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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – Here’s our latest Field of 68 projection. We have 14 new teams in the field this week, highlighted by at-larges Iowa and Mississippi State, as well as new Mountain West leader Boise.
Automatic qualifiers (team with best conference record and/or best NET ranking) from multiple-bid conferences are noted in bold.
9TH IN-SEASON FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played January 15)
America East (1): Vermont (65)
American (1): Houston (3)
ACC (4): Duke (12), North Carolina (32), Wake Forest (49), Miami (83)
ASUN (1): Liberty (114)
Atlantic 10 (1): Davidson (37)
Big East (7): Villanova (6), UConn (15), Xavier (17), Seton Hall (30), Providence (33), Marquette (39), Creighton (56)
Big Sky (1): Weber (155)
Big South (1): Winthrop (188)
Big Ten (7): Purdue (8), Illinois (10), Wisconsin (18), Michigan State (22), Iowa (23), Ohio State (25), Indiana (34)
Big XII (8): Baylor (5), Kansas (9), Texas (14), Texas Tech (16), Iowa State (19), Oklahoma (35), West Virginia (43), TCU (52)
Big West (1): Cal State-Fullerton (151)
Colonial (1): UNC-Wilmington (271)
Conference USA (1): Louisiana Tech (81)
Horizon (1): Oakland (72)
Ivy (1): Princeton (120)
MAAC (1): Iona (60)
MAC (1): Ohio (82)
MEAC (1): Norfolk (194)
Missouri Valley (1): Loyola (21)
Mountain West (3): Colorado State (29), San Diego State (45), Boise (47)
NEC (1): Wagner (86)
OVC (2): Murray (31), Belmont (41)
Pac 12 (3): Arizona (2), UCLA (20), USC (27)
Patriot (1): Navy (118)
SEC (7): Auburn (4), LSU (7), Kentucky (11), Tennessee (13), Alabama (24), Mississippi State (48), Texas A&M (51)
SoCon (1): Chattanooga (44)
Southland (1): Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (192)
SWAC (1): Alcorn (233)
Summit (1): South Dakota State (97)
Sun Belt (1): Troy (172)
WCC (4): Gonzaga (1), BYU (26), San Francisco (36), Saint Mary’s (38)
WAC (1): Grand Canyon (61)
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Last 4 In: Saint Mary's (38), Belmont (41), Mississippi State (48), Creighton (56)
First 4 Out: Wyoming (28), Oregon (58), New Mexico State (68), Minnesota (69)
8 to Watch: Virginia Tech (40), UAB (42), Florida (46), Arkansas (54), Memphis (62), Cincinnati (63), Florida State (70), Notre Dame (75)
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (6): BYU (26), Colorado State (29), San Francisco (36), Saint Mary's (38), Belmont (41), San Diego State (45)
New to the Field (14): Alcorn, Boise, Cal State-Fullerton, Grand Canyon, Iowa, Liberty, Mississippi State, Norfolk, Oakland, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Troy, UNC-Wilmington, Vermont, Winthrop
Dropped from the Field (14): Central Arkansas, Cleveland, Coppin, Gardner-Webb, Louisiana, Memphis, Minnesota, NJIT, New Mexico State, Nicholls, Southern, UC-Irvine, Utah State, William & Mary
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Ineligible for NCAA Tournament (9): Oklahoma State (50), Tarleton (185), Saint Thomas (216), Bellarmine (219), Cal Baptist (234), UC-San Diego (252), North Alabama (264), Dixie (286), Merrimack (293)
Automatic qualifiers (team with best conference record and/or best NET ranking) from multiple-bid conferences are noted in bold.
9TH IN-SEASON FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played January 15)
America East (1): Vermont (65)
American (1): Houston (3)
ACC (4): Duke (12), North Carolina (32), Wake Forest (49), Miami (83)
ASUN (1): Liberty (114)
Atlantic 10 (1): Davidson (37)
Big East (7): Villanova (6), UConn (15), Xavier (17), Seton Hall (30), Providence (33), Marquette (39), Creighton (56)
Big Sky (1): Weber (155)
Big South (1): Winthrop (188)
Big Ten (7): Purdue (8), Illinois (10), Wisconsin (18), Michigan State (22), Iowa (23), Ohio State (25), Indiana (34)
Big XII (8): Baylor (5), Kansas (9), Texas (14), Texas Tech (16), Iowa State (19), Oklahoma (35), West Virginia (43), TCU (52)
Big West (1): Cal State-Fullerton (151)
Colonial (1): UNC-Wilmington (271)
Conference USA (1): Louisiana Tech (81)
Horizon (1): Oakland (72)
Ivy (1): Princeton (120)
MAAC (1): Iona (60)
MAC (1): Ohio (82)
MEAC (1): Norfolk (194)
Missouri Valley (1): Loyola (21)
Mountain West (3): Colorado State (29), San Diego State (45), Boise (47)
NEC (1): Wagner (86)
OVC (2): Murray (31), Belmont (41)
Pac 12 (3): Arizona (2), UCLA (20), USC (27)
Patriot (1): Navy (118)
SEC (7): Auburn (4), LSU (7), Kentucky (11), Tennessee (13), Alabama (24), Mississippi State (48), Texas A&M (51)
SoCon (1): Chattanooga (44)
Southland (1): Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (192)
SWAC (1): Alcorn (233)
Summit (1): South Dakota State (97)
Sun Belt (1): Troy (172)
WCC (4): Gonzaga (1), BYU (26), San Francisco (36), Saint Mary’s (38)
WAC (1): Grand Canyon (61)
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Last 4 In: Saint Mary's (38), Belmont (41), Mississippi State (48), Creighton (56)
First 4 Out: Wyoming (28), Oregon (58), New Mexico State (68), Minnesota (69)
8 to Watch: Virginia Tech (40), UAB (42), Florida (46), Arkansas (54), Memphis (62), Cincinnati (63), Florida State (70), Notre Dame (75)
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (6): BYU (26), Colorado State (29), San Francisco (36), Saint Mary's (38), Belmont (41), San Diego State (45)
New to the Field (14): Alcorn, Boise, Cal State-Fullerton, Grand Canyon, Iowa, Liberty, Mississippi State, Norfolk, Oakland, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Troy, UNC-Wilmington, Vermont, Winthrop
Dropped from the Field (14): Central Arkansas, Cleveland, Coppin, Gardner-Webb, Louisiana, Memphis, Minnesota, NJIT, New Mexico State, Nicholls, Southern, UC-Irvine, Utah State, William & Mary
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Ineligible for NCAA Tournament (9): Oklahoma State (50), Tarleton (185), Saint Thomas (216), Bellarmine (219), Cal Baptist (234), UC-San Diego (252), North Alabama (264), Dixie (286), Merrimack (293)
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