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Will update this in early June after the NBA underclassmen decisions provide a much clearer picture (i.e. the likes of Amir Coffey of MINN and Grant Williams & Jordan Bone of TENN are especially significant). Then the Field of 68 projection will take its summer hiatus until after practice starts in October.
A few tidbits:
(1) For the 2019-20 season, the American replaces the Pac 12 as one of my Power 6 conferences. I consider conferences Power 6 by simple math. ... the 6 conferences that produced the most NCAA bids the previous season.
(2) Teams that have historically been the best in their conference since the 1999-2000 season (read: most NCAA bids and/or wins) automatically were put into the field as an automatic qualifier, hence, I'm relying some on (recent) history. That produces an eye-raiser or two. Milwaukee as the automatic qualifier from the Horizon League would be the best example.
(3) I feel very comfortable saying the B1G again will receive as many or more NCAA bids than any conference. Depth might even be better than it was last season. The SEC, perhaps, could challenge the B1G in that regard, but just not seeing the ACC getting its normal allotment of bids next season. After the ACC's first four, I had trouble coming up with 5th and 6th bids. I see a pretty weak bottom half of the ACC, not the case in the B1G, SEC, and Big XII.
An * denotes the automatic qualifier from a multiple-bid conference.
FIELD OF 68 (5/16/19)
America East (1): Vermont
American (4): *Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Wichita State
ACC (6): *Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia
Atlantic Sun (1): Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic 10 (2): *VCU, Dayton
Big East (6): *Xavier, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova
Big Sky (1): Montana
Big South (1): Winthrop
B1G (8): *Michigan State, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue
Big XII (5): *Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech
Big West (1): Hawaii
Colonial (1): NC-Wilmington
Conference USA (2): Western Kentucky
Horizon (1): Milwaukee
Ivy (1): Penn
MAAC (1): Iona
MAC (1): Kent State
MEAC (1): NCCU
Missouri Valley (1): Northern Iowa
Mountain West (2): *San Diego State, Utah State
Northeast (1): LIU
Ohio Valley (1): Belmont
Pac 12 (4): *Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Washington
Patriot (1): Bucknell
SEC (6): *Kentucky, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
Southern (1): Wofford
Southland (1): Stephen F. Austin
SWAC (1): Texas Southern
Summit (1): South Dakota State
Sun Belt (1): Georgia State
West Coast (2): *Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s
WAC (1): New Mexico State
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Last 4 In: Florida, Providence, Saint Mary’s, Wichita State
First 4 Out: Davidson, Iowa State, Tennessee, Wisconsin
10 to Keep An Eye On: Clemson, Creighton, Liberty, Missouri State, Penn State, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, USF, West Virginia
Now-Power 6 At-Larges (6): Colorado, Dayton, Oregon, Saint Mary’s, Utah State, Washington
A few tidbits:
(1) For the 2019-20 season, the American replaces the Pac 12 as one of my Power 6 conferences. I consider conferences Power 6 by simple math. ... the 6 conferences that produced the most NCAA bids the previous season.
(2) Teams that have historically been the best in their conference since the 1999-2000 season (read: most NCAA bids and/or wins) automatically were put into the field as an automatic qualifier, hence, I'm relying some on (recent) history. That produces an eye-raiser or two. Milwaukee as the automatic qualifier from the Horizon League would be the best example.
(3) I feel very comfortable saying the B1G again will receive as many or more NCAA bids than any conference. Depth might even be better than it was last season. The SEC, perhaps, could challenge the B1G in that regard, but just not seeing the ACC getting its normal allotment of bids next season. After the ACC's first four, I had trouble coming up with 5th and 6th bids. I see a pretty weak bottom half of the ACC, not the case in the B1G, SEC, and Big XII.
An * denotes the automatic qualifier from a multiple-bid conference.
FIELD OF 68 (5/16/19)
America East (1): Vermont
American (4): *Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Wichita State
ACC (6): *Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia
Atlantic Sun (1): Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic 10 (2): *VCU, Dayton
Big East (6): *Xavier, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova
Big Sky (1): Montana
Big South (1): Winthrop
B1G (8): *Michigan State, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue
Big XII (5): *Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech
Big West (1): Hawaii
Colonial (1): NC-Wilmington
Conference USA (2): Western Kentucky
Horizon (1): Milwaukee
Ivy (1): Penn
MAAC (1): Iona
MAC (1): Kent State
MEAC (1): NCCU
Missouri Valley (1): Northern Iowa
Mountain West (2): *San Diego State, Utah State
Northeast (1): LIU
Ohio Valley (1): Belmont
Pac 12 (4): *Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Washington
Patriot (1): Bucknell
SEC (6): *Kentucky, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
Southern (1): Wofford
Southland (1): Stephen F. Austin
SWAC (1): Texas Southern
Summit (1): South Dakota State
Sun Belt (1): Georgia State
West Coast (2): *Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s
WAC (1): New Mexico State
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Last 4 In: Florida, Providence, Saint Mary’s, Wichita State
First 4 Out: Davidson, Iowa State, Tennessee, Wisconsin
10 to Keep An Eye On: Clemson, Creighton, Liberty, Missouri State, Penn State, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, USF, West Virginia
Now-Power 6 At-Larges (6): Colorado, Dayton, Oregon, Saint Mary’s, Utah State, Washington
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