Last Eight In: Western Kentucky, UCF, St. John’s, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Iowa State, Michigan, Creighton
First Eight Out: Alabama, West Virginia, Drexel, Rice, Ball State, Boston College, Bradley, Oklahoma State
With many conferences finishing up their regular season on Sunday, squads on the bubble are running out of time to impress the selection committee. There are a few teams that it seemed like could have gone either way in this projection. Western Kentucky and UCF snuck in, while Alabama and West Virginia ended up as the first two teams out. The bubble will likely shrink though. There are quite a few conferences that are usually single bids, but have a leader who will still get in even, or at least join the bubble, if they do not win the conference tournament. If your team is on the bubble, start cheering on teams like Gonzaga, South Dakota, Missouri State or Drake, Central Michigan and Princeton.
ACC: Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina State, Virginia Tech
American: Connecticut, UCF
Big East: Creighton, DePaul, Marquette, St. John’s
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, TCU, Texas
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA
SEC: Arkansas, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
A-10: Dayton
CAA: James Madison
C-USA: Old Dominion, Western Kentucky
Horizon: IUPUI
MAC: Central Michigan
MVC: Missouri State
MWC: Fresno State
WCC: Gonzaga
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Montana State
Big South: Campbell
Big West: UC Davis
Ivy League: Princeton
MAAC: Rider
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
NEC: Robert Morris
OVC: Belmont
Patriot: Bucknell
Southern: UNC Greensboro
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: South Dakota
Sun Belt: Troy
SWAC: Jackson State
WAC: Kansas City
