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ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY, MN – The start of Week 12 brings 14 new entrants into the Field of 68 projection, including at-large selections Missouri and Texas. Teams entering the projection for the first time are the Longhorns, Bethune-Cookman, and first-time eligible for the NCAA Tournament Queens. Notably dropping out for the first time is NC State, now among the “First 4 Out”.
Note, moving forward I will include projected seeds for all Big Ten and Summit League teams (see bottom of page), with their Quad 1 and Quad 2 win totals in parentheses.
Automatic qualifiers in multiple-bid conferences (noted with an *) hold the best conference record or, in the event of a tie, best NET ranking (in parentheses).
FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (1/19/26)
America East (1): Vermont (200)
American (1): FAU (89)
ACC (9): *Duke (2), Virginia (14), Louisville (16), Clemson (25), North Carolina (29), Miami (31), SMU (33), Virginia Tech (54), Stanford (69)
ASUN (1): Queens (188)
Atlantic 10 (1): Saint Louis (22)
Big East (4): *UConn (8), Saint John’s (23), Villanova (32), Seton Hall (47)
Big Sky (1): Portland State (136)
Big South (1): High Point (87)
Big Ten (8): Michigan (1), *Purdue (5), Nebraska (6), Illinois (7), Michigan State (12), Iowa (20), Wisconsin (39), USC (50)
Big XII (7): *Arizona (3), Houston (9), Iowa State (10), BYU (11), Kansas (17), Texas Tech (19), UCF (35)
Big West (1): Hawaii (99)
Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington (105)
Conference USA (1): Liberty (91)
Horizon (1): Wright State (115)
Ivy (1): Yale (67)
MAAC (1): Saint Peter’s (233)
MAC (1): Miami (52)
MEAC (1): UMES (321)
Missouri Valley (1): Murray State (65)
Mountain West (3): Utah State (21), New Mexico (40), *San Diego State (46)
NEC (1): LIU (189)
OVC (1): UT-Martin (168)
Patriot (1): Colgate (192)
SEC (11): Vanderbilt (13), *Florida (15), Alabama (18), Arkansas (24), Tennessee (26), Georgia (27), Kentucky (28), Auburn (36), Texas (41), Texas A&M (42), Missouri (66)
SoCon (1): East Tennessee State (131)
Southland (1): Stephen F. Austin (93)
SWAC (1): Bethune-Cookman (279)
Summit (1): North Dakota State (135)
Sun Belt (1): Troy (104)
WCC (2): *Gonzaga (4), Saint Mary’s (30)
WAC (1): Utah Valley (81)
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Last 4 In: New Mexico (40), Texas (41), Missouri (66), Stanford (69)
First 4 Out: NC State (34), Ohio State (37), Baylor (43), Santa Clara (44)
8 to Watch: TCU (48), LSU (49), Tulsa (51), Butler (53), Cal (59), Belmont (61), George Mason (64), Oklahoma State (73)
Last 4 Automatic Qualifiers: Vermont (200), Saint Peter’s (233), Bethune-Cookman (279), UMES (321)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (3): Utah State (21), Saint Mary’s (30), New Mexico (40)
Multiple-Bid Conferences (7): SEC (11), ACC (9), Big Ten (8), Big XII (7), Big East (4), Mountain West (3), WCC (2)
Movin On ‘In (14): Bethune-Cookman, Colgate, FAU, Hawaii, Miami-Florida, Missouri, Queens, Saint Peter’s, San Diego State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Troy, Vermont, Yale
Droppin’ Out (14): Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Austin Peay, Dartmouth, George Mason, Merrimack, Navy, Nicholls, NC State, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, Temple, TCU, UC-Irvine, UMass-Lowell
Big Ten & Summit League Projected Seeds (Quad 1/2 wins in parentheses)
#1 Michigan (5/6)
#2 Nebraska (5/5)
#2 Purdue (6/2)
#3 Michigan State (5/3)
#3 Illinois (4/3)
#9 Wisconsin (1/3)
#10 USC (1/5)
#11 Iowa (1/3)
#15 North Dakota State (0/0)
Next Field of 68 Projection: Monday, January 26
Note, moving forward I will include projected seeds for all Big Ten and Summit League teams (see bottom of page), with their Quad 1 and Quad 2 win totals in parentheses.
