Last Four In: Auburn, Washington, BYU, UCF
First Four Out: Iowa, Missouri, Louisiana, North Texas
The big picture is beginning to become clearer as we are about a month out from conference tournaments. This season seems like it has gone by fast. South Carolina from the SEC is one of the teams who is most surprising by far. Even though Stanford lost their star pitcher to Texas Tech, I did not think they would be in the position they are now. However, I knew Stanford wouldn’t fall too far. Another surprise is Oregon. The Ducks have taken a step back the last few seasons after their coach headed to Texas. There is a lot of parity in the power conferences this season except for a few teams here and there. You have multiple teams in each power conference who are in the race for a regular season title.
ACC: Stanford*, Florida State, Duke, Virginia Tech, Clemson, California, Georgia Tech, Virginia, North Carolina
American: Florida Atlantic*, USF
Big East: Villanova
Big 12: Arizona*, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, UCF, BYU
Big Ten: Oregon*, UCLA, Ohio State, Washington, Michigan, Nebraska
SEC: Oklahoma*, Florida, LSU, Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia, Auburn, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss
A-10: George Washington
America East: Bryant
A-Sun: North Florida
Big Sky: Idaho State
Big South: Winthrop
Big West: Cal State Fullerton
CAA: Campbell
C-USA: Liberty
Horizon: Northern Kentucky
Ivy: Yale
MAAC: Marist
MAC: Miami (Ohio)
MEAC: Delaware State
MVC: Southern Illinois
MWC: San Diego State
NEC: St. Francis (PA)
OVC: SIU-E
Patriot: Boston U
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: SE Louisiana
Summit: South Dakota
Sun Belt: Marshall*, Coastal Carolina
SWAC: Prairie View A&M
WCC: Santa Clara
WAC: Seattle U
