Opening Night Field of 68 Projection

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My final preseason Field of 68 projection, with updated Bart Torvik (T-Rank) rank noted in parentheses. An * denotes the projected automatic qualifier in a multiple-bid conference.

Will plan on updating the projection every Monday throughout the season, with only (perhaps) a couple breathers.

FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (11/3/25)
America East (1): Vermont (212)

American (2): *USF (65), Memphis (68)

ACC (5): *Duke (2), Louisville (11), North Carolina (22), NC State (38), SMU (50)

ASUN (1): Queens (252)

Atlantic 10 (2): VCU (49), *Loyola-Chicago (93)

Big East (4): *Saint John’s (7), UConn (10), Creighton (23), Marquette (54)

Big Sky (1): Idaho (186)

Big South (1): Winthrop (201)

Big Ten (11): Michigan (3), *Purdue (5), Illinois (8), UCLA (9), Ohio State (16), Michigan State (21), USC (26), Oregon (27), Wisconsin (30), Iowa (37), Nebraska (43)

Big XII (7): *Houston (1), BYU (6), Arizona (12), Iowa State (15), Kansas (18), Texas Tech (28), Baylor (35)

Big West (1): UC-Irvine (94)

Coastal (1): Towson (134)

Conference USA (1): Liberty (74)

Horizon (1): Wright State (222)

Ivy (1): Yale (95)

MAAC (1): Siena (167)

MAC (1): Miami-Ohio (108)

MEAC (1): Norfolk State (293)

Missouri Valley (1): Illinois State (99)

Mountain West (2): *Boise State (47), Utah State (62)

NEC (1): LIU (224)

OVC (1): Southeast Missouri State (168)

Patriot (1): Navy (219)

SEC (10): Florida (4), *Tennessee (13), Kentucky (14), Arkansas (17), Alabama (19), Vanderbilt (20), Missouri (25), Auburn (29), Oklahoma (31), Texas (34)

SoCon (1): East Tennessee State (193)

Southland (1): McNeese (102)

SWAC (1): Jackson State (189)

Summit (1): School Thou Shall Not Mention Here (133)

Sun Belt (1): James Madison (140)

WCC (3): *Gonzaga (24), Saint Mary’s (51), San Francisco (60)

WAC (1): Utah Valley (120)
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Last 4 In: Nebraska (43), VCU (49), SMU (50), Marquette (54)

Last 4 Automatic Qualifiers: Wright State (222), LIU (224), Queens (252), Norfolk State (293)

First 4 Out: Virginia (33), San Diego State (44), Ole Miss (45), Notre Dame (64)

A Dozen to Watch: Georgia (32), Texas A&M (36), Mississippi State (39), Cincinnati (40), Indiana (41), Maryland (42), Villanova (52), Clemson (53), Providence (57), George Washington (59), Grand Canyon (78), Saint Louis (83)

Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (5): VCU (49), Saint Mary’s (51), San Francisco (60), Utah State (62), Memphis (68)

Multiple-Bid Conferences (9): Big Ten (11), SEC (10), Big XII (7), ACC (5), Big East (4), WCC (3), American (2), Atlantic 10 (2), Mountain West (2)

Next Field of 68 Projection: Monday, Nov. 10
 




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