Less than a month away from tournament time, we still have major questions about several conferences and teams. I'll predict the tournament field and results, give reasons why, and update it each week. Here are my calls as of 2/20. Seeds are listed L-R. Left most seed is top team for that group. (Pitt will get #1 overall seed, UConn is top #2 seed...)
# 1 SEEDS: Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Memphis
Skinny: The top 3 seeds are self-explanatory. Memphis should win out, including their conference tournament, and UConn will lose a few more without Jerome Dyson.
#2 SEEDS: Connecticut, Wake Forest, Michigan State, Duke
Skinny: Michigan State would probably be a #7 seed if they played in a conference. Duke slips into this group with a 101-91 win vs Wake today.
#3 SEEDS: Missouri, Villanova, Marquette, Louisville
Skinny: The #3 seeds are where the drop-off begins. A team like Mizzou couldn't compete with some of the teams above it. 5 Big East teams land in the top 3 seeds.
#4 SEEDS: Clemson, Arizona State, Xavier, Kansas
#5 SEEDS: UCLA, Gonzaga, Washington, Purdue
#6 SEEDS: LSU, Purdue, Illinois, Tennessee
#7 SEEDS: California, Florida State, Utah, Butler
#8 SEEDS: Dayton, West Virginia, Syracuse, Arizona
#9 SEEDS: Wisconsin, BYU, Utah State, Minnesota
#10 SEEDS: Boston College, Kentucky, South Carolina, Ohio State
#11 SEEDS: Texas, Davidson (SoCon), Siena, Florida
#12 SEEDS: Virginia Tech, VCU (CAA), Providence, Penn State
#13 SEEDS: UNLV, Oklahoma State, Creighton (MVC), Buffalo (MAC)
#14 SEEDS: Vermont (America East), WKU (Sun Belt), American (Patriot), Weber St. (Big Sky)
#15 SEEDS: ND State (Summit), Robert Morris (Northeast), UT-Martin (OVC), Cornell (Ivy)
#16 SEEDS: Morgan State (MEAC), Stephen F. Austin (Southland), Jacksonville (A-Sun)
Play-In Game: Long Beach (Big West) vs. South Dakota (Ind.)
Last Six In: Florida, Virginia Tech, Providence, Penn State, UNLV, Oklahoma State
Last Six Out: Miami (FL), Cincinnati, Georgetown, Michigan, St. Mary's, Temple
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