Last Four In: Maryland, Arizona State, Ohio State, UCF
First Four Out: Texas State, Missouri, Indiana, Liberty
Not too many changes between the power conferences except with the addition of Virginia to the field from the ACC, which brings their total to 7 teams in this week’s projection. The SEC continues to lead the way with 11 teams in the projected field-of-64 this week with the Pac-12 behind them at 8 teams. Louisiana, with an RPI of 9 this week, still has a chance to host if they can run the table in the Sun Belt and their conference tournament. Wichita State is another team to look out for who could potentially host if things go their way.
ACC: Florida State*, Clemson, Duke, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Notre Dame, Virginia
American: Wichita State*, UCF
Big East: Connecticut
Big 12: Oklahoma*, Oklahoma State, Texas, Baylor
Big Ten: Northwestern*, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska
Pac-12: UCLA*, Stanford, Washington, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, California, Arizona State
SEC: Tennessee*, LSU, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Ole Miss
A-10: Dayton
America East: UMBC
A-Sun: Central Arkansas
Big Sky: Sacramento State
Big South: Campbell
Big West: Cal State Fullerton
CAA: Delaware
C-USA: Charlotte
Horizon: Cleveland State
Ivy: Harvard
MAAC: Siena
MAC: Ohio
MEAC: NC Central
MVC: Northern Iowa
MWC: Boise State
NEC: Long Island
OVC: Southeast Missouri
Patriot: Boston U
Southern: Furman
Southland: McNeese State
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Louisiana
SWAC: Prairie View A&M
WCC: Loyola Marymount
WAC: Grand Canyon