The guys over at SB Nation are busy trying to predict the upcoming NCAA Tournament field, and they've come out with a new edition of their bracketology that is sure to be obsolete by this time tomorrow; Thursday at the latest.
As you can see, West Virginia still earns a No. 10 seed, but that could all change dramatically with their performance in the Big East Conference Championship, which gets started Tuesday in New York.
As for Pitt and Penn State, it looks like they'll have to win their conference tournaments to earn a spot in the field, but that doesn't really come as much of a surprise.
Here is the complete Bracketology from SB Nation.
(1) SOUTH
Atlanta (Fri/Sun)(2) EAST
Boston (Thu/Sat)
Louisville (Thu/Sat)
Pittsburgh (Thu/Sat)
1
Kentucky (SEC)
1
Syracuse (Big East)
16
MVSU/North Texas
16
UNC Asheville (Big South)
8
Kansas State
8
Saint Louis
9
Cincinnati
9
Alabama
Nashville (Fri/Sun)
Albuquerque (Thu/Sat)
↓ 5
Florida State
5
MURRAY STATE (OVC)
12
Colorado State
12
BYU
4
Wisconsin
4
Baylor
13
USF/Xavier
13
South Dakota St. (Summit)
Albuquerque (Thu/Sat)
Nashville (Fri/Sun)
6
Louisville
6
Wichita State
11
Harvard (Ivy)
11
Long Beach St. (Big West)
3
Indiana
3
Michigan
14
Nevada (WAC)
14
Akron (MAC)
Omaha (Fri/Sun)
Greensboro (Fri/Sun)
7
New Mexico
↓ 7
Florida
10
West Virginia
10
Connecticut
2
Missouri
2
Duke
15
Montana (Big Sky)
15
Bucknell (Patriot)
(4) WEST
Phoenix (Thu/Sat)(3) MIDWEST
St. Louis (Fri/Sun)
Greensboro (Fri/Sun)
Omaha (Fri/Sun)
1
North Carolina (ACC)
1
Kansas (Big 12)
16
Savannah State/Stony Brook
16
UT Arlington (Southland)
8
Iowa State
8
Memphis (C-USA)
9
Purdue
9
Virginia
Portland (Thu/Sat)
Portland (Thu/Sat)
↑ 5
CREIGHTON (MVC)
5
San Diego State (MWC)
12
Seton Hall
12
VCU (CAA)
↑ 4
UNLV
4
Temple (A-10)
13
Drexel/Northwestern
13
DAVIDSON (SoCon)
Pittsburgh (Thu/Sat)
Columbus (Fri/Sun)
↑ 6
St. Mary's (WCC)
6
Gonzaga
11
Southern Mississippi
11
Washington (Pac-12)
3
Georgetown
3
Marquette
14
LOYOLA (MD) (MAAC)
14
BELMONT (A-Sun)
Columbus (Fri/Sun)
Louisville (Thu/Sat)
7
Vanderbilt
↓ 7
Notre Dame
↓ 10
California
10
Mississippi State
2
Michigan State (Big Ten)
2
Ohio State
15
Valparaiso (Horizon)
15
Long Island U.(NEC)
FIRST FOUR (Dayton)
Tuesday: To Louisville
Tuesday: To Portland
16
Miss. Valley State (SWAC)
13
Drexel
16
North Texas (Sun Belt)
↓ 13
Northwestern
Wednesday: To Greensboro
Wednesday: To Nashville
16
Savannah State (MEAC)
↓ 13
South Florida
16
Stony Brook (AmEast)
13
Xavier
After the rundown, I'll have a look at the Last Four In and Last Four Out for Tuesday, which are remarkably similar to Monday, thanks to the absence of major conference action.
BIDS BY CONFERENCE | LAST FOUR BYES | ARRIVALS | DEPARTURES |
Big East: 10 |
Southern Mississippi | North Texas | Denver |
Big Ten: 8 | BYU | South Dakota State | Oral Roberts |
Big 12: 5 | Colorado State | ||
SEC: 5 | Seton Hall | ||
ACC: 4 |
LAST FOUR IN | PROCEDURAL SHIFTS | |
MWC: 4 |
Xavier | None | |
A-10: 3 | Northwestern | ||
WCC: 3 | USF | ||
CAA: 2 | Drexel | ||
C-USA: 2 | LAST FOUR OUT | ||
MVC: 2 | Texas | ||
Pac-12: 2 | Tennessee | ||
1-Bid Conferences: 19 | Miami | ||
N.C. State | |||
NEXT FOUR OUT | |||
Oregon | |||
Dayton | |||
Mississippi | |||
Oral Roberts |
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