It pains me every, single time to put more than three Big Ten teams in the Big Dance but now we have seven in with the potential for eight. To be honest, they only have one team that we should really look for in the tournament and that is Michigan State. But for now, kudos to the Big Ten for having the most teams in at this point.
Mid-Majors are also making a big splash in our eighth version of Bracketology. With all the wild conference tournaments that are going on, some smaller leagues are becoming two bid leagues. The Horizon and yes, the WCC are the newest two bid leagues in our bracket. St. Mary's has to show the nation something in their final game against Eastern Washington but with their resume at this point, I think they are in. I had it between them and Creighton but the Blue Jays were blown out by Illinois State in their conference tournament. I know, I know, St. Mary's was blown out as well but Illinois State is no Gonzaga. So, for now, they are in but conference tournaments are far from over.
Providence, Minnesota, and Florida could find their way back in with a nice show in their conference tournaments but at this point...they're out.
East |
South |
Midwest |
West |
| Boston, MA | Memphis, TN | Indianapolis, IN | Glendale, AZ |
| Philadelphia | Dayton | Greensboro | Kansas City |
| 1 Pittsburgh | 1 Louisville | 1 North Carolina | 1 Connecticut |
| 16 Morehead St. | 16 Radford | Play-In Game | 16 Robert Morris |
| 8 Boston College | 8 West Virginia | 8 Butler | 8 Texas |
| 9 Ohio State | 9 Oklahoma State | 9 Dayton | 9 Wisconsin |
| Miami | Boise | Portland | Greensboro |
| 5 Illinois | 5 Clemson |
5 Missouri | 5 Xavier |
| 12 W. Kentucky | 12 St. Mary's |
12 UNLV | 12 VCU |
| 4 Florida State | 4 UCLA | 4 Gonzaga | 4 Syracuse |
| 13 Binghamton | 13 North Dakota St. | 13 Cleveland St. | 13 Northern Iowa |
| Miami | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Boise |
| 6 Arizona State | 6 LSU | 6 Marquette | 6 Purdue |
| 11 Utah State | 11 Michigan | 11 Arizona | 11 New Mexico |
| 3 Kansas | 3 Wake Forest | 3 Villanova | 3 Washington |
| 14 Buffalo | 14 Portland St. | 14 American | 14 Stephen F. Austin |
| Minneapolis | Philadelphia | Dayton | Portland |
| 7 BYU | 7 Tennessee |
7 Utah | 7 California |
| 10 Penn State | 10 Texas A&M | 10 Siena | 10 South Carolina |
| 2 Duke | 2 Memphis | 2 Michigan State | 2 Oklahoma |
| 15 Morgan State | 15 Cornell | 15 E. Tennessee St. | 15 Cal State-North |
Play-In Game: Chatanooga v. Alabama State
Last Four In: St. Mary's, UNLV, Penn State, Arizona
Last Four Out: Creighton, Minnesota, Florida, Providence
Out This Week: Providence, Davidson, Kansas State, Weber State, Arkansas-Little Rock, Maryland, Vermont, Minnesota
In This Week: Michigan, Cleveland State, Binghamton, Northern Iowa, Chatanooga, St. Mary's, Portland State, Western Kentucky
continue reading after the jump for the conference breakdown...
Conference Breakdown
Big Ten (7), Big East (7), ACC (6), Big XII (6), Pac-10 (5), MWC (4), SEC (3), A-10 (2), Horizon (2), WCC (2)
America East - Binghamton
ACC - North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida State, Boston College
Atlantic Sun - East Tennessee State
A-10 - Xavier, Dayton
Big East - Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Marquette, Villanova, Syracuse, West Virginia
Big Sky- Portland State
Big South - Radford
Big Ten - Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, Purdue, Penn State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan
Big XII - Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M
Big West - Cal St. Northridge
Colonial - VCU
Conference USA - Memphis
Horizon - Butler, Cleveland State
Ivy - Cornell
MAAC - Siena
MAC - Buffalo
MEAC - Morgan State
MVC - Northern Iowa
MWC - Utah, BYU, New Mexico, UNLV
Northeast - Robert Morris
Ohio Valley - Morehead State
Pac-10 - UCLA, California, Arizona State, Washington, Arizona
Patriot - American
SEC - LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee
Southern - Chatanooga
Southland - Stephen F. Austin
Summit - North Dakota State
Sun Belt - Western Kentucky
SWAC - Alabama State
WAC - Utah State
WCC - Gonzaga, St. Mary's