If the season ended today – (rankings here)
Well, only four matches left: Kentucky-Vanderbilt, Ohio State-Michigan State, North Carolina-Florida State, Xavier-Saint Bonaventure. Of the four, only the last one affects the bubble. Perhaps Ohio State can leap to a #1 seed, but I think the damage is largely done. I think though that is the most likely single change from today’s events.
Midwest Region (Saint Louis, Missouri – #1 Overall Seed)
(Louisville, Kentucky)
- (1) Kentucky vs (16) WESTERN KENTUCKY/MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
- (8) HARVARD vs (9) Iowa State
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- (4) Michigan vs (13) West Virginia
- (5) Florida State vs (12) OHIO
(Omaha, Nebraska)
- (2) Missouri vs (15) LEHIGH
- (7) MURRAY STATE vs (10) Xavier
(Nashville, Tennessee)
- (3) Wichita State vs (14) LOYOLA-MD
- (6) Temple vs (11) Notre Dame
West Region (Phoenix, Arizona – #4 overall seed)
(Columbus, Ohio)
- (1) Michigan State vs (16) DETROIT
- (8) San Diego State vs (9) Virginia
(Columbus, Ohio)
- (4) LOUISVILLE vs (13) Iona/BYU
- (5) CREIGHTON vs (12) LONG BEACH STATE
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
- (2) Duke vs (15) LAMAR
- (7) UNLV vs (10) Cincinnati
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- (3) Baylor vs (14) NEW MEXICO STATE
- (6) Saint Louis vs (11) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South Region (Atlanta, Georgia – #2 Overall seed)
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
- (1) North Carolina vs (16) VERMONT/NORFOLK STATE
- (8) Alabama vs (9) Southern Miss
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- (4) Indiana vs (13) Drexel
- (5) Georgetown vs (12) Texas
(Louisville, Kentucky)
- (2) Ohio State vs (15) LONG ISLAND
- (7) Florida vs (10) Connecticut
(Nashville, Tennessee)
- (3) MEMPHIS vs (14) COLORADO
- (6) Gonzaga vs (11) Kansas State
East Region (Boston, Massachusetts – #3 overall seed)
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- (1) Syracuse vs (16) NC-ASHEVILLE
- (8) California vs (9) VCU
(Portland, Oregon)
- (4) NEW MEXICO vs (13) North Carolina State/Oregon
- (5) Wisconsin vs (12) BELMONT
(Omaha, Nebraska)
- (2) Kansas vs (15) MONTANA
- (7) SAINT MARY’S vs (10) Oral Roberts
(Portland, Oregon)
- (3) Marquette vs (14) DAVIDSON
- (6) Vanderbilt vs (11) Purdue
Last Four In: NC State, Iona, BYU, Oregon
First Four Out: Colorado State, MTSU, Seton Hall, Nevada
Next Four Out: Northwestern, Arizona, Miami-FL, South Florida
Multi-Bid Leagues
- ACC (5)
- Metro Atlantic (2)
- Big 12 (6)
- Big Ten (6)
- Summit (2)
- West Coast (3)
- Colonial (2)
- Pac 12 (3)
- Big East (7)
- SEC (4)
- Conference USA (2)
- Mountain West (3)
The NIT Field (the regular season champs below the current at-large cut line, and the remaining at-larges without a home … with only 3 large conferences left to decide – all the below the cut regular season champs are accounted for, so an NIT should-be … assuming Xavier takes care of business:
- Colorado State
- Middle Tennessee State
- Seton Hall
- Nevada
- Northwestern
- Arizona
- Miami-FL
- South Florida
- Dayton
- Washington
- Ole Miss
- Saint Joseph’s
- Marshall
- Akron
- Central Florida
- Mississippi State
- Saint Bonaventure
- Minnesota
- Stanford
- Cleveland State
- Northern Iowa
- George Mason
- Massachusetts
- Tennessee
- LaSalle
- Illinois
- LSU
- Wyoming
- Bucknell
- Valparaiso
- Texas-Arlington
- Savannah State
