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ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY -- Our look at Week 6 of the college basketball season, as always starting with our weekly “Field of 68” projection. Projected automatic qualifiers in multiple-bid conferences are noted with an *. Teams are listed in order of NET ranking.
FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played December 14, 2024)
America East (1): Maine (169)
American (1): Memphis (33)
ACC (4): *Duke (3), Pitt (12), Clemson (19), North Carolina (36)
ASUN (1): Lipscomb (95)
Atlantic 10 (3): *Dayton (23), Saint Bonaventure (53), Loyola-Chicago (78)
Big East (5): Marquette (9), UConn (11), Saint John’s (37), Creighton (67), *Providence (74)
Big Sky (1): Montana State (104)
Big South (1): Radford (136)
Big Ten (10): Illinois (13), *UCLA (14), Oregon (15), Maryland (16), Michigan State (21), Michigan (27), Penn State (28), Purdue (35), Wisconsin (38), Nebraska (56)
Big XII (7): *Iowa State (6), Houston (7), Kansas (17), Baylor (18), West Virginia (31), Texas Tech (32), Arizona State (47)
Big West (1): UC-San Diego (72)
Coastal (1): Hampton (240)
Conference USA (1): Liberty (62)
Horizon (1): Milwaukee (156)
Ivy (1): Cornell (100)
MAAC (1): Merrimack (202)
MAC (1): Kent State (109)
MEAC (1): Norfolk State (159)
Missouri Valley (1): Drake (45)
Mountain West (2): *Utah State (20), San Diego State (54)
NEC (1): Central Connecticut (138)
OVC (1): SIU-Edwardsville (210)
Patriot (1): American (219)
SEC (12): *Auburn (1), Tennessee (2), Florida (5), Kentucky (8), Alabama (10), Ole Miss (22), Georgia (24), Mississippi State (25), Texas A&M (26), Oklahoma (41), Arkansas (44), Vanderbilt (51)
SoCon (1): Samford (81)
Southland (1): Lamar (148)
SWAC (1): Southern U (184)
Summit (1): South Dakota State (106)
Sun Belt (1): Arkansas State (114)
WCC (2): *Gonzaga (4), Saint Mary’s (43)
WAC (1): Grand Canyon (105)
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Bid Stealers (1): Providence (74)
Last 4 In: North Carolina (36), Nebraska (56), Creighton (67), Loyola-Chicago (78)
First 4 Out: Missouri (29), Boise State (49), Nevada (50), Texas (55)
Next 4 Out: Cincinnati (30), SMU (39), San Francisco (52), Northwestern (60)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (4): Saint Mary’s (43), Saint Bonaventure (53), San Diego State (54), Loyola-Chicago (78)
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Random 40 to 60ish Bubblicious – super early bubble teams to keep an eye on
#42 Oregon State, #48 BYU, #49 Boise State, #50 Nevada, #51 Vanderbilt, #52 San Francisco, #53 Saint Bonaventure, #55 Texas, #56 Nebraska, #57 Iowa, #60 Northwestern
Final In-Season Tournaments
The last of the in-season bracketed tournaments start this week.
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational (Friday-Saturday): Semifinals -- #118 Yale vs. #121 Akron, #339 Jackson State @ #123 UTEP
Diamond Head Classic (December 22-23, 25): Quarterfinals -- #42 Oregon State vs. #140 College of Charleston, #78 Loyola-Chicago vs. #205 Oakland, #56 Nebraska vs. #107 Murray State, #236 Charlotte @ #193 Hawaii
The Unconquered 6
#2 Tennessee, #5 Florida, #20 Utah State, #41 Oklahoma, #45, Drake, #78 Loyola-Chicago
POWER 5 HEAD-TO-HEAD (+ Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s/San Diego State)
1 SEC (56-17, 76.7%)
2 Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s/San Diego State (9-6, 60%)
3 Big Ten (25-23, 52.1%)
4 Big East (19-23, 45.2%)
5 Big XII (25-33, 43.1%)
6 ACC (15-47, 24.2%)
Non-Conference Record vs. Power 5
6-0: Tennessee
5-0: Oklahoma
4-0: Florida, Vanderbilt
3-0: Oregon
2-0: Clemson, Missouri
1-0: UCLA
4-1: Auburn, Marquette, Wisconsin
6-2: Texas A&M
3-1: Georgia, Iowa State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Saint Mary’s, UConn
