4): Gonzaga (8), Utah State (34), Boise State (43), San Diego State (49)
 
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You have Wake Forest in that comfortably? They've only got one really good win and have taken on some terrible losses the last 2 weeks.

I can't see any way the SEC ends up with just 10. I think 14 is more likely than 10 tbh.

Good stuff though as always.
 

Gophers7633 said:
You have Wake Forest in that comfortably? They've only got one really good win and have taken on some terrible losses the last 2 weeks.

I can't see any way the SEC ends up with just 10. I think 14 is more likely than 10 tbh.

Good stuff though as always.
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Will they really let Oklahoma in with like a 6-12 SEC record though?
 

howeda7 said:
Will they really let Oklahoma in with like a 6-12 SEC record though?
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If they finish 19-12 in the regular season, they should absolutely be in. They have wins over Michigan, UL, Zona, @Arkansas, Vandy and Miss State. I'd say 19-12 would pretty much be a lock at that point.
 

SelectionSunday said:
FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played 2/26/25)
America East (1): Bryant (161)

American (1): Memphis (48)

ACC (5): *Duke (2), Clemson (23), Louisville (26), North Carolina (45), Wake Forest (71)

ASUN (1): Lipscomb (87)

Atlantic 10 (1): VCU (29)

Big East (4): *Saint John’s (17), Marquette (24), UConn (35), Creighton (37)

Big Sky (1): Montana (153)

Big South (1): High Point (86)

Big Ten (11): Wisconsin (11), *Michigan State (13), Maryland (15), Purdue (18), Michigan (21), Illinois (22), UCLA (25), Oregon (32) Ohio State (33), Nebraska (54), Indiana (56)

Big XII (8): *Houston (3), Texas Tech (7), Arizona (9), Iowa State (10), Kansas (19), BYU (28), Baylor (31), West Virginia (47)

Big West (1): UC-San Diego (38)

Coastal (1): Towson (148)

Conference USA (1): Jacksonville State (114)

Horizon (1): Robert Morris (158)

Ivy (1): Yale (67)

MAAC (1): Marist (212)

MAC (1): Akron (98)

MEAC (1): Norfolk State (175)

Missouri Valley (1): Drake (59)

Mountain West (4): Utah State (34), Boise State (43), *New Mexico (44), San Diego State (49)

NEC (1): Central Connecticut (155)

OVC (1): Southeast Missouri State (182)

Patriot (1): Bucknell (215)

SEC (10): *Auburn (1), Tennessee (4), Florida (5), Alabama (6), Missouri (12), Kentucky (14), Texas A&M (20), Ole Miss (27), Mississippi State (30), Vanderbilt (41)

SoCon (1): Chattanooga (128)

Southland (1): McNeese (62)

SWAC (1): Southern (213)

Summit (1): Omaha (193)

Sun Belt (1): James Madison (152)

WCC (2): Gonzaga (8), *Saint Mary’s (16)

WAC (1): Utah Valley (121)
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Last 4 In: North Carolina (45), Indiana (56), Boise State (43), (last team in) Ohio State (33)

First 4 Out: (first team out) Arkansas (40), George Mason (65), San Francisco (60), Georgia (36)

Next 4 Out: Xavier (52), Texas (39), Oklahoma (50), UC-Irvine (64)

On the Radar O’Reilly (4): SMU (42), Villanova (51), Cincinnati (46), TCU (76)

Last 4 Automatic Qualifiers: Omaha (193), Marist (212), Southern (213), Bucknell (215)

Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (4): Gonzaga (8), Utah State (34), Boise State (43), San Diego State (49)
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Do you think UCSD gets in as an at-large if they win out to the conference finals then lose to UCI?
 


studentgopher94 said:
Do you think UCSD gets in as an at-large if they win out to the conference finals then lose to UCI?
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Yes.

The bubble is so bad I think the time is right for some combination of teams like UCSD, Drake, and San Francisco (if it beats Gonzaga on Saturday) to get at-large bids over a few teams like Oklahoma, Georgia, Wake Forest, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio State, etc.
 
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Gophers7633 said:
You have Wake Forest in that comfortably? They've only got one really good win and have taken on some terrible losses the last 2 weeks.

I can't see any way the SEC ends up with just 10. I think 14 is more likely than 10 tbh.

Good stuff though as always.
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Not comfortably but more comfortable than some of the other garbage living around the cutline.
 

Gophers7633 said:
You have Wake Forest in that comfortably? They've only got one really good win and have taken on some terrible losses the last 2 weeks.

I can't see any way the SEC ends up with just 10. I think 14 is more likely than 10 tbh.

Good stuff though as always.
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Right now my gut says SEC will end up with 12. Arkansas & one of the other 3 bubblers (Georgia/Oklahoma/Texas) find a way in.
 

howeda7 said:
Will they really let Oklahoma in with like a 6-12 SEC record though?
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I’ll feel somewhat comfortable taking Oklahoma if it goes 6-12 + 1 win in SEC tourney. 5-13 or worse is where I draw the line, no matter how many quality wins you have.
 



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I can’t wait for a seven wins in seven days team to make the field.

Good for the Sun Belt for not over exposing their high seeds to risk blowing it for the conference. Regular season needs to mean something.
 

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