Here’s my latest projected NCAA tournament field of 68.
| Seed | Team | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse* | Big East |
| 2 | Baylor | Big 12 |
| 3 | Creighton* | Missouri Valley |
| 4 | Florida | SEC |
| 5 | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 6 | Florida State* | ACC |
| 7 | Seton Hall | Big East |
| 8 | Dayton | Atlantic 10 |
| 9 | Harvard* | Ivy |
| 10 | Memphis | Conference USA |
| 11 | Mississippi | SEC |
| 12 | BYU/Iowa State | Play-in |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee* | Sun Belt |
| 14 | George Mason* | CAA |
| 15 | Bucknell* | Patriot |
| 16 | Norfolk State* | MEAC |
| Seed | Team | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky* | SEC |
| 2 | North Carolina | ACC |
| 3 | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| 4 | Murray State* | Ohio Valley |
| 5 | Marquette | Big East |
| 6 | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| 7 | Saint Mary's* | WCC |
| 8 | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 9 | Temple | Atlantic 10 |
| 10 | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 11 | New Mexico | Mountain West |
| 12 | N.C. State/Central Florida | Play-in |
| 13 | Davidson* | Southern |
| 14 | Belmont* | Atlantic Sun |
| 15 | Nevada* | WAC |
| 16 | Long Island* | Northeast |
| Seed | Team | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State* | Big Ten |
| 2 | Missouri | Big 12 |
| 3 | Georgetown | Big East |
| 4 | UNLV* | MWC |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 7 | Gonzaga | WCC |
| 8 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley |
| 9 | Louisville | Big East |
| 10 | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 11 | Xavier | Atlantic 10 |
| 12 | Saint Louis* | Atlantic 10 |
| 13 | Oral Roberts* | Summit |
| 14 | Akron* | MAC |
| 15 | Cleveland State* | Horizon |
| 16 | Stony Brook*/UNC Asheville* | Play-in |
| Seed | Team | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas* | Big 12 |
| 2 | Duke | ACC |
| 3 | West Virginia | Big East |
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 5 | Connecticut | Big East |
| 6 | San Diego State | MWC |
| 7 | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 8 | Virginia | ACC |
| 9 | Alabama | SEC |
| 10 | California* | Pac-12 |
| 11 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi* | Conference USA |
| 13 | Long Beach State* | Big West |
| 14 | Iona* | MAAC |
| 15 | Weber State* | Big Sky |
| 16 | Texas-Arlington*/Miss. Valley State | Play-in |
Top seeds
Kentucky: The Wildcats have been dominant of late, and Coach John Calipari is still not satisfied.
Syracuse: The Orange needs center Fab Melo, who anchors Syracuse’s zone defense, back from suspension to make title run.
Ohio State: Jared Sullinger and Co. are starting to pick up steam as they emerge as the favorite in the nation’s strongest league.
Kansas: Baylor and Missouri are formidable challengers, but the Big 12 may still belong to the Jayhawks again.
Rising
Wisconsin: The Badgers have three quality victories since their three-game losing skid a month ago.
Saint Louis: Coach Rick Majerus’s team won three straight, including claiming its best win of the season at Xavier.
George Mason: The Patriots are hot, but they are not going to claim what would be considered a quality victory in CAA play.
Wichita State: Overshadowed by league front-runner Creighton, the Shockers show that the Missouri Valley is two-bid league.
Falling
Indiana: This has still been a resurgent season for the Hoosiers even though they have lost four of their last five games.
Xavier: Just when you thought it was safe to jump back on the bandwagon, the enigmatic Musketeers lose two straight.
Marshall: Ten days ago, Marshall looked like the potential favorite in Conference USA before dropping three straight games.
Colorado State: The Rams have a strong RPI but a small margin for error as they sink in the MWC standings.
Sleepers
Saint Mary’s: The Gaels, one of the nation’s best shooting teams inside the three-point arc, are poised for another run in the NCAAs.
Middle Tennessee: The Sun Belt favorite, which does not rely heavily on three-point shooting, should earn a respectable double-digit seed.
Long Beach State: Dan Monson has done an excellent job navigating the nation’s third-strongest nonleague schedule.
Davidson: They are back and dangerous. Davidson shoots nearly 80 percent from the free-throw line.
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