D-3 BP68

The last of the conference tournaments gets underway Thursday (later today perhaps, depending on which time zone you're in). Please check out my full conference tournament previews here.

I still have another bubble watch to write tonight, so I'm going to save the rest of my thoughts for that post. The next BP68 will be out after Friday night's games. For now, here's how I see things ending up:

1. KANSAS (BIG 12)
1. OHIO STATE (BIG TEN)
1. PITTSBURGH (BIG EAST)
1. DUKE (ACC)

2. Notre Dame
2. Purdue
2. BYU (MWC)
2. Syracuse

3. North Carolina
3. Texas
3. San Diego State
3. Wisconsin

4. Florida
4. Cincinnati
4. KENTUCKY (SEC)
4. Louisville

5. UConn
5. Arizona
5. St. John's
5. TEMPLE (ATLANTIC 10)

6. Georgetown
6. UNLV
6. West Virginia
6. OLD DOMINION (COLONIAL)

7. Vanderbilt
7. Xavier
7. Texas A&M
7. Kansas State

8. UCLA
8. Missouri
8. Marquette
8. George Mason

9. Villanova
9. Richmond
9. Tennessee
9. UTAH STATE (WAC)

10. Illinois
10. UAB (CONFERENCE USA)
10. Michigan State
10. GONZAGA (WCC)

11. Georgia
11. Saint Mary's
11. Florida State
11. WASHINGTON (PAC-10)

12. Boston College
12. Michigan
12. Virginia Tech
12. Clemson
12. Colorado
12. BUTLER (HORIZON)

13. BELMONT (ATLANTIC SUN)
13. OAKLAND (SUMMIT)
13. HARVARD (IVY)
13. INDIANA STATE (MVC)

14. BUCKNELL (PATRIOT)
14. WOFFORD (SOUTHERN)
14. KENT STATE (MAC)
14. ST. PETER'S (MAAC)

15. LIU (NEC)
15. LONG BEACH STATE (BIG WEST)
15. MOREHEAD STATE (OVC)
15. BOSTON UNIVERSITY (AMERICA EAST)

16. NORTHERN COLORADO (BIG SKY)
16. HAMPTON (MEAC)
16. UNC-ASHEVILLE (BIG SOUTH)
16. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK (SUN BELT)
16. SAM HOUSTON STATE (SOUTHLAND)
16. JACKSON STATE (SWAC)

Teams seriously considered that just missed the cut:
Maryland, Penn State, Memphis, Alabama

Decent resumes, but not good enough:
VCU, Southern Miss, Cleveland State, Colorado State, New Mexico, USC, Washington State

Long shots, but still in the at-large discussion:
Marshall, UTEP, Princeton, Missouri State, Wichita State

Still alive, but pretty much need a miracle:
Miami (Fl), Virginia, Northwestern, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, California, Mississippi