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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – My second go 'round at an offseason Field of 68 projection has just a handful+ of changes. New Mexico, Oral Roberts, Providence, Texas State, Virginia Tech, and Wisconsin join the field.
My final preseason Field of 68 projection will come out in mid-October. Time is flying, the season will be here before we know it, NIL, pay for play, unpunished recent cheaters (Arizona, Kansas, LSU, etc.), and outright free agency be da*ned!
An *denotes projected automatic qualifier
MID-SUMMER FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (8/3/22)
America East (1): Vermont
American (2): *Houston, Memphis
ACC (6): Duke, Miami, *North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech
ASUN (1): Jacksonville
Atlantic 10 (2): Dayton, *Saint Louis
Big East (6): *Creighton, Providence, Saint John’s, UConn, Villanova, Xavier
Big Sky (1): Montana
Big South (1): Gardner-Webb
Big Ten (7): *Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big XII (7): Baylor, *Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, TCU, Texas Tech
Big West (1): Long Beach
Colonial (1): UNC-Wilmington
Conference USA (1): UAB
Horizon (1): Northern Kentucky
Ivy (1): Penn
MAAC (1): Iona
MAC (1): Buffalo
MEAC (1): Norfolk
Missouri Valley (1): Drake
Mountain West (3): New Mexico, *San Diego State, Wyoming
NEC (1): LIU
OVC (1): Morehead
Pac 12 (4): *Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA
Patriot (1): Colgate
SEC (7): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, *Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas A&M
SoCon (1): Furman
Southland (1): Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
SWAC (1): Texas Southern
Summit (1): Oral Roberts
Sun Belt (1): Texas State
WCC (2): *Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s
WAC (1): New Mexico State
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Last 4 In: Arizona State, New Mexico, Providence, Virginia Tech
First 4 Out: Florida State, Missouri State, North Texas, Ohio State
8 to Watch: BYU, Cincinnati, Loyola-Chicago, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Tulane, USC, West Virginia
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (5): Dayton, Memphis, New Mexico, Saint Mary’s, Wyoming
New to the Field (6): New Mexico, Oral Roberts, Providence, Texas State, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
Dropped from the Field (6): Florida State, Georgia State, North Texas, Ohio State, Seton Hall, South Dakota
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Final 4: Creighton, Houston, Kentucky, North Carolina
National Champion: North Carolina
NIT Champion: Seton Hall
CBI Champion: Toledo
The Basketball Classic Champion: Southern Utah
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New to Division I (5): Lindenwood (OVC), Queens (ASUN), Southern Indiana (OVC), Stonehill (NEC), Texas A&M-Commerce (Southland)
My final preseason Field of 68 projection will come out in mid-October. Time is flying, the season will be here before we know it, NIL, pay for play, unpunished recent cheaters (Arizona, Kansas, LSU, etc.), and outright free agency be da*ned!
An *denotes projected automatic qualifier
MID-SUMMER FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (8/3/22)
America East (1): Vermont
American (2): *Houston, Memphis
ACC (6): Duke, Miami, *North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech
ASUN (1): Jacksonville
Atlantic 10 (2): Dayton, *Saint Louis
Big East (6): *Creighton, Providence, Saint John’s, UConn, Villanova, Xavier
Big Sky (1): Montana
Big South (1): Gardner-Webb
Big Ten (7): *Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big XII (7): Baylor, *Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, TCU, Texas Tech
Big West (1): Long Beach
Colonial (1): UNC-Wilmington
Conference USA (1): UAB
Horizon (1): Northern Kentucky
Ivy (1): Penn
MAAC (1): Iona
MAC (1): Buffalo
MEAC (1): Norfolk
Missouri Valley (1): Drake
Mountain West (3): New Mexico, *San Diego State, Wyoming
NEC (1): LIU
OVC (1): Morehead
Pac 12 (4): *Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA
Patriot (1): Colgate
SEC (7): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, *Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas A&M
SoCon (1): Furman
Southland (1): Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
SWAC (1): Texas Southern
Summit (1): Oral Roberts
Sun Belt (1): Texas State
WCC (2): *Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s
WAC (1): New Mexico State
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Last 4 In: Arizona State, New Mexico, Providence, Virginia Tech
First 4 Out: Florida State, Missouri State, North Texas, Ohio State
8 to Watch: BYU, Cincinnati, Loyola-Chicago, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Tulane, USC, West Virginia
Non-Power 6 At-Large Bids (5): Dayton, Memphis, New Mexico, Saint Mary’s, Wyoming
New to the Field (6): New Mexico, Oral Roberts, Providence, Texas State, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
Dropped from the Field (6): Florida State, Georgia State, North Texas, Ohio State, Seton Hall, South Dakota
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Final 4: Creighton, Houston, Kentucky, North Carolina
National Champion: North Carolina
NIT Champion: Seton Hall
CBI Champion: Toledo
The Basketball Classic Champion: Southern Utah
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New to Division I (5): Lindenwood (OVC), Queens (ASUN), Southern Indiana (OVC), Stonehill (NEC), Texas A&M-Commerce (Southland)