Less than 36 hours remain until the selection committee unveils the 2010 brackets, and most of the field looks fairly solid. However, upsets in the ACC, Atlantic 10, Big Ten and SEC could lead to trouble for the teams on the precipice of falling out of the field.
A couple of teams out west, namely Washington and San Diego State, have benefited from the failure of Atlantic 10 and Big East bubble teams to solidify their résumés. In the Mountain West semifinals, the Aztecs scored an important second win against New Mexico. They can avoid the need for at-large bid at all if they beat UNLV in the championship game today. Meanwhile, the Huskies simply continue to win, dispatching Stanford in the Pac-10 semifinals. Win or lose against California in the championship game, Washington should be in.
With the late addition of Washington and San Diego State to the field, teams like Rhode Island, South Florida and Dayton are on the outside looking in. And only the Rams can do anything about it because the Bulls and Flyers have already lost in their conference tournaments. Rhode Island can make a stronger case for the NCAA Tournament with a win against Temple in the Atlantic 10 semifinals. The Rams have only one win against the RPI top 50, so even an upset against the Owls might not be enough to make the field.
A slew of automatic bids are on the line today. Check out the bracket as the stand Saturday morning, and let us know if they look right to you or totally out of whack.
Here are the latest brackets and links to previous projections.
- Mock Tournament 8.0
- Mock Tournament 7.0
- Mock Tournament 6.0
- Mock Tournament 5.0
- Mock Tournament 4.0
- Mock Tournament 3.0
- Mock Tournament 2.0
- Mock Tournament 1.0
Teams in bold have won an automatic bid.
Midwest(St. Louis)
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(1) Kansas vs. (16) North Texas (Oklahoma City)
(8) Gonzaga vs. (9) Northern Iowa (Oklahoma City) (4) Temple vs. (13) Montana (Spokane) (5) Vanderbilt vs. (12) Cornell (Spokane) (2) Wisconsin vs. (15) Sam Houston State (New Orleans) (7) UNLV vs. (10) UTEP (New Orleans) (3) Georgetown vs. (14) Morgan State (Providence) (6) Richmond vs. (11) Florida State (Providence) |
West(Salt Lake City)
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(1) Duke vs. (16) East Tennessee State (Jacksonville)
(8) Old Dominion vs. (9) Utah State (Jacksonville) (4) Villanova vs. (13) California (Spokane) (5) Texas A&M vs. (12) Mississippi (Spokane) (2) Purdue vs. (15) Robert Morris (Milwaukee) (7) Louisville vs. (10) Florida (Milwaukee) (3) New Mexico vs. (14) Oakland (San Jose) (6) Oklahoma State vs. (11) Washington (San Jose) |
East(Syracuse) |
(1) Kentucky vs. (16) Lehigh (Milwaukee)
(8) Notre Dame vs. (9) Saint Mary’s (Milwaukee) (4) Baylor vs. (13) Virginia Tech (San Jose) (5) Maryland vs. (12) San Diego State (San Jose) (2) West Virginia vs. (15) Vermont (Buffalo) (7) Butler vs. (10) Georgia Tech (Buffalo) (3) Ohio State vs. (14) Wofford (Jacksonville) (6) BYU vs. (11) Missouri (Jacksonville) |
South(Houston) |
(1) Syracuse vs. (16) Winthrop/Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Buffalo)
(8) Clemson vs. (9) Texas (Buffalo) (4) Tennessee vs. (13) Murray State (New Orleans) (5) Xavier vs. (12) Siena (New Orleans) (2) Kansas State vs. (15) UC Santa Barbara (Oklahoma City) (7) Marquette vs. (10) Illinois (Oklahoma City) (3) Pittsburgh vs. (14) Akron (Providence) (6) Michigan State vs. (11) Wake Forest (Providence) |
Last Eight In: |
Georgia Tech
Illinois Florida State Washington Missouri Florida San Diego State Mississippi Virginia Tech |
First Eight Out:
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Rhode Island
South Florida Minnesota Dayton California UAB Cincinnati Seton Hall |
Conference
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Big East: 8
ACC: 7 Big 12: 7 Big Ten: 5 SEC: 5 Mountain West: 4 Atlantic 10: 3 Pac-10: 2 West Coast: 2 22 one-bid conferences |
