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Here’s our first in-season Field of 68 projection. For now, I’ve dropped the Gophers out of the field and into the “first 4 out” after having them among the “last 4 in” in the final preseason projection.
Please note, until there are enough games to get a better feel for teams, projections will be a hybrid combining resume and eye test. What that means is early on you’ll see projected at-large teams with less than stellar rankings. Once we hit mid-January or so, eye test gets thrown out the window and it’ll be all about the resume.
An * denotes the leader in a multiple-bid conference or -- in the event of a standings tie -- the team with the best Erik Haslam (@Haslametrics on Twitter) ranking, which are noted in parentheses.
FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (12/6/20)
America East (1): Vermont (64)
American (2): *Houston (4), SMU (70)
ACC (7): *Virginia (2), North Carolina (15), Virginia Tech (16), Duke (20), Louisville (25), Clemson (32), Florida State (38)
ASUN (1): Liberty (98)
Atlantic 10 (3): *Saint Louis (18), Richmond (65), Rhode Island (84)
Big East (5): *Villanova (13), Creighton (14), Xavier (27), Marquette (40), UConn (49)
Big Sky (1): Southern Utah (172)
Big South (1): Winthrop (138)
Big Ten (9): *Illinois (6), Maryland (7), Michigan State (8), Wisconsin (11), Ohio State (19), Indiana (28), Michigan (30), Iowa (35), Rutgers (54)
Big XII (6): Texas Tech (3), Baylor (5), Texas (17), West Virginia (26), Kansas (33), *Oklahoma (36)
Big West (1): UCSB (115)
Colonial (1): College of Charleston (142)
Conference USA (2): *UAB (78), Western Kentucky (96)
Horizon (1): Wright State (145)
MAAC (1): Siena (173)
MAC (1): Toledo (90)
MEAC (1): North Carolina A&T (212)
Missouri Valley (1): Loyola (55)
Mountain West (1): San Diego State (34)
NEC (1): LIU (246)
OVC (1): Murray State (110)
Pac 12 (5): Stanford (24), Oregon (29), Arizona State (46), *UCLA (50), USC (56)
Patriot (1): Colgate (133)
SEC (6): *Florida (9), LSU (10), Tennessee (12), Arkansas (22), Missouri (31), Alabama (42)
SoCon (1): Furman (69)
Southland (1): Abilene Christian (130)
SWAC (1): Texas Southern (237)
Summit (1): South Dakota State (77)
Sun Belt (1): Georgia State (71)
WCC (2): *Gonzaga (1), San Francisco (52)
WAC (1): New Mexico State (113)
Last 4 In: San Francisco (52), USC (56), Rhode Island (84), Western Kentucky (96)
First 4 Out: NC State (23), Colorado (41), Minnesota (43), Saint Mary’s (76)
8 to Watch: Purdue (21), Arizona (44), Seton Hall (47), Memphis (61), VCU (63), Ohio (87), BYU (107), Mercer (112)
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (5): San Francisco (52), Richmond (65), SMU (70), Rhode Island (84), Western Kentucky (96)
Preseason Final 4: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Michigan State, Virginia
National Champion: Gonzaga
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NEXT PROJECTION: Sunday. Dec. 20/Monday, Dec. 21
Please note, until there are enough games to get a better feel for teams, projections will be a hybrid combining resume and eye test. What that means is early on you’ll see projected at-large teams with less than stellar rankings. Once we hit mid-January or so, eye test gets thrown out the window and it’ll be all about the resume.
An * denotes the leader in a multiple-bid conference or -- in the event of a standings tie -- the team with the best Erik Haslam (@Haslametrics on Twitter) ranking, which are noted in parentheses.
FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (12/6/20)
America East (1): Vermont (64)
American (2): *Houston (4), SMU (70)
ACC (7): *Virginia (2), North Carolina (15), Virginia Tech (16), Duke (20), Louisville (25), Clemson (32), Florida State (38)
ASUN (1): Liberty (98)
Atlantic 10 (3): *Saint Louis (18), Richmond (65), Rhode Island (84)
Big East (5): *Villanova (13), Creighton (14), Xavier (27), Marquette (40), UConn (49)
Big Sky (1): Southern Utah (172)
Big South (1): Winthrop (138)
Big Ten (9): *Illinois (6), Maryland (7), Michigan State (8), Wisconsin (11), Ohio State (19), Indiana (28), Michigan (30), Iowa (35), Rutgers (54)
Big XII (6): Texas Tech (3), Baylor (5), Texas (17), West Virginia (26), Kansas (33), *Oklahoma (36)
Big West (1): UCSB (115)
Colonial (1): College of Charleston (142)
Conference USA (2): *UAB (78), Western Kentucky (96)
Horizon (1): Wright State (145)
MAAC (1): Siena (173)
MAC (1): Toledo (90)
MEAC (1): North Carolina A&T (212)
Missouri Valley (1): Loyola (55)
Mountain West (1): San Diego State (34)
NEC (1): LIU (246)
OVC (1): Murray State (110)
Pac 12 (5): Stanford (24), Oregon (29), Arizona State (46), *UCLA (50), USC (56)
Patriot (1): Colgate (133)
SEC (6): *Florida (9), LSU (10), Tennessee (12), Arkansas (22), Missouri (31), Alabama (42)
SoCon (1): Furman (69)
Southland (1): Abilene Christian (130)
SWAC (1): Texas Southern (237)
Summit (1): South Dakota State (77)
Sun Belt (1): Georgia State (71)
WCC (2): *Gonzaga (1), San Francisco (52)
WAC (1): New Mexico State (113)
Last 4 In: San Francisco (52), USC (56), Rhode Island (84), Western Kentucky (96)
First 4 Out: NC State (23), Colorado (41), Minnesota (43), Saint Mary’s (76)
8 to Watch: Purdue (21), Arizona (44), Seton Hall (47), Memphis (61), VCU (63), Ohio (87), BYU (107), Mercer (112)
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (5): San Francisco (52), Richmond (65), SMU (70), Rhode Island (84), Western Kentucky (96)
Preseason Final 4: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Michigan State, Virginia
National Champion: Gonzaga
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NEXT PROJECTION: Sunday. Dec. 20/Monday, Dec. 21
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