Last Four In: Nebraska, Washington, Columbia, Princeton
First Four Out: Arizona, Colorado, Virginia Tech, St. Joseph’s
Today is Selection Sunday. The time of year where college basketball fans gather around a TV, laptop, or phone to watch the unveiling of the Field of 68. This bracket has remained intact for seedings 1-10 through this week with the exception of Harvard replacing Columbia for the Ivy League’s auto-bid as a 10-seed and the decision to swap Richmond and Nebraska (a 10-seed for a Last Four In play-in game as an 11). Both Arizona and Colorado can make a strong argument for being in the tournament. Those are really the only other two teams I see outside the Last Four In who legitimately have a chance at making the field. The biggest surprise is Oregon State. Despite having a fairly poor performance during the season, they were able to win the West Coast Tournament after leaving the Pac-12 last season in which they made it deep in the NCAA Tournament. Last season, I remember I managed to outperform Charlie Crème with his projected bracket. It will be fun to see how it turns out this season.
ACC: *Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame, NC State, Florida State, Georgia Tech, California, Louisville
American: UTSA
Big East: Connecticut*, Creighton
Big 12: TCU*, Kansas State, Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Utah, Iowa State
Big Ten: UCLA*, USC, Ohio State, Maryland, Michigan State, Michigan, Illinois, Oregon, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana, Washington
SEC: South Carolina*, Texas, LSU, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Mississippi State
A-10: George Mason*, Richmond
America East: Vermont*
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast*
Big Sky: Montana State*
Big South: High Point*
Big West: UC San Diego*
CAA: William & Mary*
C-USA: Liberty*
Horizon: Green Bay*
Ivy: Harvard*, Columbia, Princeton
MAAC: Fairfield*
MAC: Ball State*
MEAC: Norfolk State*
MVC: Murray State*
MWC: San Diego State*
NEC: Fairleigh Dickinson*
OVC: Tennessee Tech*
Patriot: Lehigh*
Southern: UNC Greensboro*
Southland: Stephen F. Austin*
Summit: South Dakota State*
Sun Belt: Arkansas State*
SWAC: Southern*
WAC: Grand Canyon*
WCC: Oregon State*
