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Michael Lazarus' Big Board
Big Board Projection FINAL (5:30 PM Eastern). Last Teams in: Notre Dame, Wyoming, Davidson Xavier. First Teams out: Texas A&M, Rutgers, Wake Forest, SMU. New teams in: Richmond, Akron, Cal State Fullerton, TAMU-CC, Texas Southern. Teams out: Texas A&M, Kent State, Long Beach State, SE Louisiana, Alcorn State. Richmond's win is Texas A&M's loss on our Big Board. Xavier keeps the last spot based on the full body of work of the season, even though it's been a terrible final month for the Musketeers.
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| Seed | Region | Rank | Team | Conf | W/L | NET | Comment | AQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | 1. | WCC | 0-0 | 1 | The No. 1 overall seed is a done deal. | ✔ | |
| S | 2. | PAC12 | 0-0 | 4 | If Kriisa is back for tourney, Wildcats might become the favorite. | ✔ | ||
| MW | 3. | BIG12 | 0-0 | 3 | Easy choice for the 3 spot after Big 12 tourney win. | ✔ | ||
| E | 4. | BIG12 | 0-0 | 5 | Remember it's the whole season -- 10-5 vs. Q1 beats everyone else. | |||
| 2 | MW | 5. | SEC | 0-0 | 9 | Will have to settle for top No. 2. | ||
| E | 6. | SEC | 0-0 | 7 | Everyone talked up Kentucky, everyone slept on Volunteers. | ✔ | ||
| S | 7. | SEC | 0-0 | 13 | Welp that's enough to drop to the two line. | |||
| W | 8. | BIGE | 0-0 | 6 | Resume is simply stronger than Blue Devils. | ✔ | ||
| 3 | E | 9. | ACC | 0-0 | 10 | At least Blue Devils will stay out East. | ||
| MW | 10. | BTEN | 0-0 | 12 | Boilermakers keep surviving to get to Big 10 final. | |||
| S | 11. | BTEN | 0-0 | 25 | Loss to MSU had some shades of 2000 Final Four matchup. | |||
| W | 12. | BIG12 | 0-0 | 8 | Very solid debut season for Mark Adams. | |||
| 4 | MW | 13. | PAC12 | 0-0 | 11 | Came up just a little short vs. AZ, another Final Four run possible. | ||
| W | 14. | BTEN | 0-0 | 14 | Has put together a VERY solid six weeks. | ✔ | ||
| E | 15. | BTEN | 0-0 | 15 | Neither team led by more than 5 in loss to Indiana. | |||
| S | 16. | BIGE | 0-0 | 24 | Well, Friars still rule in close games -- Friday wasn't close. | |||
| 5 | W | 17. | SEC | 0-0 | 21 | Right on 4/5 edge, dropped back down for now. | ||
| S | 18. | BIG12 | 0-0 | 16 | Came up just a little short in Big 12 quarterfinals. | |||
| E | 19. | AAC | 0-0 | 2 | Ok apparently Okla State is now a Q1 win which gives Cougars...1. | ✔ | ||
| MW | 20. | BIGE | 0-0 | 18 | Very solid season turned in by Huskies. | |||
| 6 | MW | 21. | BIGE | 0-0 | 48 | Pirates seem locked on the six seed line. | ||
| S | 22. | WCC | 0-0 | 19 | No shame in getting one of three from the Zags. | |||
| W | 23. | SEC | 0-0 | 20 | Last-minute losses an LSU staple for 30 years | |||
| E | 24. | SEC | 0-0 | 32 | Great schedule, but man 13 losses. | |||
| 7 | S | 25. | MWC | 0-0 | 34 | Seemed like every MWC game went to the wire and Broncos prevailed. | ✔ | |
| MW | 26. | PAC12 | 0-0 | 40 | Trojans need to find nonconference success again. | |||
| E | 27. | BIGE | 0-0 | 50 | Feels like a gap starts here. | |||
| W | 28. | BTEN | 0-0 | 38 | Ok Sparty beat someone besides Maryland. | |||
| 8 | S | 29. | BTEN | 0-0 | 23 | Pretty good season, pretty bad last 11 days. | ||
| MW | 30. | MWC | 0-0 | 35 | Top 3 MWC teams you can pick out of a hat...all very close. | |||
| E | 31. | BIGE | 0-0 | 51 | No doubt here -- top 8 seed locked up. | |||
| W | 32. | ACC | 0-0 | 17 | We thought Tar Heels were safer than most, now there's no doubt. | |||
| 9 | MW | 33. | MVC | 0-0 | 29 | Will be curious to see Racers' actual seed after dominating league. | ✔ | |
