If the season ended today -  (rankings here

The Field of 68.  Easier to present it this way – ignoring procedural seeding rules.  Conference champs (leaders, wins first tiebreak, pairwise ranking second) in caps:

BOSTON

• (1) SYRACUSE vs (16) UNC-ASHEVILLE/MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
• (8) ORAL ROBERTS vs (9) Connecticut
• (4) Michigan State vs (13) CLEVELAND STATE
• (5) SAINT MARY’S vs (12) IONA
• (2) Missouri vs (15) LONG BEACH STATE
• (7) Michigan vs (10) HARVARD
• (3) Marquette vs (14) WEBER STATE
• (6) Florida State vs (11) Mississippi

PHOENIX

• (1) Duke vs (16) TEXAS-ARLINGTON
• (8) West Virginia vs (9) Illinois
• (4) Florida vs (13) MASSACHUSETTS
• (5) Indiana vs (12) Iowa State
• (2) Ohio State vs (15) BELMONT
• (7) Mississippi State vs (10) Minnesota
• (3) Temple vs (14) NEVADA
• (6) Wisconsin vs (11) Arkansas

ATLANTA

• (1) KENTUCKY vs (16) LONG ISLAND/STONY BROOK
• (8) CALIFORNIA vs (9) Kansas State
• (4) UNLV vs (13) Dayton/BYU
• (5) Georgetown vs (12) Purdue
• (2) KANSAS vs (15) BUCKNELL
• (7) Wichita State vs (10) Alabama
• (3) Creighton vs (14) AKRON
• (6) Virginia vs (11) MIDDLE TENNESSEE

SAINT LOUIS

• (1) Baylor vs (16) NORFOLK STATE
• (8) Seton Hall vs (9) Memphis
• (4) SOUTHERN MISS vs (13) NC State/Colorado State
• (5) Vanderbilt vs (12) MURRAY STATE
• (2) North Carolina vs (15) GEORGE MASON
• (7) San Diego State vs (10) New Mexico
• (3) Gonzaga vs (14) DAVIDSON
• (6) Louisville vs (11) Xavier

First four out: Oregon, Saint Louis, Ohio, Northern Iowa

Next four out: Washington, Northwestern, Stanford, Saint Joseph’s

Multi-Bid Leagues

• West Coast (3)
• Atlantic 10 (4)
• Mountain West (4)
• ACC (5)
• Big Ten (8)
• Big 12 (5)
• SEC (7)
• Conference USA (2)
• Big East (7)
• Missouri Valley (2)