College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1 / Teams predicted rank in Conference
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown, simply filling in the 16 conference Champs from the bottom 16 leagues, obviously eliminates 16 of the 68 spots available. ODU projected as a 13 seed.
Bracketolgy Link...
http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology
Old Dominion Is the #1 selection for CUSA at number 76.
UPDATED 8/29/2016
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon
#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #5 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
#114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten
Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in BOLD and in parenthesis .
1). ACC
(13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, )
2). Big Ten
(12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota]
3). PAC 12
(11) [@11 Stanford, #10 Oregon State]
4). SEC
(11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State]
5). BIG XII
(8) -]
6). Big East
(8) -]
7). Atlantic 10
(8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure]
8). American
(6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis ]
9). MWC
(6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado
10). MAC
(5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron)
11). Missouri Valley
(5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
12). CAA
(5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston]
13). West Coast
(4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
14). Big West
(4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine ]
15). Ivy League
(3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard ]
16). Horizon
(2) [#2 Green Bay,]
17). Big South
(2) [#2 UNC Asheville ,)
18). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
19). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
20). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
21). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
22). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
23). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
24). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
25). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
26). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
27). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)
Link....
http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 76
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ
7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #2 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Iowa #4 BIG 10 22-11
23 Syracuse #6 ACC 23-14 .
24 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
25 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
26 Baylor #5 BIG XII 22-12
27 California #3 PAC 12 23-11
28 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
29 Vanderbilt #3 SEC 19-14
30 Butler #4 BE 22-11
31 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
32 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
33 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
34 Texas #6 BIG XII 20-13
35 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
36 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
37 Utah #4 PAC 12 27-9
38 Valparaiso #1 Horz 30-7 NCAA AQ
39 SMU #3 AAC 25-5
40 Florida #4 SEC 21-15
41 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
42 Providence #6 BE 24-11
43 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
44 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
45 George Washington #3 A10 28-10
46 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
47 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14
48 Texas Tech #7 BIG XII 19-13
49 Kansas St.#8 BIG XII 17-16 --------- At Large Bid Start Range
50 USC #5 PAC 12 21-13
51 Hawaii #1 BW 28-6
52 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
53 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range
54 Dayton #4 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
55 Georgetown #7 BE 15-18 NIT Invite
56 Colorado #6 PAC 12 22-12 NIT Invite
57 Oregon St. #7 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite
58 Princeton Ivy 22-7 AQ
59 Washington #8 PAC 12 19-15 NIT Invite
60 Georgia #6 SEC 20-14 NIT Invite
61 Mississippi #7 SEC 20-12 NIT Invite
62 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 NCAA .AQ
63 North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 NIT Invite
64 Northwestern #8 BIG 10 20-12 or Ohio St. #8 BIG 10 21-14 NIT Invite
65 UCLA #9 PAC 12 15-17 NIT Invite
66 James Madison #2 CAA 21-11
67 Marquette #8 BE 20-13
68 Arizona St. #10 PAC 12 15-17
69 Nevada # 2 MWC 24-14
70 Davidson #5 A10 20-13
71 UNLV 18-15 #3 MWC or New Mexico #3 MWC 17-15
72 Ball St. #1 MAC 21-14 or Buffalo MAC 20-15
73 Winthrop #1 Big South
[b]THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
CUSA - 2 teams remain after 8/14/16
[color=#FF0000]RED Teams selected after my prediction