Not much to offer as a prelude, except that if you’re looking for Baylor and Notre Dame, you’ve come to the wrong place.
Both teams have played their way out of the 65-team to this point. That’s what long losing streaks in league play will do.
SEE RELATED:
Onto the full field projection through last night’s games:
EAST REGION
Philadelphia
(1) Connecticut vs. (16) AMERICA EAST/Boston U.
(8) Dayton vs. (9) Brigham Young
Portland, Ore.
(4) UCLA vs. (13) CAA/Northeastern
(5) HORIZON/Butler vs. (12) Miami
Minneapolis
(3) BIG TEN/Michigan State vs. (14) SUMMIT/North Dakota State
(6) Syracuse vs. (11) South Carolina
Miami
(2) Clemson vs. (15) BIG SOUTH/VMI
(7) SOUTHERN/Davidson vs. (10) MAAC/Siena
SOUTH REGION
Greensboro, N.C.
(1) North Carolina vs. (16) MEAC/Morgan State
(8) Arizona State vs. (9) SEC/Louisiana State
Portland, Ore.
(4) Villanova vs. (13) SUN BELT/Western Kentucky
(5) Purdue vs. (12) UNLV
Kansas City, Mo.
(3) ATLANTIC 10/Xavier vs. (14) IVY/Cornell
(6) Missouri vs. (11) MOUNTAIN WEST/Utah
Minneapolis
(2) BIG EAST/Marquette vs. (15) BIG WEST/Long Beach State
(7) Ohio State vs. (10) Virginia Tech
MIDWEST REGION
Kansas City, Mo.
(1) BIG 12/Oklahoma vs. (16) OVC/Morehead State
(8) West Virginia vs. (9) Florida State
Miami
(4) CONFERENCE USA/Miami vs. (13) MAC/Buffalo
(5) PAC-10/Washington vs. (12) Penn State
Philadelphia
(3) Wake Forest vs. (14) PATRIOT/American
(6) Illinois vs. (11) Arizona
Dayton, Ohio
(2) Louisville vs. (15) NEC/Robert Morris
(7) Tennessee vs. (10) WAC/Utah State
WEST REGION
Dayton, Ohio
(1) Pittsburgh vs. (16) SWAC/Alabama State-SOUTHLAND/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
(8) California vs. (9) Boston College
Boise, Idaho
(4) WCC/Gonzaga vs. (13) MVC/Northern Iowa
(5) Texas vs. (12) Kentucky
Boise, Idaho
(3) Kansas vs. (14) BIG SKY/Weber State
(6) Florida vs. (11) San Diego State
Greensboro, N.C.
(2) ACC/Duke vs. (15) ATLANTIC SUN/East Tennessee State
(7) Minnesota vs. (10) Georgetown
Last four in: UNLV, Kentucky, San Diego State, Penn State
Last four out: Southern California, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Texas A&M
Next four out: Michigan, Providence, Saint Mary’s, Northwestern
Multi-bid leagues: Big East (8), ACC (8), Big Ten (6), Pac-10 (5), SEC (5), Big 12 (4), Mountain West (4), A-10 (2)
Moving in: Arizona, Boston College, Boston U., Brigham Young, Louisiana State, Morehead State, Penn State, San Diego State, Weber State
Moving out: Austin Peay, Baylor, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Portland State, Providence, Saint Mary’s, Vermont
—- Patrick Stevens
