Re: march madness countdown
Bracketology as of 11 p.m. Saturday - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
NO. 1 SEEDS
MIDWEST: Kansas
EAST: Kentucky
SOUTH: Syracuse
WEST: Duke
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS (4):
CORNELL (Ivy League)
WINTHROP (Big South)
EAST TENN ST (Atlantic Sun)
MURRAY STATE (Ohio Valley)
“LOCKS” (33 teams)
Big 12 (7): Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas A&M, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma State
Big East (6): Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Louisville
ACC (4): Duke, Maryland, Clemson, Florida State
Big Ten (4): Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State
Atlantic 10 (3): Temple, Xavier, Richmond
Mountain West (3): New Mexico, BYU, UNLV
SEC (3): Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee
Horizon League (1): Butler
Missouri Valley (1): Northern Iowa
West Coast (1): Gonzaga
Additional automatic qualifiers: 17 conferences.
TOTAL SPOTS CLAIMED: 54
“BUBBLE” (22 teams for 11 spots)
IN (11, in S-Curve order): Marquette, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Florida, Illinois, Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, Memphis, San Diego State, Arizona State
OUT (11, in S-Curve order): Washington, UAB, Ole Miss, Wichita State, Rhode Island, Seton Hall, Dayton, Mississippi State, Minnesota, South Florida, Connecticut
OFF THE BOARD: Cincinnati