| E | 34. | MWC | 0-0 | 30 | So close to grabbing MWC, fell one point short. | |||
| S | 35. | ACC | 0-0 | 22 | We were higher on Hokies than most, leaped past a lot of bubble teams anyway. | ✔ | ||
| W | 36. | BIG12 | 0-0 | 33 | Trying to beat Kansas again proved to be too much. | |||
| 10 | S | 37. | BIG12 | 0-0 | 41 | 31-point loss will leave a mark. | ||
| W | 38. | AAC | 0-0 | 31 | Beat Houston and Tigers could jump to a single-digit seed. | |||
| MW | 39. | WCC | 0-0 | 26 | Beating BYU should end any worry about ending NCAA drought. | |||
| E | 40. | BTEN | 0-0 | 27 | Everything says Wolverines should be in except for 17-14. | |||
| 11 | E | 41. | A10 | 0-0 | 28 | Held off Drake for MVC title. | ✔ | |
| W | 42. | BTEN | 0-0 | 44 | Knocking off Illinois pulls Hoosiers out of play-in. | |||
| S | 43. | ACC | 0-0 | 47 | If BC's shot had gone in, Hurracanes might've had to sweat. | |||
| MW | 44. | ACC | 0-0 | 43 | After further review, Irish still in but it's getting sketchy. | |||
| MW | 45. | MWC | 0-0 | 58 | Trended badly the last few weeks, now gotta sweat a lot. | |||
| 12 | E | 46. | A10 | 0-0 | 46 | Still in the field, but winds up in play-in. | ||
| E | 47. | BIGE | 0-0 | 37 | The last team in, if Rutgers or Texas A&M were here I wouldn't argue. | |||
| W | 48. | AEAST | 0-0 | 56 | Emphatic title-game win. | ✔ | ||
| S | 49. | CUSA | 0-0 | 49 | Blazer profile decent enough to hold onto 12 seed. | ✔ | ||
| MW | 50. | SUMM | 0-0 | 67 | Was a little tighter than expected vs. Bison. | ✔ | ||
| 13 | S | 51. | A10 | 0-0 | 84 | Spiders are usually a scary tournament team. | ✔ | |
| E | 52. | SOUTH | 0-0 | 63 | Best end-of-game moment to clinch bid so far. | ✔ | ||
| MW | 53. | WAC | 0-0 | 78 | WAC a little tougher this season, but Aggies still help up well. | ✔ | ||
| W | 54. | BSKY | 0-0 | 128 | Big Sky usually overseeded, 13 might make sense this year. | ✔ | ||
| 14 | S | 55. | MAC | 0-0 | 126 | Zips snap up MAC bid. | ✔ | |
| W | 56. | IVY | 0-0 | 149 | Held off Princeton for Ivy title. | ✔ | ||
| MW | 57. | PAT | 0-0 | 124 | Locked up Patriot league title and might get OK seed. | ✔ | ||
| E | 58. | BSOU | 0-0 | 131 | Clinched first NCAA Division I tourney bid. | ✔ | ||
| 15 | W | 59. | BIGW | 0-0 | 155 | Just second bid since 2018 for Titans. | ✔ | |
| S | 60. | SBELT | 0-0 | 158 | Panthers third bid in last four tournaments. | ✔ | ||
| E | 61. | CAA | 0-0 | 134 | Seeing Jameer Nelson Jr. at PG here makes me feel old. | ✔ | ||
| MW | 62. | MAAC | 0-0 | 105 | Finished the job to get the MACC auto-bid. | ✔ | ||
| 16 | E | 63. | ASUN | 0-0 | 148 | Gets the auto-bid without despite losing in tourney semifinal. | ✔ | |
| MW | 64. | MEAC | 0-0 | 169 | Pretty certain the play-in has been avoided for MEAC champs. | ✔ | ||
| S | 65. | HORIZ | 0-0 | 186 | Just second NCAAs in 15 years for Raiders. | ✔ | ||
| W | 66. | AEAST | 0-0 | 205 | Conference final was no contest. | ✔ | ||
| W | 67. | SWAC | 0-0 | 196 | Earned sixth bid since 2014. | ✔ | ||
| S | 68. | SLAND | 0-0 | 243 | First NCAA's in 15 years for Islanders. | ✔ |
Conference Breakdown: America East (2), American (2), Atlantic 10 (3), Atlantic Coast (5), Atlantic Sun (1), Big 12 (6), Big East (7), Big Sky (1), Big South (1), Big Ten (8), Big West (1), Colonial (1), Conference USA (1), Horizon (1), Ivy League (1), Metro Atlantic Athletic (1), Mid-American (1), Mid-Eastern (1), Missouri Valley (1), Mountain West (4), Pac-12 (3), Patriot League (1), Southeastern (6), Southern (1), Southland (1), Southwestern Athletic (1), Summit (1), Sun Belt (1), West Coast (3), Western Athletic (1)
