As slots get filled up and the field takes shape (note this is a “should”, not trying to predict necessarily), we’ll just go with the quick listing. Rankings we use to determine the field are here. So how did last night’s championship games affect things (the last four teams in are in red, clinched teams are underlined)?
- Syracuse
- Kentucky
- North Carolina
- Duke
- Kansas
- Michigan State
- Ohio State
- Missouri
- Wichita State
- Marquette
- Indiana
- Temple
- Baylor
- Georgetown
- Saint Louis
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Memphis
- Creighton
- New Mexico
- Gonzaga
- Florida State
- UNLV
- Vanderbilt
- Murray State
- Florida
- Louisville
- Alabama
- Saint Mary’s
- California
- Iowa State
- San Diego State
- Harvard
- Virginia
- Southern Miss
- Notre Dame
- Kansas State
- VCU
- Connecticut
- Oral Roberts
- South Dakota State
- Nevada
- Purdue
- Oregon
- West Virginia
- Belmont
- Cincinnati
- Long Beach State
- Seton Hall
- BYU
- Northwestern
- Drexel
- Texas
- Iona
- Washington
- Davidson
- Akron
- Montana
- Loyola-MD
- Bucknell
- Long Island
- TX-Arlington
- Detroit
- UNC-Asheville
- Stony Brook
- Western Kentucky
- Mississippi Valley State
- Savannah State
Last Four In: Northwestern, Texas, Drexel, Iona
First Four Out: NC State, Colorado State, MTSU, Xavier
Next Four Out: Miami-FL, Dayton, South Florida, Ohio
No bid thieves last night – though Western Illinois could have been one if the numbers broke down correctly. As such, the Summit League still has two teams in (though in real life I doubt the committee could see that this is a just result). Washington right now is in as a conference champ, but the Huskies are a bid thief right now, and if they lose their opener in the Pac 12 tournament, that will go away. The big winner last night of course was Seton Hall, whose big win gets them back “in”, but this is all very fluid.
