Last Eight In: Nebraska, Villanova, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, South Dakota, Arizona State, Washington State, Marquette
First Eight Out: Clemson, Seton Hall, UCF, BYU, Rice, Kent State, North Carolina, Florida
This week top teams managed to avoid upsets against unranked opponents. But, on Sunday alone, three of the top four teams in the country had very, very close calls. Louisville managed to hang on against Wake Forest, winning by two points thanks to Dana Evans. Also in the ACC, #2 North Carolina State beat Virginia Tech by two. As important as those games were to Louisville and NC State, the losses were very tough for the Demon Deacons and the Hokies. Both need to have a quality, resume-building victory at some point, but after Sunday it seems like they might be able to get one or two before the end of the year. The other near upset was at LSU where South Carolina slipped past the Tigers 69-65. That loss dropped LSU out of our First Eight Out and they are now 6-7 overall.
ACC: Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Wake Forest
American: South Florida
Big East: Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, Villanova
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Washington State
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
A-10: Dayton
CAA: Delaware
C-USA: Middle Tennessee
Horizon: Milwaukee
MAC: Central Michigan
MVC: Missouri State
MWC: New Mexico
WCC: Gonzaga
America East: Maine
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Idaho State
Big South: High Point
Big West: Long Beach State
Ivy League: None
MAAC: Fairfield
MEAC: North Carolina A&T
NEC: Mount St. Mary’s
OVC: Tennessee-Martin
Patriot: Bucknell
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: South Dakota, South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Troy
SWAC: Alabama State
WAC: New Mexico State
