Nov. 17 Field of 68 Projection

[SelectionSunday]

Automatic qualifiers in multiple-bid conferences (noted with an *) have the best conference record or, in the event of a tie, best Bart Torvik T-Rank (noted in parentheses).

FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (11/17/25)
America East (1): Vermont (201)

American (1): USF (60)

ACC (6): *Duke (2), Louisville (5), North Carolina (19), Virginia (25), NC State (35), Virginia Tech (64)

ASUN (1): Eastern Kentucky (149)

Atlantic 10 (1): George Washington (57)

Big East (4): *UConn (6), Saint John’s (12), Creighton (28), Georgetown (67)

Big Sky (1): Portland State (150)

Big South (1): High Point (98)

Big Ten (12): *Illinois (3), Michigan (4), Purdue (7), UCLA (20), USC (22), Michigan State (23), Ohio State (24), Indiana (26), Wisconsin (27), Iowa (34), Oregon (36), Nebraska (39)

Big XII (8): *Houston (1), Arizona (10), Iowa State (14), BYU (15), Kansas (17), Texas Tech (32), Baylor (38), Oklahoma State (42)

Big West (1): Hawaii (95)

Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington (130)

Conference USA (1): Liberty (66)

Horizon (1): Youngstown State (177)

Ivy (1): Yale (80)

MAAC (1): Siena (139)

MAC (1): Akron (83)

MEAC (1): Norfolk State (272)

Missouri Valley (1): Northern Iowa (87)

Mountain West (2): *San Diego State (45), Utah State (63)

NEC (1): LIU (221)

OVC (1): Little Rock (170)

Patriot (1): Navy (200)

SEC (9): *Florida (8), Kentucky (11), Vanderbilt (13), Tennessee (16), Alabama (18), Arkansas (21), Auburn (30), Missouri (31), Ole Miss (43)

SoCon (1): East Tennessee State (192)

Southland (1): McNeese (99)

SWAC (1): Southern U (165)

Summit (1): School Thou Shall Not Mention Here (131)

Sun Belt (1): Troy (123)

WCC (3): *Gonzaga (9), Saint Mary’s (29), Santa Clara (71)

WAC (1): Utah Valley (128)
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Last 4 In: Oregon (36), Nebraska (39), Georgetown (67), Santa Clara (71)

Last 4 Automatic Qualifiers: Navy (200), Vermont (201), LIU (221), Norfolk State (272)

First 4 Out: Georgia (33), Cincinnati (40), SMU (61), Saint Louis (68)

8 to Watch: Villanova (46), Mississippi State (47), West Virginia (48), Washington (49), Northwestern (55), VCU (58), Notre Dame (62), San Francisco (65)

Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (3): Saint Mary’s (29), Utah State (63), Santa Clara (71)

Multiple-Bid Conferences (7): Big Ten (12), SEC (9), Big XII (8), ACC (6), Big East (4), WCC (3), Mountain West (2)

Movin On ‘In (6): East Tennessee State, Hawaii, Nebraska, Santa Clara, Virginia, Youngstown State

Droppin’ Out (6): Furman, Memphis, Mississippi State, Oakland, UC-Irvine, VCU

Next Field of 68 Projection: Monday, November 24

 

[The Deliberate Stranger]

Santa Clara vs St. Louis should be interesting.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Santa Clara vs St. Louis should be interesting.

Stanford might be the worst of the 4 teams in the tournament. Gophers need to get that first game.

 

[howeda7]

Santa Clara vs St. Louis should be interesting.

Stanford-Minnesota is the weaker pairing I guess.

 

[The Deliberate Stranger]

Stanford might be the worst of the 4 teams in the tournament. Gophers need to get that first game.

Agreed, Dons in Sioux Falls would be a nice one to get as well. Bubble team on a neutral court