Last Four In: Florida International, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan
First Four Out: USF, Purdue, Kansas, Louisiana
Even though it’s a little bit later than usual, our first bracket of the season is here. No surprise the SEC has 13/14 teams projected in the field with Missouri the only outlier who has a record sub .500 and that will not get you an at-large bid. Georgia Tech, however, sits at exactly .500 (17-17) and they come in as a 3-Seed, but that can change in our next bracket. One of the biggest surprises perhaps is LSU. The Tigers have not had the start they’ve had the last couple of seasons. It will be interesting to see if they can get it together in SEC play this year or they will find themselves out of the Top 16 should they continue to struggle. Grand Canyon is somewhat a surprise as they only have one loss so far. Grand Canyon is one of those non-power schools you expect to see in the Tournament each season, but it looks like they’ve taken a step up.
ACC: Florida State*, Virginia Tech, Stanford, Clemson, Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisville, Georgia Tech
American: North Texas
Big East: Butler
Big 12: Texas Tech*, Arizona, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Utah, UCF
Big Ten: UCLA*, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, Michigan, Indiana
SEC: Texas*, Oklahoma, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, LSU, Auburn, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Kentucky
A-10: St. Joseph’s
America East: UMass-Lowell
A-Sun: FGCU
Big Sky: Idaho State
Big South: USC Upstate
Big West: UC Santa Barbara
CAA: Hofstra
C-USA: Jacksonville State*, Florida International
Horizon: Robert Morris
Ivy: Princeton
MAAC: Quinnipiac
MAC: Akron
MEAC: South Carolina State
MVC: Belmont
MWC: Grand Canyon
NEC: Central Connecticut
OVC: Eastern Illinois
Patriot: Boston U
Southern: Western Carolina
Southland: SE Louisiana
Summit: St. Thomas
Sun Belt: Marshall
SWAC: Prairie View
WCC: St. Mary’s
WAC: Cal Baptist
