Last Four In: Florida, Illinois, Troy, Indiana
First Four Out: Kansas State, Kansas, Northeastern, Connecticut
Conference tournaments are in full swing, and this is an updated bracket halfway through. I see the possibility of quite a few bid-stealers this season. The defending National Champions have been on a tear lately working their way through the SEC Tournament. They should be a lock for a 2-seed in someone’s Regional. East Carolina drops from the National Seed line as they are not faring well in the American Conference Tournament, but I expect them to win it. Duke, UC Santa Barbara, East Carolina, and Dallas Baptist are on the fence of hosting.
ACC: North Carolina*, Virginia, Florida State, Wake Forest, Duke, NC State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville
American: East Carolina
Big East: St. John’s
Big 12: Oklahoma*, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Texas, UCF, TCU, Cincinnati
Big Ten: Nebraska*, Illinois, Indiana
Pac-12: Arizona*, Oregon State, Oregon, California
SEC: Tennessee*, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, LSU
A-10: VCU
America East: Bryant
A-Sun: Stetson
Big South: USC Upstate
Big West: UC Santa Barbara*, UC Irvine
CAA: Charleston*, UNC Wilmington
C-USA: Dallas Baptist*, Louisiana Tech
Horizon: Wright State
Ivy: Penn
MAAC: Niagara
MAC: Bowling Green
MVC: Indiana State
MWC: Air Force
NEC: Sacred Heart
OVC: Southeast Missouri
Patriot: Army
Southern: UNC Greensboro
Southland: Lamar
Summit: Omaha
Sun Belt: Southern Miss*, Louisiana, Troy
SWAC: Jackson State
WAC: Grand Canyon
WCC: San Diego
