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This it it until my final projection posted in the wee hours of Selection Sunday morning. See you then. In multiple-bid conferences, automatic qualifiers (champion or highest remaining seed in conference tournament) are noted with a * NET rankings are through March 8 and will be updated here...

Thursday morning edit: George Mason and San Francisco are no longer under at-large consideration. Through March 5. ... Automatic Bid/Placeholders (31) America East: Bryant American: Memphis ACC: Duke ASUN: Lipscomb Atlantic 10: VCU Big East: Saint John's Big Sky: Northern Colorado Big South...

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY – With Championship Week already underway (ASUN #7 seed Austin “Let’s Go Peay” & #10 Central Arkansas were the first to survive & advance Sunday night), we’re adding a new wrinkle this week. After the projection, I’ll put potential...

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)...

Starting today and leading up to Selection Sunday, I'll post (mostly) daily "Bubblicious" reports with a list of game(s) impacting the bubble. Champsionship Week begins Sunday. Bubblicious Monday (light slate) #45 North Carolina (@ Florida State) -- current status = last 4 in #54 Nebraska...

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY – As always, we start with a weekly “Field of 68” projection. In multiple-bid conferences, projected automatic qualifiers (current #1 seed for conference tournament) are noted with a *. FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played...

A bonus "Field of 68" projection heading into the weekend. Yuck, I did it. For the first time I put SMU and its ZERO Quad 1 wins in the bracket. Will the Ponies back me up with (perhaps) their first one Saturday when they host Clemson? And don't look now, I have the SEC down to "only" 10...

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY – As always, we start with a weekly “Field of 68” projection. In multiple-bid conferences, projected automatic qualifiers are noted with a *. FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played 2/16/25) America East (1): Bryant (153) American...

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY – As always, we start with a weekly “Field of 68” projection. In multiple-bid conferences, projected automatic qualifiers (best conference record or, if a tie, best NET ranking) are noted with a *. FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games...

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY – College basketball’s penultimate month has arrived. The final push for a regular season conference championship, better seed in the conference tournament, and/or a treasured spot in the NCAA Tournament field starts today. As always, we...

Weakling Wednesday Dropouts #16 Northwestern (3-7) #17 Nebraska (2-7) #18 Washington (108) Weakling Wednesday (March 12) #12 Rutgers (4-6) vs. #13 Iowa (4-6), 2:30 (Peacock) #10 Ohio State (4-5) vs. #15 Minnesota (3-7), 5 (Peacock) #11 USC (4-5) vs. #14 Penn State (3-7), 7:30 (Peacock) 2nd...

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY -- A look back at the week in college basketball, as always starting with our weekly “Field of 68” projection. Projected automatic qualifiers (best conference record or – if a tie -- best NET ranking) in multiple-bid conferences are noted...

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY -- A look back at the week in college basketball, as always starting with our weekly “Field of 68” projection. Projected automatic qualifiers (best conference record or – if a tie -- best NET ranking) in multiple-bid conferences are noted...

We'll sneak in an extra Field of 68 projection in advance of Sunday night's weekly "Road to Selection Sunday" musings. Current NET ranking is noted in parentheses. FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played 1/16/25) America East (1): Bryant (165) American (2): Memphis (36), *UAB (133) ACC...

Today we start “Weakling Wednesday Dropouts”, regular updates on the bottom 3 teams on track to miss Weakling Wednesday at the Big Ten Tournament. The battle is fierce! Through Jan. 15 15. (the last spot) Penn State (2-5) ———————- 16. Northwestern (1-4) 17. Washington (1-6) 18. Minnesota (0-6)...

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY -- A look back at the week in college basketball, as always starting with our weekly “Field of 68” projection. Projected automatic qualifiers (best conference record or – if a tie -- best NET ranking) in multiple-bid conferences are noted...

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY -- A look back at the week in college basketball, as always starting with our weekly “Field of 68” projection. Projected automatic qualifiers in multiple-bid conferences are noted with a *. At-large teams with zero wins vs. NET top 50...

Current non-conference SOS rankings for the University of Minnesota basketball teams: Men #353 (of 364) Women #356 (of 362) Quad 1 & 2 wins between them? Zero. 👀 💩 #IronSharpensIron

By Buzz King (@Fieldof68Freak) ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY -- A look back at the week in college basketball, as always starting with our weekly “Field of 68” projection. Projected automatic qualifiers in multiple-bid conferences are noted with an *. Teams are listed in order of NET ranking. FIELD...

Merry Christmas. ... I hope Santa treated you well last night! In advance of Friday night's latest Road to Selection Sunday/Field of 68 projection, let's take a look at who has and hasn't racked up some NET Top 50 wins in the first 49 days of the college basketball season. Friday night we'll...