5-2: Alabama
4-2: Kansas
2-1: Cincinnati, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Texas Tech
3-2: Butler, LSU, Michigan, Pitt, Purdue, West Virginia
4-3: Gonzaga
2-2: Arkansas, Duke, Indiana, Rutgers, Saint John’s, San Diego State, South Carolina, Texas
1-1: Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State
2-3: Baylor, Houston, Wake Forest, Xavier
2-4: Creighton, Louisville
1-2: Arizona State, BYU, Cal, Colorado, Georgetown, Illinois, Providence, SMU, TCU, UCF, Villanova
1-3: Ohio State, Virginia
1-4: Notre Dame
0-1: Boston College, DePaul, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern
0-2: Florida State, Kansas State, USC, Utah
0-3: Georgia Tech, Miami, Seton Hall
0-4: North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
0-5: Arizona
Non-Power 5 Wins vs. Power 5 (43)
4: Memphis
2: Dayton, Drake, Nevada, New Mexico, North Florida, Saint Joseph’s, VCU
1: Austin Peay, Boise State, Cal Poly, Charleston Southern, Colorado State, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Elon, FAU, Fordham, Grand Canyon, Hofstra, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Monmouth, North Dakota State, North Texas, Rhode Island, Saint Bonaventure, Santa Clara, Utah State, Wichita State
3 or More Wins vs. vs. NET Top 50
5: Auburn
4: Marquette, Memphis
3: Alabama, Kansas, Oregon, Purdue, Texas A&M
5 Highest Ranked Teams Without Win vs. NET Top 50
#7 Houston
#20 Utah State
#30 Cincinnati
#32 Texas Tech
#34 Ohio State
The Local Lads (NET rankings)
#122 St. Thomas Tommies (8-4)
#168 Minnesota Gophers (6-5)
Gophers Week Ahead
Saturday: Host #334 Fairleigh Dickinson
Gophers Stat Leaders
Dawson Garcia (19.3 ppg), Garcia (7.1 rpg), Lu’Cye Patterson (3.7 apg), Femi Odukale (2.1 spg), Mike Mitchell Jr. (47.6 3PFG%), Odukale (1.3 bpg)
Gophers Non-Conference D1 Opponents
Bethune-Cookman (2-8)
Central Michigan (2-4)
Cleveland State (4-6)
Fairleigh Dickinson (1-8)
Morgan State (1-8)
North Texas (4-3)
Omaha (3-8)
Oral Roberts (1-6)
Wake Forest (8-3)
Wichita State (8-2)
Yale (4-5)
Totals: (38-61, 38.4%)
Tommies Week Ahead
Sunday: Host non-Division 1 Crown College
Saturday: @ #282 Bowling Green
Tommies Stat Leaders
Miles Barnstable (13.2 ppg), Kendall Blue (4.4 rpg), Drake Dobbs (3.5 apg), Ryan Dufault (1.2 spg), Ben Oosterbaan (55.6 3PFG%), Nolan Minessale (1 bpg)
Tommies (D1) Non-Conference D1 Opponents
Arizona State (8-2)
Bowling Green (3-6)
Chicago State (0-11)
Green Bay (2-10)
Milwaukee (6-4)
Montana (4-4)
Northern Colorado (3-5)
Oklahoma State (6-3)
Portland State (3-5)
UC-Riverside (5-4)
Western Michigan (2-6)
Wofford (3-6)
Totals: (45-66, 40.5%)
The B1G Tenuous Trio – hoping to make it to Weakling Wednesday
The 3 Big Ten teams tracking toward an early end to their 2024-25 season (no invitation to Indianapolis & the Big Ten Tournament):
#16 Wisconsin (9-3, 0-2)
#17 Washington (6-3, 0-2)
#18 Minnesota (6-5, 0-2)
NET Kings
#1 Auburn (9-1)
Kinda’ Bubble Cutline
#50 Nevada (8-3)
Stuck in the Middle with You
#182 Seton Hall (5-6)
Bottom of the Barrel
#364 Mississippi Valley State (0-8)
Week 7 Power 5 Head-to-Head
Sunday
Georgia Tech @ Northwestern
Tuesday
Florida vs. North Carolina
Clemson @ South Carolina
Wednesday
Michigan vs. Oklahoma
Saturday
Maryland vs. Syracuse
North Carolina vs. UCLA
DePaul @ Northwestern
Auburn vs. Purdue
Kentucky vs. Ohio State
Iowa vs. Utah
Oregon vs. Stanford
Cal vs. San Diego State
December 22
Illinois vs. Missouri
Next (planned) Field of 68: December 22
ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY -- Our look at Week 6 of the college basketball season, as always starting with our weekly “Field of 68” projection. Projected automatic qualifiers in multiple-bid conferences are noted with an *. Teams are listed in order of NET ranking.
FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (through games played December 14, 2024)
America East (1): Maine (169)
American (1): Memphis (33)
ACC (4): *Duke (3), Pitt (12), Clemson (19), North Carolina (36)
ASUN (1): Lipscomb (95)
Atlantic 10 (3): *Dayton (23), Saint Bonaventure (53), Loyola-Chicago (78)
Big East (5): Marquette (9), UConn (11), Saint John’s (37), Creighton (67), *Providence (74)
Big Sky (1): Montana State (104)
Big South (1): Radford (136)
Big Ten (10): Illinois (13), *UCLA (14), Oregon (15), Maryland (16), Michigan State (21), Michigan (27), Penn State (28), Purdue (35), Wisconsin (38), Nebraska (56)
Big XII (7): *Iowa State (6), Houston (7), Kansas (17), Baylor (18), West Virginia (31), Texas Tech (32), Arizona State (47)
Big West (1): UC-San Diego (72)
Coastal (1): Hampton (240)
Conference USA (1): Liberty (62)
Horizon (1): Milwaukee (156)
Ivy (1): Cornell (100)
MAAC (1): Merrimack (202)
MAC (1): Kent State (109)
MEAC (1): Norfolk State (159)
Missouri Valley (1): Drake (45)
Mountain West (2): *Utah State (20), San Diego State (54)
NEC (1): Central Connecticut (138)
OVC (1): SIU-Edwardsville (210)
Patriot (1): American (219)
SEC (12): *Auburn (1), Tennessee (2), Florida (5), Kentucky (8), Alabama (10), Ole Miss (22), Georgia (24), Mississippi State (25), Texas A&M (26), Oklahoma (41), Arkansas (44), Vanderbilt (51)
SoCon (1): Samford (81)
Southland (1): Lamar (148)
SWAC (1): Southern U (184)
Summit (1): South Dakota State (106)
Sun Belt (1): Arkansas State (114)
WCC (2): *Gonzaga (4), Saint Mary’s (43)
WAC (1): Grand Canyon (105)
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Bid Stealers (1): Providence (74)
Last 4 In: North Carolina (36), Nebraska (56), Creighton (67), Loyola-Chicago (78)
First 4 Out: Missouri (29), Boise State (49), Nevada (50), Texas (55)
Next 4 Out: Cincinnati (30), SMU (39), San Francisco (52), Northwestern (60)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (4): Saint Mary’s (43), Saint Bonaventure (53), San Diego State (54), Loyola-Chicago (78)
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Random 40 to 60ish Bubblicious – super early bubble teams to keep an eye on
#42 Oregon State, #48 BYU, #49 Boise State, #50 Nevada, #51 Vanderbilt, #52 San Francisco, #53 Saint Bonaventure, #55 Texas, #56 Nebraska, #57 Iowa, #60 Northwestern
Final In-Season Tournaments
The last of the in-season bracketed tournaments start this week.
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational (Friday-Saturday): Semifinals -- #118 Yale vs. #121 Akron, #339 Jackson State @ #123 UTEP
Diamond Head Classic (December 22-23, 25): Quarterfinals -- #42 Oregon State vs. #140 College of Charleston, #78 Loyola-Chicago vs. #205 Oakland, #56 Nebraska vs. #107 Murray State, #236 Charlotte @ #193 Hawaii
The Unconquered 6
#2 Tennessee, #5 Florida, #20 Utah State, #41 Oklahoma, #45, Drake, #78 Loyola-Chicago
POWER 5 HEAD-TO-HEAD (+ Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s/San Diego State)
1 SEC (56-17, 76.7%)
2 Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s/San Diego State (9-6, 60%)
3 Big Ten (25-23, 52.1%)
4 Big East (19-23, 45.2%)
5 Big XII (25-33, 43.1%)
6 ACC (15-47, 24.2%)
Non-Conference Record vs. Power 5
6-0: Tennessee
5-0: Oklahoma
4-0: Florida, Vanderbilt
3-0: Oregon
2-0: Clemson, Missouri
1-0: UCLA
4-1: Auburn, Marquette, Wisconsin
6-2: Texas A&M
3-1: Georgia, Iowa State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Saint Mary’s, UConn
5-2: Alabama
4-2: Kansas
