Remember there are 68 teams not 64. 32 teams receive automatic bids for winning their league. Then there are 36 at large selections. So who did I predict to make the field of 68 find out below. RoundballChat is proud to be a part of The Bracket Project’s Matrix Index!
Over the last couple of years my bracket has been one of the most accurate on the web.
Midwest (Cleveland)
1 Kentucky*
16 North Florida* / Robert Morris*
8 Iowa
9 Dayton
5 Arkansas
12 Stephen F. Austin*
4 Northern Iowa
13 Wofford *
6 Georgetown
11 Purdue
3 Maryland
14 UC Irvine*
7 San Diego State
10 LSU
2 Kansas *
15 Coastal Carolina*
South (Houston)
1 Duke
16 Manhattan*
8 Xavier
9 Oklahoma State
5 Wichita State*
12 Harvard*
4 Oklahoma
13 Northeastern*
6 Michigan State
11 Temple/ Texas
3 Notre Dame
14 Belmont*
7 VCU
10 Colorado State
2 Gonzaga*
15 Albany*
West (Los Angeles)
1 Villanova*
16 Texas Southern*/Hampton *
8 Ohio State
9 Cincinnati
5 West Virginia
12 Valparaiso *
4 North Carolina
13 Eastern Washington *
6 SMU
11 BYU/ Ole Miss
3 Baylor
14 North Dakota State*
7 Providence
10 Georgia
2 Arizona*
15 UAB*
East (Syracuse)
1 Wisconsin*
16 Lafayette*
8 St. Johns
9 North Carolina State
5 Utah
12 Buffalo
4 Louisville
13 Wyoming
6 Butler
11 Boise State
3 Iowa State
14 Georgia State *
7 Oregon
10 Davidson
2 Virginia
15 New Mexico State*
Breakdown by Conferences
Big Ten (7): Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Purdue
Big 12 (7):Kansas , Iowa State, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Baylor, Texas
ACC (6): Duke, North Carolina , Virginia, Notre Dame, Louisville, , NC State
Big East (6): Villanova, Providence, Georgetown, Xavier, Butler, St. John’s
SEC (4): Kentucky, Georgia,LSU, Ole Miss
American Athletic (3): SMU, Cincinnati, Temple
Pac-12 (3): Arizona , Oregon,Utah
Mountain West (3): San Diego State, Colorado State,Boise State, Wyoming
Atlantic 10 (3): VCU, Dayton, Davidson
West Coast (2) :Gonzaga, BYU
Missouri Valley (2) : Wichita State, Northern Iowa
America East: Albany
Atlantic Sun: North Florida
Big Sky: Eastern Washington
Big South: Coastal Carolina
Big West: UC Irvine
Conference USA :UAB
Colonial : Northeastern
Horizon: Valparaiso
Ivy: Harvard
MAAC: Manhattan
MAC: Buffalo
MEAC: Hampton
Northeast: Robert Morris
Ohio Valley: Belmont
Patriot: Lafayette
SWAC: Texas Southern
Southern: Wofford
Southland: Stephen F Austin
Sun Belt : Georgia State
Summit: North Dakota State
WAC: New Mexico State