Just four days of games (and only 80 hours or so) remain between now and the unveiling of the NCAA tournament bracket.
One thing that seems certain: The cut line probably can’t get much softer.
SEE RELATED:Yes, there were conference tournament upsets earlier this week. But for the purposes of borderline tournament teams, those surprises occurred in the right conferences —- one-bid leagues stuck shuffling their regular season champs off to the NIT.
As for an updated field of 68? It includes pretty much every team worthy of inclusion, and probably a few that aren’t.
EAST REGION
Cleveland
(1) BIG TEN/Ohio State vs. (16) SUN BELT/Arkansas-Little Rock-SWAC/Texas Southern
(8) Villanova vs. (9) George Mason
Tucson, Ariz.
(4) St. John’s vs. (13) SUMMIT/Oakland
(5) Kansas State vs. (12) Clemson
Charlotte, N.C.
(3) ACC/North Carolina vs. (14) NORTHEAST/Long Island
(6) West Virginia vs. (11) Georgia
Tucson, Ariz.
(2) San Diego State vs. (15) METRO ATLANTIC/Saint Peter’s
(7) Texas A&M vs. (10) Richmond
SOUTHWEST REGION
Tulsa, Okla.
(1) BIG 12/Kansas vs. (16) SOUTHLAND/McNeese State-MEAC/Bethune-Cookman
(8) UNLV vs. (9) Marquette
Washington
(4) Louisville vs. (13) ATLANTIC SUN/Belmont
(5) Vanderbilt vs. (12) Michigan State/Virginia Commonwealth
Washington
(3) Syracuse vs. (14) MID-AMERICAN/Kent State
(6) Temple vs. (11) Boston College
Chicago
(2) Purdue vs. (15) BIG WEST/Long Beach
(7) UCLA vs. (10) WESTERN ATHLETIC/Utah State
SOUTHEAST REGION
Cleveland
(1) BIG EAST/Pittsburgh vs. (16) BIG SOUTH/UNC Asheville
(8) COLONIAL/Old Dominion vs. (9) Florida State
Denver
(4) Wisconsin vs. (13) IVY/Harvard
(5) ATLANTIC 10/Xavier vs. (12) CONFERENCE USA/UAB
Tampa, Fla.
(3) SOUTHEASTERN/Florida vs. (14) MISSOURI VALLEY/Indiana State
(6) PAC-10/Arizona vs. (11) Michigan
Denver
(2) MOUNTAIN WEST/Brigham Young vs. (15) BIG SKY/Northern Colorado
(7) Georgetown vs. (10) HORIZON/Butler
WEST REGION
Chicago
(1) Notre Dame vs. (16) AMERICA EAST/Boston University
(8) Missouri vs. (9) Washington
Tampa, Fla.
(4) Kentucky vs. (13) OHIO VALLEY/Morehead State
(5) Connecticut vs. (12) Virginia Tech/Saint Mary’s
Tulsa, Okla.
(3) Texas vs. (14) PATRIOT/Bucknell
(6) Cincinnati vs. (11) WEST COAST/Gonzaga
Charlotte, N.C.
(2) Duke vs. (15) SOUTHERN/Wofford
(7) Tennessee vs. (10) Illinois
Last four in: Michigan State, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Tech, Saint Mary’s
Last four out: Colorado State, Colorado, Cleveland State, Missouri State
Next four out: Oklahoma State, Memphis, Penn State, Alabama
Moving in: Arkansas-Little Rock, Saint Mary’s
Moving out: North Texas, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Conference call: Big East (11), ACC (6), Big Ten (6), Big 12 (5), Southeastern (5), Atlantic 10 (3), Colonial (3), Mountain West (3), Pac-10 (3), West Coast (2)
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