Automatic qualifiers in multiple-bid conferences (noted with an *) hold the best conference record or, in the event of a tie, best NET ranking (in parentheses).
FIELD OF 68 PROJECTION (1/19/26)
America East (1): Vermont (200)
American (1): FAU (89)
ACC (9): *Duke (2), Virginia (14), Louisville (16), Clemson (25), North Carolina (29), Miami (31), SMU (33), Virginia Tech (54), Stanford (69)
ASUN (1): Queens (188)
Atlantic 10 (1): Saint Louis (22)
Big East (4): *UConn (8), Saint John’s (23), Villanova (32), Seton Hall (47)
Big Sky (1): Portland State (136)
Big South (1): High Point (87)
Big Ten (8): Michigan (1), *Purdue (5), Nebraska (6), Illinois (7), Michigan State (12), Iowa (20), Wisconsin (39), USC (50)
Big XII (7): *Arizona (3), Houston (9), Iowa State (10), BYU (11), Kansas (17), Texas Tech (19), UCF (35)
Big West (1): Hawaii (99)
Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington (105)
Conference USA (1): Liberty (91)
Horizon (1): Wright State (115)
Ivy (1): Yale (67)
MAAC (1): Saint Peter’s (233)
MAC (1): Miami (52)
MEAC (1): UMES (321)
Missouri Valley (1): Murray State (65)
Mountain West (3): Utah State (21), New Mexico (40), *San Diego State (46)
NEC (1): LIU (189)
OVC (1): UT-Martin (168)
Patriot (1): Colgate (192)
SEC (11): Vanderbilt (13), *Florida (15), Alabama (18), Arkansas (24), Tennessee (26), Georgia (27), Kentucky (28), Auburn (36), Texas (41), Texas A&M (42), Missouri (66)
SoCon (1): East Tennessee State (131)
Southland (1): Stephen F. Austin (93)
SWAC (1): Bethune-Cookman (279)
Summit (1): North Dakota State (135)
Sun Belt (1): Troy (104)
WCC (2): *Gonzaga (4), Saint Mary’s (30)
WAC (1): Utah Valley (81)
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Last 4 In: New Mexico (40), Texas (41), Missouri (66), Stanford (69)
First 4 Out: NC State (34), Ohio State (37), Baylor (43), Santa Clara (44)
8 to Watch: TCU (48), LSU (49), Tulsa (51), Butler (53), Cal (59), Belmont (61), George Mason (64), Oklahoma State (73)
Last 4 Automatic Qualifiers: Vermont (200), Saint Peter’s (233), Bethune-Cookman (279), UMES (321)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (3): Utah State (21), Saint Mary’s (30), New Mexico (40)
Multiple-Bid Conferences (7): SEC (11), ACC (9), Big Ten (8), Big XII (7), Big East (4), Mountain West (3), WCC (2)
Movin On ‘In (14): Bethune-Cookman, Colgate, FAU, Hawaii, Miami-Florida, Missouri, Queens, Saint Peter’s, San Diego State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Troy, Vermont, Yale
Droppin’ Out (14): Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Austin Peay, Dartmouth, George Mason, Merrimack, Navy, Nicholls, NC State, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, Temple, TCU, UC-Irvine, UMass-Lowell
Big Ten & Summit League Projected Seeds (Quad 1/2 wins in parentheses)
#1 Michigan (5/6)
#2 Nebraska (5/5)
#2 Purdue (6/2)
#3 Michigan State (5/3)
#3 Illinois (4/3)
#9 Wisconsin (1/3)
#10 USC (1/5)
#11 Iowa (1/3)
#15 North Dakota State (0/0)
Next Field of 68 Projection: Monday, January 26
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