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Will post these every couple weeks until late February, then each Monday (or thereabouts) until Selection Sunday. Please note: later in the season, I will base the selections entirely on results up to that point in time; I will not project future results. However, because we're so early in the season, the first couple projections will be a combination of "who've you beat" and a "whole lotta' how I think teams will do."
Obviously, the first couple will look a little on the wild side until conference seasons settle in & the RPI truly starts taking shape. A team must be in the top 100 of the RPI to be considered for at-large selection.
For the at-large selections, top-50 wins are listed. Constructive comments and/or critiques are encouraged.
Automatic Qualifiers (31) -- conference leader or best RPI
America East: Stony Brook (117)
ACC: Boston College (106)
Atlantic Sun: Belmont (116)
Atlantic 10: Temple (5)
Big East: West Virginia (3)
Big Sky: Montana State (127)
Big South: Radford (58)
Big 10: Purdue (6)
Big 12: Kansas State (1)
Big West: Long Beach State (33)
Colonial: William & Mary (19)
Conference USA: Southern Miss (8)
Horizon: Green Bay (99)
Ivy: Cornell (22)
Metro Atlantic: Niagara (103)
MAC: Eastern Michigan (59)
MEAC: Morgan State (124)
Missouri Valley: Missouri State (25)
Mountain West: New Mexico (16)
Northeast: Long Island (168)
Ohio Valley: Austin Peay (63)
Pac 10: Cal (10)
Patriot: Army (120)
SEC: Ole Miss (21)
Southern: Charleston (160)
Southland: Southeastern Louisiana (114)
SWAC: Texas Southern (213)
Summit: IUPUI (72)
Sun Belt: North Texas (95)
West Coast: St. Mary's (31)
WAC: Louisiana Tech (82)
At-Large Bids (34) -- by conference order, then RPI
1. Duke (2): Connecticut, St. John's
2. Florida State (44)
3. Clemson (45): Butler, Long Beach State, South Carolina
4. North Carolina (71): Michigan State
5. Dayton (20)
6. Rhode Island (39)
7. St. John's (4): Temple
8. Syracuse (7): Cal, Cornell, Florida
9. Connecticut (9): Harvard, William & Mary
10. Villanova (11): Dayton, Ole Miss
11. Georgetown (12): Butler, Temple, Washington
12. Seton Hall (53): Cornell
13. Wisconsin (27): Duke, Oakland
14. Michigan State (49): Oakland
15. Northwestern (54): NC State
16. Ohio State (60): Cal, Florida State
17. Illinois (96): Clemson, Vanderbilt
18. Kansas (13): Oakland
19. Texas (15): Long Beach State, Pitt, Western Carolina
20. Texas A&M (14): Clemson
21. Texas Tech (28): Washington
22. Oklahoma State (38)
23. VCU (24): Rhode Island, Richmond
24. Tulsa (32): Oklahoma State
25. Memphis (69): Oakland
26. Butler (29)
27. Northern Iowa (30)
28. UNLV (35)
29. BYU (85)
30. Washington (17)
31. Kentucky (23): Connecticut
32. Tennessee (37)
33. Florida (46): Florida State, Michigan State
34. Gonzaga (51): Wisconsin
Multiple-Bid Leagues (12): Big East (7), Big 10 (6), Big 12 (6), ACC (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (3), Conference USA (3), Mountain West (3), Colonial (2), Missouri Valley (2), Pac 10 (2), West Coast (2)
Last 4 In: Oklahoma State (38), Rhode Island (39), Memphis (69), BYU (85)
First 4 Out: Richmond (34), Vanderbilt (43), Wake Forest (73), Georgia Tech (76)
Non-BCS At-Larges (10): Dayton (20), VCU (24), Butler (29), Northern Iowa (30), Tulsa (32), UNLV (35), Rhode Island (39), Gonzaga (51), Memphis (69), BYU (85)
In the Mix (20): San Diego State (26), South Carolina (40), Harvard (41), Xavier (42), NC State (47), Pitt (48), Western Kentucky (52), UAB (55), Virginia Tech (56), Mississippi State (61), Maryland (62), Portland (64), Minnesota (66), Marquette (70), Charlotte (74), Cincinnati (75), Washington State (80), Miami-Florida (84), Baylor (92), Alabama (93)
Next Projection: Monday, Dec. 28
Obviously, the first couple will look a little on the wild side until conference seasons settle in & the RPI truly starts taking shape. A team must be in the top 100 of the RPI to be considered for at-large selection.
