March Madness is quickly approaching, and this article is meant to help us gauge who will fill the field of 68 come March 17th (Selection Sunday). “Locks” are teams that I believe are safely in the NCAA Tournament. “Work left to do” is simply what it says, meaning the team has some work to do to receive an at-large bid. Lastly, if a team does not make it in this article, I am giving them realistically no chance to make it, unless a miracle happens.
A10
Locks: Conference Tournament Winner
Work left to do: Davidson and VCU
AAC
Locks: Houston and Cincinnati
Work left to do: UCF and Temple
ACC
Locks: Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisville, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, NC State
Work left to do: Clemson and Boston College
Big 12
Locks: Kansas State, Kansas, Texas Tech, Iowa State
Work left to do: TCU, Baylor, Texas, Oklahoma
Big East
Locks: Marquette and Villanova
Work left to do: St. Johns, Seton Hall, Butler, Creighton
Big Ten
Locks: Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Iowa, Maryland, Purdue, Wisconsin
Work left to do: Ohio State, Minnesota, Indiana, Nebraska
PAC 12
Locks: Washington
Work left to do: Oregon State, Arizona State, Colorado
SEC
Locks: Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss State, Auburn
Work left to do: Alabama, Florida, Arkansas
Mid-Majors
Locks: Gonzaga, Nevada, Wofford, Buffalo
Work left to do: Belmont, Lipscomb, Utah State, New Mexico State, Murray State, Hofstra, UNC Greensboro, Fresno State, Yale, Liberty, Furman, San Fran
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