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Our Week #10 “Field of 68” projection welcomes new at-large selections Boise State, Iowa State, Nebraska, TCU, and Virginia Tech. At-large selections dropping out this week are Florida, James Madison, and Providence.
The SEC continues to lead the pack with 8 tournament bids. The “It Just Means More” conference is followed by the Big Ten and Big XII with 7 bids apiece, the ACC and Big East with 6, and the hard-charging Mountain West with 5.
Automatic qualifiers from multiple-bid conferences are listed first. The automatic qualifier is the team with the best conference record (i.e. 2-0 is better than 1-0) or – in the event of a tie – the best NET ranking.
WEEK #10 FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played Jan. 14)
America East (1): Vermont (126)
American (2): Memphis (39), FAU (26)
ACC (6): North Carolina (7), Duke (14), Clemson (27), Wake Forest (46), Virginia Tech (51), Miami (57)
ASUN (1): Eastern Kentucky (231)
Atlantic 10 (1): Dayton (17)
Big East (6): UConn (10), Creighton (13), Marquette (21), Villanova (31), Saint John’s (34), Seton Hall (66)
Big Sky (1): Eastern Washington (116)
Big South (1): Winthrop (149)
Big Ten (7): Wisconsin (11), Purdue (3), Illinois (16), Michigan State (22), Ohio State (47), Nebraska (53), Northwestern (69)
Big XII (7): Baylor (12), Houston (1), BYU (5), Iowa State (9), Kansas (15), Oklahoma (23), TCU (29)
Big West (1): UC-Irvine (71)
Colonial (1): Drexel (105)
Conference USA (1): Sam Houston (216)
Horizon (1): Oakland (138)
Ivy (1): Princeton (28)
MAAC (1): Saint Peter’s (170)
MAC (1): Akron (89)
MEAC (1): NCCU (252)
Missouri Valley (1): Indiana State (30)
Mountain West (5): Utah State (19), Colorado State (20), San Diego State (25), Nevada (43), Boise State (44)
NEC (1): Merrimack (195)
OVC (1): Western Illinois (221)
Pac 12 (3): Oregon (55), Arizona (2), Utah (24)
Patriot (1): Lafayette (299)
SEC (8): Alabama (4), Tennessee (6), Auburn (8), Kentucky (18), Mississippi State (35), Texas A&M (41), South Carolina (54), Ole Miss (56)
SoCon (1): Samford (80)
Southland (1): McNeese (67)
SWAC (1): Southern U (158)
Summit (1): St. Thomas (122) – ineligible, replaced by Omaha (251)
Sun Belt (1): Troy (144)
WCC (1): Saint Mary’s (32)
WAC (1): Grand Canyon (40)
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Last 4 In: Virginia Tech (51), Ohio State (47), Michigan State (22), (last team in) Miami-Florida (57)
First 4 Out: (first team out) Drake (64), New Mexico (36), Colorado (48), Kansas State (77)
Dirty Dozen to Watch: Cincinnati (33), Texas Tech (37), San Francisco (42), Florida (49), Gonzaga (50), Washington State (52), Iowa (58), Texas (59), Butler (62), Providence (68), Appalachian State (73), NC State (74)
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (5): Colorado State (20), San Diego State (25), FAU (26), Nevada (43), Boise State (44)
Moving In (17): Boise State, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Washington, Iowa State, Lafayette, Nebraska, NCCU, Oakland, Omaha, Saint Mary’s, Sam Houston, TCU, Troy, Vermont, Virginia Tech, Western Illinois, Winthrop
Dropping Out (17): Colgate, Florida, George Mason, Gonzaga, High Point, James Madison, Marshall, Morehead State, Norfolk State, North Texas, Providence, Purdue Fort Wayne, South Dakota State, Stetson, UMass-Lowell, Weber State, Western Kentucky
THE 36 AT-LARGES QUAD 1 REPORT (in order of wins, then winning %)
Purdue (6-2)
Kansas (5-2)
Arizona (5-3)
Villanova (4-0)
Houston (4-2)
Seton Hall (4-2)
Texas A&M (4-4)
Boise State (3-1)
Duke (3-1)
Northwestern (3-3)
Utah (3-3)
Virginia Tech (3-3)
