W-1 BP68

One week to go until Selection Sunday! There's going to be a lot going on here this week, as there always is. Please keep an eye on my conference tournament previews here. I was waiting for the entire regular season to finish before writing up the last of them, which should be posted Monday night.

I'm also posting a daily look at the bubble. The first was posted Friday night and can be seen here. I owe you another one tonight, but it might not get posted until Sunday morning. It's getting late...

Anyway, as in past years there will be three BP68s this week. The next one will be out after Wednesday 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. Texas
3. North Carolina
3. San Diego State
3. Wisconsin

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

5. UConn
5. Arizona
5. Georgetown
5. St. John's

6. West Virginia
6. TEMPLE (ATLANTIC 10)
6. UNLV
6. OLD DOMINION (COLONIAL)

7. Vanderbilt
7. Xavier
7. Texas A&M
7. Villanova

8. Kansas State
8. UCLA
8. George Mason
8. Missouri

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

10. UAB (CONFERENCE USA)
10. Marquette
10. Michigan State
10. Georgia

11. SAINT MARY'S (WCC)
11. Florida State
11. WASHINGTON (PAC-10)
11. Boston College

12. Virginia Tech
12. Michigan
12. Baylor
12. Gonzaga
12. Clemson
12. BUTLER (HORIZON)

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

14. CHARLESTON (SOUTHERN)
14. BUCKNELL (PATRIOT)
14. IONA (MAAC)
14. KENT STATE (MAC)

15. VERMONT (AMERICA EAST)
15. LIU (NEC)
15. MOREHEAD STATE (OVC)
15. MONTANA (BIG SKY)

16. LONG BEACH STATE (BIG WEST)
16. FLORIDA ATLANTIC (SUN BELT)
16. HAMPTON (MEAC)
16. UNC-ASHEVILLE (BIG SOUTH)
16. STEPHEN F AUSTIN (SOUTHLAND)
16. JACKSON STATE (SWAC)

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

Decent resumes, but not good enough:
Penn State, Nebraska, VCU, Cleveland State, Wichita State, Colorado State, New Mexico

Long shots, but still in the at-large discussion:
Miami (Fl), Hofstra, Marshall, Southern Miss, UTEP, Princeton, USC, Washington State

Still alive, but pretty much need a miracle:
Virginia, Minnesota, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, California, Mississippi, Mississippi State