2-1: Cincinnati, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Texas Tech
3-2: Butler, LSU, Michigan, Pitt, Purdue, West Virginia
4-3: Gonzaga
2-2: Arkansas, Duke, Indiana, Rutgers, Saint John’s, San Diego State, South Carolina, Texas
1-1: Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State
2-3: Baylor, Houston, Wake Forest, Xavier
2-4: Creighton, Louisville
1-2: Arizona State, BYU, Cal, Colorado, Georgetown, Illinois, Providence, SMU, TCU, UCF, Villanova
1-3: Ohio State, Virginia
1-4: Notre Dame
0-1: Boston College, DePaul, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern
0-2: Florida State, Kansas State, USC, Utah
0-3: Georgia Tech, Miami, Seton Hall
0-4: North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
0-5: Arizona
Non-Power 5 Wins vs. Power 5 (43)
4: Memphis
2: Dayton, Drake, Nevada, New Mexico, North Florida, Saint Joseph’s, VCU
1: Austin Peay, Boise State, Cal Poly, Charleston Southern, Colorado State, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Elon, FAU, Fordham, Grand Canyon, Hofstra, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Monmouth, North Dakota State, North Texas, Rhode Island, Saint Bonaventure, Santa Clara, Utah State, Wichita State
3 or More Wins vs. vs. NET Top 50
5: Auburn
4: Marquette, Memphis
3: Alabama, Kansas, Oregon, Purdue, Texas A&M
5 Highest Ranked Teams Without Win vs. NET Top 50
#7 Houston
#20 Utah State
#30 Cincinnati
#32 Texas Tech
#34 Ohio State
The Local Lads (NET rankings)
#122 St. Thomas Tommies (8-4)
#168 Minnesota Gophers (6-5)
Gophers Week Ahead
Saturday: Host #334 Fairleigh Dickinson
Gophers Stat Leaders
Dawson Garcia (19.3 ppg), Garcia (7.1 rpg), Lu’Cye Patterson (3.7 apg), Femi Odukale (2.1 spg), Mike Mitchell Jr. (47.6 3PFG%), Odukale (1.3 bpg)
Gophers Non-Conference D1 Opponents
Bethune-Cookman (2-8)
Central Michigan (2-4)
Cleveland State (4-6)
Fairleigh Dickinson (1-8)
Morgan State (1-8)
North Texas (4-3)
Omaha (3-8)
Oral Roberts (1-6)
Wake Forest (8-3)
Wichita State (8-2)
Yale (4-5)
Totals: (38-61, 38.4%)
Tommies Week Ahead
Sunday: Host non-Division 1 Crown College
Saturday: @ #282 Bowling Green
Tommies Stat Leaders
Miles Barnstable (13.2 ppg), Kendall Blue (4.4 rpg), Drake Dobbs (3.5 apg), Ryan Dufault (1.2 spg), Ben Oosterbaan (55.6 3PFG%), Nolan Minessale (1 bpg)
Tommies (D1) Non-Conference D1 Opponents
Arizona State (8-2)
Bowling Green (3-6)
Chicago State (0-11)
Green Bay (2-10)
Milwaukee (6-4)
Montana (4-4)
Northern Colorado (3-5)
Oklahoma State (6-3)
Portland State (3-5)
UC-Riverside (5-4)
Western Michigan (2-6)
Wofford (3-6)
Totals: (45-66, 40.5%)
The B1G Tenuous Trio – hoping to make it to Weakling Wednesday
The 3 Big Ten teams tracking toward an early end to their 2024-25 season (no invitation to Indianapolis & the Big Ten Tournament):
#16 Wisconsin (9-3, 0-2)
#17 Washington (6-3, 0-2)
#18 Minnesota (6-5, 0-2)
NET Kings
#1 Auburn (9-1)
Kinda’ Bubble Cutline
#50 Nevada (8-3)
Stuck in the Middle with You
#182 Seton Hall (5-6)
Bottom of the Barrel
#364 Mississippi Valley State (0-8)
Week 7 Power 5 Head-to-Head
Sunday
Georgia Tech @ Northwestern
Tuesday
Florida vs. North Carolina
Clemson @ South Carolina
Wednesday
Michigan vs. Oklahoma
Saturday
Maryland vs. Syracuse
North Carolina vs. UCLA
DePaul @ Northwestern
Auburn vs. Purdue
Kentucky vs. Ohio State
Iowa vs. Utah
Oregon vs. Stanford
Cal vs. San Diego State
December 22
Illinois vs. Missouri
Next (planned) Field of 68: December 22
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