Clemson (3-4)
Marquette (3-4)
Nevada (2-0)
FAU (2-1)
BYU (2-2)
Creighton (2-2)
Kentucky (2-2)
Illinois (2-3)
Miami (2-3)
Nebraska (2-3)
Saint John’s (2-3)
San Diego State (2-3)
TCU (2-3)
Tennessee (2-4)
Michigan State (2-6)
Ohio State (1-1)
Ole Miss (1-1)
Colorado State (1-2)
Iowa State (1-2)
Mississippi State (1-2)
South Carolina (1-2)
Oklahoma (1-3)
Wake Forest (0-1)
Auburn (0-2)
WEEK #11 GAMES TO WATCH
Martin Luther King Day
Villanova @ Marquette
Tuesday
Samford @ Western Carolina
Purdue @ Indiana
Wake Forest @ NC State
TCU @ Cincinnati
Western Michigan @ Akron
Baylor @ Kansas State
Saint John’s @ Seton Hall
Iowa State @ BYU
Utah State @ New Mexico
Wednesday
Creighton @ UConn
Mississippi State @ Kentucky
Texas Tech @ Houston
Nevada @ San Diego State
Thursday
Minnesota @ Michigan State
Omaha @ South Dakota State
UC-San Diego @ UC-Irvine
Oregon @ Colorado
Saturday
Alabama @ Tennessee
Iowa State @ TCU
Marquette @ Saint John’s
Creighton @ Seton Hall
Oklahoma @ Cincinnati
San Diego State @ Boise State
Purdue @ Iowa
Northwestern @ Nebraska
BYU @ Texas Tech
UConn @ Villanova
Ole Miss @ Auburn
Saint Mary’s @ San Francisco
Note: Records indicated in below power rankings are vs. Division 1 opponents only
BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS
1 Wisconsin (13-3)
2 Purdue (15-2)
3 Illinois (12-4)
4 Northwestern (12-4)
5 Nebraska (13-4)
6 Ohio State (12-4)
7 Michigan State (10-7)
8 Maryland (11-6)
9 Indiana (12-5)
10 Minnesota (12-4)
11 Iowa (10-6)
12 Penn State (8-9)
13 Rutgers (9-7)
14 Michigan (6-10)
SUMMIT LEAGUE POWER RANKINGS
1 South Dakota State (6-9)
2 St. Thomas (10-6)
3 Denver (7-7)
4 Omaha (6-9)
5 Oral Roberts (5-9)
6 South Dakota (5-10)
7 North Dakota State (5-10)
8 North Dakota (6-10)
9 Kansas City (4-12)
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN THE RANKINGS
NET: Gophers #90, Tommies #122
KenPom: Gophers #84, Tommies #129
Haslametrics: Gophers #74, Tommies #94
The SEC continues to lead the pack with 8 tournament bids. The “It Just Means More” conference is followed by the Big Ten and Big XII with 7 bids apiece, the ACC and Big East with 6, and the hard-charging Mountain West with 5.
Automatic qualifiers from multiple-bid conferences are listed first. The automatic qualifier is the team with the best conference record (i.e. 2-0 is better than 1-0) or – in the event of a tie – the best NET ranking.
WEEK #10 FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played Jan. 14)
America East (1): Vermont (126)
American (2): Memphis (39), FAU (26)
ACC (6): North Carolina (7), Duke (14), Clemson (27), Wake Forest (46), Virginia Tech (51), Miami (57)
ASUN (1): Eastern Kentucky (231)
Atlantic 10 (1): Dayton (17)
Big East (6): UConn (10), Creighton (13), Marquette (21), Villanova (31), Saint John’s (34), Seton Hall (66)
Big Sky (1): Eastern Washington (116)
Big South (1): Winthrop (149)
Big Ten (7): Wisconsin (11), Purdue (3), Illinois (16), Michigan State (22), Ohio State (47), Nebraska (53), Northwestern (69)
Big XII (7): Baylor (12), Houston (1), BYU (5), Iowa State (9), Kansas (15), Oklahoma (23), TCU (29)
Big West (1): UC-Irvine (71)
Colonial (1): Drexel (105)
Conference USA (1): Sam Houston (216)
Horizon (1): Oakland (138)
Ivy (1): Princeton (28)
MAAC (1): Saint Peter’s (170)
MAC (1): Akron (89)
MEAC (1): NCCU (252)
Missouri Valley (1): Indiana State (30)
Mountain West (5): Utah State (19), Colorado State (20), San Diego State (25), Nevada (43), Boise State (44)
NEC (1): Merrimack (195)
OVC (1): Western Illinois (221)
Pac 12 (3): Oregon (55), Arizona (2), Utah (24)
Patriot (1): Lafayette (299)