For the at-large selections, top-50 wins are listed. Constructive comments and/or critiques are encouraged.
Automatic Qualifiers (31) -- conference leader or best RPI
America East: Stony Brook (117)
ACC: Boston College (106)
Atlantic Sun: Belmont (116)
Atlantic 10: Temple (5)
Big East: West Virginia (3)
Big Sky: Montana State (127)
Big South: Radford (58)
Big 10: Purdue (6)
Big 12: Kansas State (1)
Big West: Long Beach State (33)
Colonial: William & Mary (19)
Conference USA: Southern Miss (8)
Horizon: Green Bay (99)
Ivy: Cornell (22)
Metro Atlantic: Niagara (103)
MAC: Eastern Michigan (59)
MEAC: Morgan State (124)
Missouri Valley: Missouri State (25)
Mountain West: New Mexico (16)
Northeast: Long Island (168)
Ohio Valley: Austin Peay (63)
Pac 10: Cal (10)
Patriot: Army (120)
SEC: Ole Miss (21)
Southern: Charleston (160)
Southland: Southeastern Louisiana (114)
SWAC: Texas Southern (213)
Summit: IUPUI (72)
Sun Belt: North Texas (95)
West Coast: St. Mary's (31)
WAC: Louisiana Tech (82)
At-Large Bids (34) -- by conference order, then RPI
1. Duke (2): Connecticut, St. John's
2. Florida State (44)
3. Clemson (45): Butler, Long Beach State, South Carolina
4. North Carolina (71): Michigan State
5. Dayton (20)
6. Rhode Island (39)
7. St. John's (4): Temple
8. Syracuse (7): Cal, Cornell, Florida
9. Connecticut (9): Harvard, William & Mary
10. Villanova (11): Dayton, Ole Miss
11. Georgetown (12): Butler, Temple, Washington
12. Seton Hall (53): Cornell
13. Wisconsin (27): Duke, Oakland
14. Michigan State (49): Oakland
15. Northwestern (54): NC State
16. Ohio State (60): Cal, Florida State
17. Illinois (96): Clemson, Vanderbilt
18. Kansas (13): Oakland
19. Texas (15): Long Beach State, Pitt, Western Carolina
20. Texas A&M (14): Clemson
21. Texas Tech (28): Washington
22. Oklahoma State (38)
23. VCU (24): Rhode Island, Richmond
24. Tulsa (32): Oklahoma State
25. Memphis (69): Oakland
26. Butler (29)
27. Northern Iowa (30)
28. UNLV (35)
29. BYU (85)
30. Washington (17)
31. Kentucky (23): Connecticut
32. Tennessee (37)
33. Florida (46): Florida State, Michigan State
34. Gonzaga (51): Wisconsin
Multiple-Bid Leagues (12): Big East (7), Big 10 (6), Big 12 (6), ACC (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (3), Conference USA (3), Mountain West (3), Colonial (2), Missouri Valley (2), Pac 10 (2), West Coast (2)
Last 4 In: Oklahoma State (38), Rhode Island (39), Memphis (69), BYU (85)
First 4 Out: Richmond (34), Vanderbilt (43), Wake Forest (73), Georgia Tech (76)
Non-BCS At-Larges (10): Dayton (20), VCU (24), Butler (29), Northern Iowa (30), Tulsa (32), UNLV (35), Rhode Island (39), Gonzaga (51), Memphis (69), BYU (85)
In the Mix (20): San Diego State (26), South Carolina (40), Harvard (41), Xavier (42), NC State (47), Pitt (48), Western Kentucky (52), UAB (55), Virginia Tech (56), Mississippi State (61), Maryland (62), Portland (64), Minnesota (66), Marquette (70), Charlotte (74), Cincinnati (75), Washington State (80), Miami-Florida (84), Baylor (92), Alabama (93)
Next Projection: Monday, Dec. 28