Invite to Edition 3.1 of the Sporting News’ NCAA Tournament forecasts, understood around these parts as the Field of 68.
This weekend is final regular-season salvo for some leagues and the heart of conference competitions for others. It’s the time when EVERY GAME appears SUPER IMPORTANT, and the teams that handle those feelings best will likely be most delighted with the results.
Today brings simply a partial upgrade, with statistics and seeds just. The remarks for each seed line will return with our Monday forecast, and we’ll provide you seeds/stats updates every day next week as Choice Sunday methods.
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For conferences that have actually ended up regular-season play, the automated quote (in parenthesis) goes to the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament (or the highest staying seed). For all others, the quote goes to the team with the least conference losses. In case of an incorporate the L column, the quote is offered to the team with the best NET score.
Projected No. 1 seeds
Kansas (Big 12), Gonzaga (WCC), Baylor, Dayton (A-10)
Kansas (26 -3): NET/Pom/Sag: 1/1/1. vs. Q1: 11 -3. vs. Q2: 8-0. vs. Q3/4: 7-0
Gonzaga (29 -2): NET/Pom/Sag: 2/2/2. vs. Q1: 6-2. vs. Q2: 3-0. vs. Q3/4: 20 -0
Baylor (26 -3): NET/Pom/Sag: 5/3/4. vs. Q1: 11 -1. vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Dayton (28 -2): NET/Pom/Sag: 3/4/8. vs. Q1: 5-2. vs. Q2: 7-0. vs. Q3/4: 16 -0
Projected No. 2 seeds
San Diego State (MWC), Florida State, Seton Hall (Big East), Michigan State (Big 10)
San Diego State (28 -1): NET/Pom/Sag: 4/4/7. vs. Q1: 4-0. vs. Q2: 6-0. vs. Q3/4: 18 -1
Florida State (25 -5): NET/Pom/Sag: 11/17/ 5. vs. Q1: 6-3. vs. Q2: 8-2. vs. Q3/4: 11 -0
Seton Hall (21 -8): NET/Pom/Sag: 14/16/10 vs. Q1: 10 -6. vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 6-0
Michigan State (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 7/7/3. vs. Q1: 7-8. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 8-0
Projected No. 3 seeds
Maryland, Louisville (ACC), Duke, Creighton
Maryland (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 18/13/20 vs. Q1: 6-7. vs. Q2: 7-0. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Louisville (24 -6): NET/Pom/Sag: 8/9/15 vs. Q1: 4-5. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 14 -0
Duke (24 -6): NET/Pom/Sag: 6/6/12 vs. Q1: 5-3. vs. Q2: 6-2. vs. Q3/4: 13 -1
Creighton (22 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 12/18/18 vs. Q1: 8-7. vs. Q2: 6-0. vs. Q3/4: 8-0
Projected No. 4 seeds
Kentucky, Villanova, Oregon (Pac-12), Ohio State
Kentucky (24 -6): NET/Pom/Sag: 21/30/11 vs. Q1: 7-3. vs. Q2: 6-2. vs. Q3/4: 11 -1
Villanova (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 17/19/ 8. vs. Q1: 8-6. vs. Q2: 7-1. vs. Q3/4: 8-0
Oregon (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 16/20/21 vs. Q1: 7-5. vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Ohio State (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 15/ 8/6. vs. Q1: 6-8. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 9-0
Projected No. 5 seeds
Butler, BYU, Penn State, Wisconsin
Butler (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 17/26/26 vs. Q1: 9-6. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 7-0
BYU (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 9/10/16 vs. Q1: 4-4. vs. Q2: 4-3. vs. Q3/4: 15 -0
Penn State (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 30/23/23 vs. Q1: 7-7. vs. Q2: 6-2. vs. Q3/4: 8-0
Wisconsin (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 26/25/13 vs. Q1: 8-8. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 8-1
Projected No. 6 seeds
Auburn, Iowa, Colorado, Michigan
Auburn (24 -6): NET/Pom/Sag: 35/41/45 vs. Q1: 4-3. vs. Q2: 9-2. vs. Q3/4: 11 -1
Iowa (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 34/24/27 vs. Q1: 9-7. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 7-2
Colorado (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 23/28/57 vs. Q1: 7-4. vs. Q2: 4-3. vs. Q3/4: 10 -2
Michigan (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 24/11/15 vs. Q1: 6-10 vs. Q2: 5-1. vs. Q3/4: 7-0
Projected No. 7 seeds
West Virginia, Arizona, Illinois, Virginia
West Virginia (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 20/12/38 vs. Q1: 5-7. vs. Q2: 6-3. vs. Q3/4: 9-0
Arizona (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 10/15/33 vs. Q1: 3-7. vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 12 -1
Illinois (19-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 37/31/25 vs. Q1: 5-7. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 10 -1
Virginia (22 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 47/45/22 vs. Q1: 5-3. vs. Q2: 6-3. vs. Q3/4: 11 -1