SEC (8): Alabama (4), Tennessee (6), Auburn (8), Kentucky (18), Mississippi State (35), Texas A&M (41), South Carolina (54), Ole Miss (56)
SoCon (1): Samford (80)
Southland (1): McNeese (67)
SWAC (1): Southern U (158)
Summit (1): St. Thomas (122) – ineligible, replaced by Omaha (251)
Sun Belt (1): Troy (144)
WCC (1): Saint Mary’s (32)
WAC (1): Grand Canyon (40)
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Last 4 In: Virginia Tech (51), Ohio State (47), Michigan State (22), (last team in) Miami-Florida (57)
First 4 Out: (first team out) Drake (64), New Mexico (36), Colorado (48), Kansas State (77)
Dirty Dozen to Watch: Cincinnati (33), Texas Tech (37), San Francisco (42), Florida (49), Gonzaga (50), Washington State (52), Iowa (58), Texas (59), Butler (62), Providence (68), Appalachian State (73), NC State (74)
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (5): Colorado State (20), San Diego State (25), FAU (26), Nevada (43), Boise State (44)
Moving In (17): Boise State, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Washington, Iowa State, Lafayette, Nebraska, NCCU, Oakland, Omaha, Saint Mary’s, Sam Houston, TCU, Troy, Vermont, Virginia Tech, Western Illinois, Winthrop
Dropping Out (17): Colgate, Florida, George Mason, Gonzaga, High Point, James Madison, Marshall, Morehead State, Norfolk State, North Texas, Providence, Purdue Fort Wayne, South Dakota State, Stetson, UMass-Lowell, Weber State, Western Kentucky
THE 36 AT-LARGES QUAD 1 REPORT (in order of wins, then winning %)
Purdue (6-2)
Kansas (5-2)
Arizona (5-3)
Villanova (4-0)
Houston (4-2)
Seton Hall (4-2)
Texas A&M (4-4)
Boise State (3-1)
Duke (3-1)
Northwestern (3-3)
Utah (3-3)
Virginia Tech (3-3)
Clemson (3-4)
Marquette (3-4)
Nevada (2-0)
FAU (2-1)
BYU (2-2)
Creighton (2-2)
Kentucky (2-2)
Illinois (2-3)
Miami (2-3)
Nebraska (2-3)
Saint John’s (2-3)
San Diego State (2-3)
TCU (2-3)
Tennessee (2-4)
Michigan State (2-6)
Ohio State (1-1)
Ole Miss (1-1)
Colorado State (1-2)
Iowa State (1-2)
Mississippi State (1-2)
South Carolina (1-2)
Oklahoma (1-3)
Wake Forest (0-1)
Auburn (0-2)
WEEK #11 GAMES TO WATCH
Martin Luther King Day
Villanova @ Marquette
Tuesday
Samford @ Western Carolina
Purdue @ Indiana
Wake Forest @ NC State
TCU @ Cincinnati
Western Michigan @ Akron
Baylor @ Kansas State
Saint John’s @ Seton Hall
Iowa State @ BYU
Utah State @ New Mexico
Wednesday
Creighton @ UConn
Mississippi State @ Kentucky
Texas Tech @ Houston
Nevada @ San Diego State
Thursday
Minnesota @ Michigan State
Omaha @ South Dakota State
UC-San Diego @ UC-Irvine
Oregon @ Colorado
Saturday
Alabama @ Tennessee
Iowa State @ TCU
Marquette @ Saint John’s
Creighton @ Seton Hall
Oklahoma @ Cincinnati
San Diego State @ Boise State
Purdue @ Iowa
Northwestern @ Nebraska
BYU @ Texas Tech
UConn @ Villanova
Ole Miss @ Auburn
Saint Mary’s @ San Francisco
Note: Records indicated in below power rankings are vs. Division 1 opponents only
BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS
1 Wisconsin (13-3)
2 Purdue (15-2)
3 Illinois (12-4)
4 Northwestern (12-4)
5 Nebraska (13-4)
6 Ohio State (12-4)
7 Michigan State (10-7)
8 Maryland (11-6)
9 Indiana (12-5)
10 Minnesota (12-4)
11 Iowa (10-6)
12 Penn State (8-9)
13 Rutgers (9-7)
14 Michigan (6-10)
SUMMIT LEAGUE POWER RANKINGS
1 South Dakota State (6-9)
2 St. Thomas (10-6)
3 Denver (7-7)
4 Omaha (6-9)
5 Oral Roberts (5-9)
6 South Dakota (5-10)
7 North Dakota State (5-10)
8 North Dakota (6-10)
9 Kansas City (4-12)
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN THE RANKINGS
NET: Gophers #90, Tommies #122
KenPom: Gophers #84, Tommies #129
Haslametrics: Gophers #74, Tommies #94
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