Richmond moves out of the field in favor of Xavier after their close lose at Saint Louis. The Spiders need to beat Saint Joe’s on Monday and then pick up a few wins in the A-10 tourney to have a shot at the field.
Drake picked up another win at Bradley yesterday and faces a rematch with the Braves in Peoria this afternoon. I think Drake should feel pretty good about their at-large chances if they win today, they could probably withstand a loss in Arch Madness.
1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State
2: Illinois, Alabama, Villanova, Iowa
3: West Virginia, Houston, Florida State, Oklahoma
4: Creighton, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee
5: Purdue, Arkansas, Virginia, USC
6: Wisconsin, Clemson, Texas Tech, Colorado
7: Florida, Missouri, Rutgers, Oklahoma State
8: BYU, Loyola Chicago, LSU, San Diego State
9: Virginia Tech, UCLA, Oregon, Louisville
10: Maryland, North Carolina, VCU, Boise State
11: Drake, St. Bonaventure, Wichita State, Michigan State
12: (Connecticut/Colorado State), (Indiana/Xavier), Western Kentucky, Colgate
13: UC Santa Barbara, Belmont, Winthrop, Toledo
14: Furman, Abilene Christian, Wright State, Liberty
15: Eastern Washington, Grand Canyon, Siena, James Madison
16: UMBC, Texas State, (Bryant/South Dakota), (Prairie View A&M/North Carolina A&T)
First Four Out: Minnesota, Georgia Tech, Seton Hall, Richmond
Next Four Out: Mississippi, Duke, Western Kentucky, SMU
Also Considered: Stanford, Saint Louis, Memphis, Syracuse
Moving In: Xavier, Bryant
Moving Out: Richmond, Wagner
Bids by Conference:
Big Ten: 10
Big 12: 7
ACC: 6
SEC: 6
Big East: 4
Pac-12: 4
Mountain West: 3
American: 2
Atlantic 10: 2
Missouri Valley: 2
West Coast: 2