Field of 68 Projection: Pre-Christmas Style

[SelectionSunday]

An * denotes the best KenPom ranking in a multiple-bid conference. 1-bid leagues are the conference leader (MAAC only conference thus far to play conference games) or best KenPom ranking.

The Gophers are 2-1 vs. the current field.

FIELD OF 68 -- 12/20/16 (KenPom ranking in parentheses)
America East (1): Vermont (104)

American (2): *Cincinnati (18), SMU (35)

ACC (9): *Duke (1), Virginia (3), North Carolina (6), Louisville (8), Notre Dame (23), Clemson (26), Florida State (28), Virginia Tech (36), Pitt (58)

Atlantic Sun (1): Florida Gulf Coast (97)

Atlantic 10 (2): *Dayton (39), Rhode Island (41)

Big East (7): *Villanova (2), Butler (17), Xavier (19), Creighton (22), Marquette (40), Seton Hall (45), Providence (50)

Big Sky (1): North Dakota (149)

Big South (1): Winthrop (127)

B1G (8): *Wisconsin (10), Purdue (12), Indiana (15), Michigan (27), Ohio State (38), Northwestern (46), Minnesota (48), Maryland (64)

Big XII (5): *Kansas (5), West Virginia (7), Baylor (11), Iowa State (31), Oklahoma State (34)

Big West (1): Long Beach State (168)

Colonial (1): North Carolina-Wilmington (49)

Conference USA (1): Middle Tennessee (60)

Horizon (1): Valparaiso (77)

Ivy (1): Princeton (75)

Metro Atlantic (1): Monmouth (72)

MAC (1): Akron (89)

MEAC (1): NCCU (177)

Missouri Valley (1): Wichita State (25)

Mountain West (1): San Diego State (69)

Northeast (1): Wagner (225)

Ohio Valley (1): Tennessee State (121)

Pac 12 (5): *UCLA (9), Arizona (20), Oregon (21), USC (42), Colorado (57)

Patriot (1): Lehigh (98)

SEC (5): *Kentucky (4), Florida (14), South Carolina (32), Texas A&M (37), Arkansas (44)

Southern (1): Chattanooga (71)

Southland (1): Sam Houston State (161)

SWAC (1): Texas Southern (194)

Summit (1): Fort Wayne (96)

Sun Belt (1): Texas-Arlington (62)

West Coast (2): *Gonzaga (13), Saint Mary’s (16)

WAC (1): Bakersfield (107)
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Last 4 In: Ohio State (38), Marquette (40), Northwestern (46), Colorado (57)

First 4 Out: Miami-Florida (24), TCU (43), Cal (47), VCU (56)

Non-Power 6 At-Large (3): Saint Mary’s (16), SMU (35), Rhode Island (41)

Others Considered (10): Texas Tech (30), Kansas State (33), Houston (51), Oklahoma (52), Wake Forest (53), NC State (59), Illinois (66), Nevada (74), Memphis (84), Temple (85)

 

[WindyCityGopher]

From your post to the selection committee's ears, SS!

 

[SelectionSunday]

For the first time this year I'm going to use both RPI and KenPom. It became clear to me last March that the selection committee values both. Gotta' role with the times. Come Selection Day I need to strike the right balance of RPI/KenPom stuff when trying to determine the 36 at-large bids.