Snapshot Look at the Field of 68

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Through March 5. ...

Automatic Bid/Placeholders (31)
America East: Bryant
American: Memphis
ACC: Duke
ASUN: Lipscomb
Atlantic 10: VCU
Big East: Saint John's
Big Sky: Northern Colorado
Big South: High Point
Big Ten: Michigan State
Big XII: Houston
Big West: UC-San Diego
Coastal: Towson
Conference USA: Jacksonville State
Horizon: Robert Morris
Ivy: Yale
MAAC: Quinnipiac
MAC: Akron
MEAC: Norfolk State
Missouri Valley: Drake
Mountain West: New Mexico
NEC: Central Connecticut
OVC: Southeast Missouri State
Patriot: Bucknell
SEC: Auburn
SoCon: Chattanooga
Southland: McNeese
SWAC: Southern
Summit: Omaha
Sun Belt: South Alabama
WCC: Saint Mary's
WAC: Utah Valley

Non-Auto Bid Locks (26)
Alabama
Arizona
BYU
Clemson
Creighton
Florida
Gonzaga
Illinois
Iowa State
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisville
Marquette
Maryland
Michigan
Michgan State
Missouri
Ole Miss
Oregon
Purdue
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
UCLA
UConn
Wisconsin

Win Next Game & They're Locked In (6) -- though not locks, currently assumed into the field
Baylor (Houston)
Georgia (Vanderbilt)
San Diego State (Nevada)
Utah State (Air Force)
Vanderbilt (@ Georgia)
West Virginia (UCF)

Squarely on the Bubble (9 teams for 5 spots)
Arkansas
Boise State
Indiana
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Texas
Xavier

Longshots (7)
Colorado State
Dayton
George Mason
San Francisco
SMU
UC-Irvine
Wake Forest

Bracket Impact Things to Watch
1. We have action in 8 conference tournaments Thursday: ASUN (semifinals), Horizon (quarterfinals), Missouri Valley (1st round), OVC (quarterfinals), Patriot (quarterfinals), Summit (quarterfinals), Sun Belt (3rd round), WCC (1st round)

1. Can #8 seed Kansas City (the preseason favorite) knock off Summit League champion Omaha? The Mavericks swept the season series by a combined 31, both by double digits.
 




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