It’s been a crazy week across the college basketball landscape.
Since Feb. 18, teams ranked 1, 3, 4, and 6 have all lost. Kentucky continues to be Jekyll and Hyde. Road games continue to serve as traps for presumed top-tier teams.
That’s been the case all year. Will it continue into March?
Seeding for the men’s NCAA Tournament outside of the top line has been haywire all season. A bad week can take a team from a near lock to off the bubble.
So what’s the field look like this week? Who’d be in if the Dance started today?
Following is a look at the 10 leagues likely to earn multiple bids. D-1 includes 32 conferences, and 22 of those are likely to be one-bid leagues.
Atlantic 10
Lock
Dayton
In the hunt
Richmond, Loyola Chicago
ACC
Locks
North Carolina, Duke, Virginia
In the hunt
Wake Forest, Clemson, Pittsburgh
American Athletic Conference
Lock
Florida Atlantic
In the hunt
South Florida, Charlotte, SMU
Big 12
Locks
Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor, Texas Tech, BYU
In the hunt
TCU, Oklahoma, Texas
Big East
Locks
UCONN, Marquette, Creighton
In the hunt
Seton Hall, Providence, Butler
Big Ten
Locks
Purdue, Illinois
In the hunt
Wisconsin, Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan State
Mountain West
Locks
San Diego State, Colorado State, Utah State, New Mexico
In the hunt
Boise State, Nevada
Pac-12
Locks
Arizona, Washington State
In the hunt
Oregon, Colorado, Utah
SEC
Locks
Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, South Carolina, Florida
In the hunt
Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
West Coast Conference
Lock
St. Mary’s
In the hunt
Gonzaga
