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THE ROAD TO INDIANAPOLIS -- Previously I projected a Field of 72; now, let's try a Field of 76, anticipating the inevitable increase by the NCAA Selection Committee. If the committee surprises us and decides to stick with 68, we’ll go back to our usual projection number.
In the offseason, rankings (in parentheses) use Bart Torvik’s current preseason projections. Once the season starts, we’ll use NET rankings.
FIELD OF 76 (an * denotes automatic qualifier in multiple-bid conference)
America East (1): Vermont (194)
American (2): *USF (63), Memphis (73)
ACC (6): *Duke (2), Louisville (11), North Carolina (18), Virginia (35), NC State (39), SMU (45)
ASUN (1): Queens (241)
Atlantic 10 (3): VCU (48), Saint Louis (77), *Loyola-Chicago (89)
Big East (5): Saint John’s (8), *UConn (10), Creighton (23), Villanova (49), Marquette (51)
Big Sky (1): Idaho (179)
Big South (1): Winthrop (178)
Big Ten (11): Michigan (3), *Purdue (4), Illinois (7), UCLA (9), Ohio State (20), Michigan State (21), USC (24), Oregon (27), Wisconsin (30), Iowa (38), Nebraska (43)
Big XII (9): *Houston (1), BYU (6), Arizona (12), Iowa State (15), Kansas (17), Texas Tech (28), Cincinnati (32), Baylor (34), Kansas State (58)
Big West (1): UC-Irvine (108)
Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington (119)
Conference USA (1): Liberty (88)
Horizon (1): Wright State (204)
Ivy (1): Yale (91)
MAAC (1): Siena (158)
MAC (1): Miami-Ohio (107)
MEAC (1): Norfolk State (294)
Missouri Valley (1): Illinois State (95)
Mountain West (3): San Diego State (44), *Boise State (52), Utah State (65)
NEC (1): LIU (305)
OVC (1): Southeast Missouri State (160)
Patriot (1): Navy (199)
SEC (12): Florida (5), *Tennessee (13), Kentucky (14), Arkansas (16), Alabama (19), Vanderbilt (22), Auburn (26), Missouri (29), Oklahoma (31), Georgia (33), Texas (36), Ole Miss (47)
SoCon (1): East Tennessee State (176)
Southland (1): McNeese (103)
SWAC (1): Jackson State (181)
Summit (1): School We Can Not Mention Here (131)
Sun Belt (1): James Madison (137)
WCC (3): *Gonzaga (25), Saint Mary’s (55), San Francisco (66)
WAC (1): Utah Valley (123)
Last 8 In: Missouri (29), Nebraska (43), San Diego State (44), Villanova (49), Kansas State (58), San Francisco (66), Memphis (73), Saint Louis (77)
First 4 Out: Mississippi State (40), Indiana (42), Clemson (53), Grand Canyon (84)
A Dozen to Watch: Texas A&M (37), Maryland (41), Oklahoma State (46), Washington (50), Miami-Florida (54), Providence (59), George Washington (60), Notre Dame (67), UNLV (74), Wake Forest (79), North Texas (92), Bradley (101)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (6): VCU (48), Saint Mary’s (55), Utah State (65), San Francisco (66), Memphis (73), Saint Louis (77)
Multiple-Bid Conferences (9): SEC (12), Big Ten (11), Big XII (9), ACC (6), Big East (5), Atlantic 10 (3), Mountain West (3), WCC (3), American (2)
2025 Multiple-Bid Conferences (7): SEC (14), Big Ten (8), Big XII (7), Big East (5), ACC (4), Mountain West (4), WCC (2)
In the offseason, rankings (in parentheses) use Bart Torvik’s current preseason projections. Once the season starts, we’ll use NET rankings.
FIELD OF 76 (an * denotes automatic qualifier in multiple-bid conference)
America East (1): Vermont (194)
American (2): *USF (63), Memphis (73)
ACC (6): *Duke (2), Louisville (11), North Carolina (18), Virginia (35), NC State (39), SMU (45)
ASUN (1): Queens (241)
Atlantic 10 (3): VCU (48), Saint Louis (77), *Loyola-Chicago (89)
Big East (5): Saint John’s (8), *UConn (10), Creighton (23), Villanova (49), Marquette (51)
Big Sky (1): Idaho (179)
Big South (1): Winthrop (178)
Big Ten (11): Michigan (3), *Purdue (4), Illinois (7), UCLA (9), Ohio State (20), Michigan State (21), USC (24), Oregon (27), Wisconsin (30), Iowa (38), Nebraska (43)
Big XII (9): *Houston (1), BYU (6), Arizona (12), Iowa State (15), Kansas (17), Texas Tech (28), Cincinnati (32), Baylor (34), Kansas State (58)
Big West (1): UC-Irvine (108)
Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington (119)
Conference USA (1): Liberty (88)
Horizon (1): Wright State (204)
Ivy (1): Yale (91)
MAAC (1): Siena (158)
MAC (1): Miami-Ohio (107)
MEAC (1): Norfolk State (294)
Missouri Valley (1): Illinois State (95)
Mountain West (3): San Diego State (44), *Boise State (52), Utah State (65)
NEC (1): LIU (305)
OVC (1): Southeast Missouri State (160)
Patriot (1): Navy (199)
SEC (12): Florida (5), *Tennessee (13), Kentucky (14), Arkansas (16), Alabama (19), Vanderbilt (22), Auburn (26), Missouri (29), Oklahoma (31), Georgia (33), Texas (36), Ole Miss (47)
SoCon (1): East Tennessee State (176)
Southland (1): McNeese (103)
SWAC (1): Jackson State (181)
Summit (1): School We Can Not Mention Here (131)
Sun Belt (1): James Madison (137)
WCC (3): *Gonzaga (25), Saint Mary’s (55), San Francisco (66)
WAC (1): Utah Valley (123)
Last 8 In: Missouri (29), Nebraska (43), San Diego State (44), Villanova (49), Kansas State (58), San Francisco (66), Memphis (73), Saint Louis (77)
First 4 Out: Mississippi State (40), Indiana (42), Clemson (53), Grand Canyon (84)
A Dozen to Watch: Texas A&M (37), Maryland (41), Oklahoma State (46), Washington (50), Miami-Florida (54), Providence (59), George Washington (60), Notre Dame (67), UNLV (74), Wake Forest (79), North Texas (92), Bradley (101)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (6): VCU (48), Saint Mary’s (55), Utah State (65), San Francisco (66), Memphis (73), Saint Louis (77)
Multiple-Bid Conferences (9): SEC (12), Big Ten (11), Big XII (9), ACC (6), Big East (5), Atlantic 10 (3), Mountain West (3), WCC (3), American (2)
2025 Multiple-Bid Conferences (7): SEC (14), Big Ten (8), Big XII (7), Big East (5), ACC (4), Mountain West (4), WCC (2)