Projected No. 8 seeds
Saint Mary’s, Houston, Indiana, Marquette
Saint Mary’s (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 29/35/39 vs. Q1: 3-4. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 16 -2
Houston (22 -8): NET/Pom/Sag: 20/14/19 vs. Q1: 2-5. vs. Q2: 8-2. vs. Q3/4: 12 -0
Indiana (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 52/36/29 vs. Q1: 5-9. vs. Q2: 4-2. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Marquette (18-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 25/29/37 vs. Q1: 5-9. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 7-0
Projected No. 9 seeds
Oklahoma, LSU, Providence, USC
Oklahoma (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 46/37/34 vs. Q1: 5-9. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 8-0
LSU (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 33/40/44 vs. Q1: 4-8. vs. Q2: 7-1. vs. Q3/4: 9-1
Providence (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 40/47/28 vs. Q1: 7-8. vs. Q2: 5-0. vs. Q3/4: 6-4
USC (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 41/52/53 vs. Q1: 4-7. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 11 -1
Projected No. 10 seeds
Texas Tech, Xavier, Florida, Rutgers
Texas Tech (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 22/21/36 vs. Q1: 3-9. vs. Q2: 4-3. vs. Q3/4: 11 -0
Xavier (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 42/44/31 vs. Q1: 3-10 vs. Q2: 7-1. vs. Q3/4: 9-0
Florida (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 28/32/24 vs. Q1: 3-8. vs. Q2: 6-3. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Rutgers (18-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 31/27/35 vs. Q1: 4-9. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 10 -1
Projected No. 11 seeds
Stanford, Arizona State, Texas, Northern Iowa (MVC), ETSU (Southern)
Stanford (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 27/34/62 vs. Q1: 4-5. vs. Q2: 3-4. vs. Q3/4: 13 -1
* Arizona State (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 53/62/69 vs. Q1: 5-8. vs. Q2: 4-3. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
* Texas (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 56/50/30 vs. Q1: 5-7. vs. Q2: 2-4. vs. Q3/4: 12 -0
Projected No. 12 seeds
UCLA, Purdue, Stephen F. Austin (Southland), Tulsa (AAC), Liberty (Atlantic Sun)
* UCLA (18-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 76/79/60 vs. Q1: 6-6. vs. Q2: 3-3. vs. Q3/4: 9-2
* Purdue (16-14): NET/Pom/Sag: 32/22/18 vs. Q1: 4-11 vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 7-1
No. 13 seeds: Yale (Ivy), North Texas (C-USA), Akron (MAC), Vermont (America East)
No. 14 seeds: Belmont (Ohio Valley), Wright State (Horizon), UC Irvine (Big West), Colgate (Patriot)
No. 15 seeds: New Mexico State (WAC), North Dakota State (Top), Hofstra (Colonial), Radford (Big South)
No. 16 seeds: Eastern Washington (Big Sky), Little Rock (Sun Belt), * Robert Morris (Northeast), * Siena (MAAC), * Grassy Field View A&M (SWAC), * North Carolina Central (MEAC)
* First 4 teams
Newbies: Eastern Washington, Purdue, Texas, Tulsa
Left: Mississippi State, Montana, Rhode Island, Wichita State
Bubble kids
First 4 out:
Cincinnati (19-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 49/43/32 vs. Q1: 2-6. vs. Q2: 8-0. vs. Q3/4: 9-4
Wichita State (22 -8): NET/Pom/Sag: 48/42/43 vs. Q1: 2-6. vs. Q2: 7-2. vs. Q3/4: 13 -0
Utah State (22 -8): NET/Pom/Sag: 38/39/42 vs. Q1: 2-4. vs. Q2: 2-2. vs. Q3/4: 18 -2
N.C. State (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 59/55/58 vs. Q1: 4-5. vs. Q2: 4-5. vs. Q3/4: 10 -2
Next 4 out:
Richmond (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 44/48/61 vs. Q1: 2-4. vs. Q2: 2-2. vs. Q3/4: 19 -1
Mississippi State (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 51/51/51 vs. Q1: 2-6. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 12 -2
Rhode Island (20 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 57/67/74 vs. Q1: 1-5. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 14 -1
Tennessee (17-13): NET/Pom/Sag: 55/57/41 vs. Q1: 3-9. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 9-1
Next next 4 out:
Arkansas (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 43/46/48 vs. Q1: 3-5. vs. Q2: 4-6. vs. Q3/4: 12 -0
Memphis (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 60/60/46 vs. Q1: 2-5. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 13 -3
South Carolina (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 63/63/56 vs. Q1: 3-8. vs. Q2: 6-2. vs. Q3/4: 9-2
Notre Dame (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 58/61/52 vs. Q1: 2-7. vs. Q2: 2-4. vs. Q3/4: 14 -1