W-17 BP68

We've made it to the regular season bracket projections. For those new to my website this season, I will put these out after every weekend from now through Selection Sunday. Look for them to be posted either late Saturday night (after the day's games have finished) or early Sunday morning. Once we get to around the start of February, I will start having mid-week bracket projections as well.

Most teams have only played a single game, and some haven't played a game at all yet, so there aren't too many changes since my last bracket. While a few teams shifted around, the only team to move into the Field of 68 is Iona, who are the new MAAC favorites, replacing Siena.

Since these projections below are mostly based on preseason previews, you should feel free to click on the team tags on the upper left part of this page to see why I feel how I feel about your team.

Remember, this is a projection of what the bracket will look like on Selection, and not a measure of where teams are if the season ended now.

For now, here's how I see things ending up on Selection Sunday:

1. KENTUCKY (SEC)
1. WISCONSIN (BIG TEN)
1. DUKE (ACC)
1. ARIZONA (PAC-12)

2. KANSAS (BIG 12)
2. North Carolina
2. VILLANOVA (BIG EAST)
2. Virginia

3. Texas
3. VCU (ATLANTIC TEN)
3. SAN DIEGO STATE (MOUNTAIN WEST)
3. Oklahoma

4. GONZAGA (WCC)
4. Florida
4. Louisville
4. Utah

5. Michigan
5. Ohio State
5. Iowa
5. WICHITA STATE (MISSOURI VALLEY)

6. Iowa State
6. Dayton
6. Colorado
6. SMU (AAC)

7. Pittsburgh
7. Stanford
7. West Virginia
7. UConn

8. Xavier
8. Nebraska
8. Syracuse
8. UCLA

9. Cincinnati
9. Georgetown
9. Illinois
9. Northern Iowa

10. BYU
10. Maryland
10. Oklahoma State
10. Colorado State

11. Richmond
11. Tennessee
11. Michigan State
11. HARVARD (IVY)

12. Arkansas
12. Miami-Florida
12. Butler
12. Kansas State
12. TOLEDO (MAC)
12. UC SANTA BARBARA (BIG WEST)

13. UTEP (CONFERENCE USA)
13. IONA (MAAC)
13. CLEVELAND STATE (HORIZON)
13. DREXEL (COLONIAL)

14. MURRAY STATE (OVC)
14. DENVER (SUMMIT)
14. GEORGIA STATE (SUN BELT)
14. FLORIDA GULF COAST (ATLANTIC SUN)

15. NEW MEXICO STATE (WAC)
15. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (SOUTHLAND)
15. EASTERN WASHINGTON (BIG SKY)
15. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (PATRIOT)

16. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (MEAC)
16. STONY BROOK (AMERICA EAST)
16. HIGH POINT (BIG SOUTH)
16. WOFFORD (SOCON)
16. ST. FRANCIS-BROOKLYN (NEC)
16. ALABAMA STATE (SWAC)

Teams seriously considered that just missed the cut:
Memphis, Tulsa, Clemson, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Rhode Island, Creighton, Providence, Minnesota, Purdue, Baylor, Illinois State, UNLV, California, Oregon, Georgia, Saint Mary's

Other teams with a decent shot to get onto the bubble:
Houston, Temple, Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, Virginia Tech, George Washington, UMass, Marquette, St. John's, Seton Hall, Indiana, Northwestern, UC-Irvine, Northeastern, Louisiana Tech, Green Bay, Western Michigan, Missouri State, Fresno State, New Mexico, Arizona State, Washington, Alabama, Auburn, South Carolina, Texas A&M, San Francisco

Other teams I'm keeping my eye on:
Duquesne, Saint Louis, Penn State, Texas Tech, Delaware, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Princeton, Siena, Northern Illinois, Evansville, Southern Illinois, Boise State, Wyoming, Oregon State, Washington State, LSU, Mississippi, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Portland, San Diego