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ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY, MN – As we enter Week 18 there are six new teams in the “Field of 68” projection. The two new at-larges are New Mexico and Santa Clara. New automatic bid placeholders are UMBC (America East), Howard (MEAC), Tennessee State (OVC), and Appalachian State (Sun Belt).
Automatic qualifiers in multiple-bid conferences (noted with an *) hold the best conference record or, in the event of a tie, best NET ranking (in parentheses).
FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (2/23/26)
America East (1): UMBC (239)
American (1): South Florida (52)
ACC (8): *Duke (2), Louisville (13), Virginia (15), NC State (26), North Carolina (27), SMU (31), Miami (35), Clemson (38)
ASUN (1): Austin Peay (134)
Atlantic 10 (1): Saint Louis (22)
Big East (3): UConn (10), *Saint John’s (23), Villanova (30)
Big Sky (1): Portland State (138)
Big South (1): High Point (70)
Big Ten (9): *Michigan (1), Illinois (4), Purdue (6), Nebraska (11), Michigan State (12), Iowa (28), Wisconsin (32), UCLA (41), USC (58)
Big XII (8): *Arizona (3), Houston (8), Iowa State (9), Texas Tech (14), Kansas (18), BYU (19), UCF (46), TCU (47)
Big West (1): Hawaii (104)
Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington (92)
Conference USA (1): Liberty (90)
Horizon (1): Wright State (147)
Ivy (1): Yale (64)
MAAC (1): Merrimack (180)
MAC (1): Miami U (48)
MEAC (1): Howard (209)
Missouri Valley (1): Belmont (54)
Mountain West (2): *Utah State (24), New Mexico (43)
NEC (1): LIU (198)
OVC (1): Tennessee State (215)
Patriot (1): Navy (140)
SEC (11): *Florida (7), Vanderbilt (16), Tennessee (17), Arkansas (20), Alabama (21), Kentucky (29), Auburn (33), Georgia (34), Texas (39), Texas A&M (42), Missouri (61)
SoCon (1): East Tennessee State (119)
Southland (1): Stephen F. Austin (81)
SWAC (1): Bethune-Cookman (254)
Summit (1): North Dakota State (112)
Sun Belt (1): Appalachian State (182)
WCC (3): *Gonzaga (5), Saint Mary’s (25), Santa Clara (40)
WAC (1): Utah Tech (159)
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Last 4 In: Missouri, TCU, New Mexico, (last team in) USC
First 4 Out: (first team out) Indiana (36), Ohio State (37), San Diego State (44), VCU (45)
Next 5 Out: Virginia Tech (50), Cal (59), Seton Hall (53), Stanford (72), Cincinnati (51)
Last 4 Automatic Qualifiers: Howard (209), Tennessee State (215), UMBC (239), Bethune-Cookman (254)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (3): Saint Mary’s (25), Santa Clara (40), New Mexico (43)
Multiple-Bid Conferences (7): SEC (11), Big Ten (9), ACC (8), Big XII (8), Big East (3), WCC (3), Mountain West (2)
Movin On ‘In (6): Appalachian State, Howard, New Mexico, Santa Clara, Tennessee State, UMBC
Droppin’ Out (6): Indiana, Morgan State, NJIT, San Diego State, South Alabama, UT-Martin
Next Field of 68 Projection: Monday, March 2
Automatic qualifiers in multiple-bid conferences (noted with an *) hold the best conference record or, in the event of a tie, best NET ranking (in parentheses).
FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (2/23/26)
America East (1): UMBC (239)
American (1): South Florida (52)
ACC (8): *Duke (2), Louisville (13), Virginia (15), NC State (26), North Carolina (27), SMU (31), Miami (35), Clemson (38)
ASUN (1): Austin Peay (134)
Atlantic 10 (1): Saint Louis (22)
Big East (3): UConn (10), *Saint John’s (23), Villanova (30)
Big Sky (1): Portland State (138)
Big South (1): High Point (70)
Big Ten (9): *Michigan (1), Illinois (4), Purdue (6), Nebraska (11), Michigan State (12), Iowa (28), Wisconsin (32), UCLA (41), USC (58)
Big XII (8): *Arizona (3), Houston (8), Iowa State (9), Texas Tech (14), Kansas (18), BYU (19), UCF (46), TCU (47)
Big West (1): Hawaii (104)
Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington (92)
Conference USA (1): Liberty (90)
Horizon (1): Wright State (147)
Ivy (1): Yale (64)
MAAC (1): Merrimack (180)
MAC (1): Miami U (48)
MEAC (1): Howard (209)
Missouri Valley (1): Belmont (54)
Mountain West (2): *Utah State (24), New Mexico (43)
NEC (1): LIU (198)
OVC (1): Tennessee State (215)
Patriot (1): Navy (140)
SEC (11): *Florida (7), Vanderbilt (16), Tennessee (17), Arkansas (20), Alabama (21), Kentucky (29), Auburn (33), Georgia (34), Texas (39), Texas A&M (42), Missouri (61)
SoCon (1): East Tennessee State (119)
Southland (1): Stephen F. Austin (81)
SWAC (1): Bethune-Cookman (254)
Summit (1): North Dakota State (112)
Sun Belt (1): Appalachian State (182)
WCC (3): *Gonzaga (5), Saint Mary’s (25), Santa Clara (40)
WAC (1): Utah Tech (159)
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Last 4 In: Missouri, TCU, New Mexico, (last team in) USC
First 4 Out: (first team out) Indiana (36), Ohio State (37), San Diego State (44), VCU (45)
Next 5 Out: Virginia Tech (50), Cal (59), Seton Hall (53), Stanford (72), Cincinnati (51)
Last 4 Automatic Qualifiers: Howard (209), Tennessee State (215), UMBC (239), Bethune-Cookman (254)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (3): Saint Mary’s (25), Santa Clara (40), New Mexico (43)
Multiple-Bid Conferences (7): SEC (11), Big Ten (9), ACC (8), Big XII (8), Big East (3), WCC (3), Mountain West (2)
Movin On ‘In (6): Appalachian State, Howard, New Mexico, Santa Clara, Tennessee State, UMBC
Droppin’ Out (6): Indiana, Morgan State, NJIT, San Diego State, South Alabama, UT-Martin
Next Field of 68 Projection: Monday, March 2