Field of 68 Projection (through 12/31/18)

[SelectionSunday]

A reminder, projection is based on results to date, does not project future results.

NET ranking is noted in parentheses. An * denotes conference leader or in the event of a tie, best NET ranking.

FIELD OF 68 (through games played Dec. 31)
America East (1): Vermont (128)

American (3): *Houston (4), Cincinnati (25), UCF (41)

ACC (7): *Duke (1), Virginia (2), NC State (8), Virginia Tech (13), North Carolina (16), Florida State (23), Louisville (27)

Atlantic Sun (1): Lipscomb (39)

Atlantic 10 (1): VCU (57)

Big East (6): Marquette (22), Saint John's (24), Villanova (33), *Creighton (37), Seton Hall (46), Butler (49)

Big Sky (1): Montana (100)

Big South (1): Radford (86)

B1G (8): *Michigan (3), Michigan State (9), Nebraska (10), Wisconsin (14), Ohio State (19), Indiana (21), Iowa (36), Minnesota (50)

Big XII (7): *Texas Tech (5), Kansas (15), Oklahoma (17), Iowa State (29), TCU (31), Kansas State (34), Texas (75)

Big West (1): UC-Irvine (107)

Colonial (1): Hofstra (71)

Conference USA (1): North Texas (38)

Horizon (1): Northern Kentucky (119)

Ivy (1): Penn (112)

Metro Atlantic (1): Rider (176)

MAC (2): *Buffalo (28), Toledo (51)

MEAC (1): North Carolina A&T (260)

Missouri Valley (1): Drake (98)

Mountain West (2): *Nevada (11), Utah State (35)

Northeast (1): Saint Francis, NY (205)

Ohio Valley (1): Murray State (52)

Pac 12 (2): *Arizona State (45), Washington (56)

Patriot (1): Lehigh (132)

SEC (7): *Tennessee (7), Kentucky (12), Mississippi State (18), Auburn (20), LSU (26), Florida (32), Alabama (72)

Southern (1): NC-Greensboro (53)

Southland (1): Abilene Christian (157)

SWAC (1): Texas Southern (173)

Summit (1): Fort Wayne (198)

Sun Belt (1): Texas State (88)

WCC (2): *Gonzaga (6), San Francisco (40)

WAC (1): New Mexico State (85)
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Last 4 In: San Francisco (40), Toledo (51), Alabama (72), Texas (75)

First 4 Out: Purdue (30), Ole Miss (43), Clemson (47), Arizona (61)

Next 4 Out: Maryland (42), Vanderbilt (44), Syracuse (60), Temple (62)

Non-Power 6 At-Larges (5): Cincinnati (25), Utah State (35), San Francisco (40), UCF (41), Toledo (51)

Last 4 Automatic Qualifiers: Rider (176), Fort Wayne (198), Saint Francis-NY (205), North Carolina A&T (260)

Gophers vs. Projected Field: 3-1 (beat Washington, Nebraska, North Carolina A&T; lost to Ohio State)

 

[dpodoll68]

Are your auto bids determined first by conference standing or highest NET ranking? SDSU in the Summit has a 120 ranking compared to IPFW's 198. I guess technically IPFW is leading the conference, but only because they're 2-0 as opposed to SDSU's 1-0.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Are your auto bids determined first by conference standing or highest NET ranking? SDSU in the Summit has a 120 ranking compared to IPFW's 198. I guess technically IPFW is leading the conference, but only because they're 2-0 as opposed to SDSU's 1-0.

Best conference record, so (for now) Fort Wayne's 2-0 trumps SDSU's 1-0. If teams tied with same conference record, I defer to NET Ranking.