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Breaking down the 68-team field through Jan. 20.
Please note, I do not give at-large consideration to teams lower than #75 in the NET rankings. And when I use the descriptor "lock", it means the team is a lock AT THIS TIME.
Automatic Bid Placeholders (31) = 31
#2 Duke (ACC)
#3 Arizona (Big XII)
#4 Gonzaga (WCC)
#7 Nebraska (B1G)
#9 UConn (Big East)
#14 Florida (SEC)
#22 Saint Louis (Atlantic 10)
#47 San Diego State (Mountain West)
#49 Miami-Ohio (MAC)
#61 Yale (Ivy)
#67 Murray State (Missouri Valley)
#80 Utah Valley (WAC)
#86 High Point (Big South)
#87 Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
#90 FAU (American)
#92 Liberty (Conference USA)
#98 Hawaii (Big West)
#106 Troy (Sun Belt)
#107 UNC-Wilmington (Coastal)
#113 Wright State (Horizon)
#131 East Tennessee State (SoCon)
#135 North Dakota State (Summit)
#137 Portland State (Big Sky)
#184 UT-Martin (OVC)
#188 Queens (ASUN)
#191 Colgate (Patriot)
#201 LIU (NEC)
#217 Merrimack (MAAC)
#270 Bethune-Cookman (SWAC)
#323 (UMES (MEAC)
#329 NJIT (America East)
Locks (17) = 48
#1 Michigan (B1G)
#5 Purdue (B1G)
#6 Iowa State (Big XII)
#8 Illinois (B1G)
#10 Houston (Big XII)
#11 Michigan State (B1G)
#12 BYU (Big XII)
#13 Virginia (ACC)
#15 Louisville (ACC)
#16 Vanderbilt (SEC)
#17 Texas Tech (Big XII)
#18 Kansas (Big XII)
#19 Alabama (SEC)
#20 Arkansas (SEC)
#23 Saint John's (Big East)
#24 Georgia (SEC)
#27 Clemson (ACC)
Solidly In (8) = 56
#25 Tennessee (SEC)
#29 Kentucky (SEC)
#30 North Carolina (ACC)
#31 SMU (ACC)
#33 Villanova (Big East)
#34 Auburn (SEC)
#39 Wisconsin (B1G)
#48 USC (B1G)
Just Above the Bubble (8) = 64
#21 Iowa (B1G)
#26 Utah State (Mountain West)
#28 NC State (ACC)
#32 Saint Mary's (WCC)
#38 UCF (Big XII)
#43 Texas A&M (SEC)
#44 Seton Hall (Big East)
#68 Stanford (ACC)
On the Bubble (10) = 10 teams for last 4 at-large bids
#35 Miami-Florida (ACC)
#36 Ohio State (B1G)
#40 UCLA (B1G)
#41 New Mexico (Mountain West)
#42 Texas (SEC)
#45 Santa Clara (WCC)
#46 TCU (Big XII)
#51 Butler (Big East)
#54 Virginia Tech (ACC)
#62 George Mason (Atlantic 10)
Just Below the Bubble (4)
#37 Indiana (B1G)
#52 Baylor (Big XII)
#59 Cal (ACC)
#70 Missouri (SEC)
Longshots (6)
#50 LSU (SEC)
#53 Tulsa (American)
#56 Creighton (Big East)
#58 VCU (Atlantic 10)
#60 Washington (B1G)
#63 Belmont (Missouri Valley)
Please note, I do not give at-large consideration to teams lower than #75 in the NET rankings. And when I use the descriptor "lock", it means the team is a lock AT THIS TIME.
Automatic Bid Placeholders (31) = 31
#2 Duke (ACC)
#3 Arizona (Big XII)
#4 Gonzaga (WCC)
#7 Nebraska (B1G)
#9 UConn (Big East)
#14 Florida (SEC)
#22 Saint Louis (Atlantic 10)
#47 San Diego State (Mountain West)
#49 Miami-Ohio (MAC)
#61 Yale (Ivy)
#67 Murray State (Missouri Valley)
#80 Utah Valley (WAC)
#86 High Point (Big South)
#87 Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
#90 FAU (American)
#92 Liberty (Conference USA)
#98 Hawaii (Big West)
#106 Troy (Sun Belt)
#107 UNC-Wilmington (Coastal)
#113 Wright State (Horizon)
#131 East Tennessee State (SoCon)
#135 North Dakota State (Summit)
#137 Portland State (Big Sky)
#184 UT-Martin (OVC)
#188 Queens (ASUN)
#191 Colgate (Patriot)
#201 LIU (NEC)
#217 Merrimack (MAAC)
#270 Bethune-Cookman (SWAC)
#323 (UMES (MEAC)
#329 NJIT (America East)
Locks (17) = 48
#1 Michigan (B1G)
#5 Purdue (B1G)
#6 Iowa State (Big XII)
#8 Illinois (B1G)
#10 Houston (Big XII)
#11 Michigan State (B1G)
#12 BYU (Big XII)
#13 Virginia (ACC)
#15 Louisville (ACC)
#16 Vanderbilt (SEC)
#17 Texas Tech (Big XII)
#18 Kansas (Big XII)
#19 Alabama (SEC)
#20 Arkansas (SEC)
#23 Saint John's (Big East)
#24 Georgia (SEC)
#27 Clemson (ACC)
Solidly In (8) = 56
#25 Tennessee (SEC)
#29 Kentucky (SEC)
#30 North Carolina (ACC)
#31 SMU (ACC)
#33 Villanova (Big East)
#34 Auburn (SEC)
#39 Wisconsin (B1G)
#48 USC (B1G)
Just Above the Bubble (8) = 64
#21 Iowa (B1G)
#26 Utah State (Mountain West)
#28 NC State (ACC)
#32 Saint Mary's (WCC)
#38 UCF (Big XII)
#43 Texas A&M (SEC)
#44 Seton Hall (Big East)
#68 Stanford (ACC)
On the Bubble (10) = 10 teams for last 4 at-large bids
#35 Miami-Florida (ACC)
#36 Ohio State (B1G)
#40 UCLA (B1G)
#41 New Mexico (Mountain West)
#42 Texas (SEC)
#45 Santa Clara (WCC)
#46 TCU (Big XII)
#51 Butler (Big East)
#54 Virginia Tech (ACC)
#62 George Mason (Atlantic 10)
Just Below the Bubble (4)
#37 Indiana (B1G)
#52 Baylor (Big XII)
#59 Cal (ACC)
#70 Missouri (SEC)
Longshots (6)
#50 LSU (SEC)
#53 Tulsa (American)
#56 Creighton (Big East)
#58 VCU (Atlantic 10)
#60 Washington (B1G)
#63 Belmont (Missouri Valley)