We are winding down toward selection Sunday, now just 2 weeks away, and some Conference Tournaments get underway this week. Many teams have punched their ticket to the Big Dance, some others are close, and some others with work to do, and perhaps a surprise or two. Let’s take a look at who is likely in, and who is on the bubble.<\/p>\n
Click here to view MrEast\u2019s Daily Picks Page \u2014-><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (31):<\/strong><\/p>\n AMERICAN EAST – VERMONT AT LARGE ALREADY PUCHED THEIR TICKET: (28)<\/strong><\/p>\n DUKE THAT LEAVES 6 SPOTS FOR WHAT AS I SEE AS 15 TEAMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n LIKELY IN:<\/strong><\/p>\n SOUTH CAROLINA: At 20-7 on the season and an RPI of 50, they will have to play themselves out, rather than in FATE DECIDED IN THE UPCOMING 2 WEEKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n UNLV NEEDS A LOT OF BREAKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n VIRGINIA TECH: RPI of 73 is need of improvement There can be a lot of arguements made for all the above teams, and the last week, along with the Conference Tournaments are going to play a big role in who rises, and who falls.<\/p>\n There is also one other caveat, and it is one noone of the bubble teams want to see. There are a few teams, that if they don’t win their confernce tournament they will get an at large bid, reducing the at large bids by one for everyone that gets upset in a single bid conference.<\/p>\n TEAMS FROM 1 BID CONFERENCES THAT LOSE THEIR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT WOULD STILL GET A BID:<\/strong><\/p>\n GONZAGA Hope your favorite team is on this list, and if I had to pick the 4 number 1 seeds right now, my choices would be:<\/strong><\/p>\n PITTSBURGH \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n Version two for online sports capper MrEast as he brakes down the teams that will make the field of 65, by covering the teams that are in, the bubble teams, the conference champs and more…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1415],"tags":[11195,10142,6019,10941,8960,10942,4325,7272,6860,8423,10943,10144,6978,10940,10944],"class_list":["post-9088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-cbb-cappers","tag-cbb-gambling-tips","tag-college-hoops-handicapping","tag-conference-champions","tag-march-madness","tag-march-madness-handicaping","tag-mr-east","tag-mr-east-picks","tag-mreast-picks","tag-ncaa-hoops-handicapping","tag-ncaa-tournament-handicapping","tag-ncaa-tourney","tag-ncaab-handicapping","tag-projecting-the-ncaa-tournament-field","tag-the-field-of-65"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9088"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9106,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9088\/revisions\/9106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nACC – NC
\nATL SUN – JACKSONVILLE
\nATL-10 – XAVIER
\nBIG EAST – CONNECTICUT
\nBIG SKY – WEBER ST.
\nBIG SO. – RADFORD
\nBIG-10 – MICHIGAN ST.
\nBIG-12 – KANSAS
\nBIG WEST – CS NORTH RIDGE
\nCOLONIAL – VCU
\nC-USA – MEMPHIS
\nHORIZON – BUTLER
\nIVY – CORNELL
\nMAAC – SIENA
\nMID AMER – BUFFALO
\nMEAC – MORGAN ST.
\nMVC – CREIGHTON
\nMTN WEST – UTAH
\nN’EAST – RBT MORRIS
\nOVC – TENN MARTIN
\nPAC-10 – WASHINGTON
\nPATRIOT – AMERICAN
\nSEC – LSU
\nSOUTHERN – DAVIDSON
\nSOUTHLAND – SF AUSTIN
\nSUMMIT – N. DAKOTA ST.
\nSUN BELT – W. KENTUCKY
\nSWAC – ALABAMA ST.
\nWCAC – GONZAGA
\nWAC – UTAH ST.<\/p>\n
\nWAKE FOREST
\nFLORIDA ST
\nCLEMSON
\nLOUISVILLE
\nMARQUETTE
\nSYRACUSE
\nPITT
\nVILLONOVA
\nW. VIRGINIA
\nILLINOIS
\nWISCONSIN
\nPURDUE
\nOKLAHOMA
\nTEXAS
\nMISSOURI
\nOKLAHOMA ST.
\nKANSAS ST.
\nBYU
\nSAN DIEGO ST.
\nN. MEXICO
\nUCLA
\nCALIFORNIA
\nAZ ST.
\nAZ
\nFLORIDA
\nTENNESSEE
\nKENTUCKY<\/p>\n
\nOHIO ST.: They are 18-9 and 8-8 in the Big-10. Their RPI is a borderline 46, and have a strong chance to get in, but better add to the win total to make sure.
\nMINNESOTA: They are 20-8 and 8-8. They are similar to Ohio St. with an RPI of 47. Better keep winning to be sure.<\/p>\n
\nST. MARY’S
\nTEXAS A&M
\nBOSTON COLLEGE: Likely in but with an RPI of 61 can’t guarantee it.
\nPENN ST. Like a lot of other teams work to be done: RPI 79 will hurt bad
\nTEXAS A&M: RPI 49, looks to be in ok shape, but more wins would aid the cause
\nUNLV: RPI 48, and definately needs some work<\/p>\n
\nMARYLAND: RPI of 70 needs some work, and just 1 road win
\nPROVIDENCE: RPI of 74 needs some work
\nAUBURN: RPI of 65 needs some work
\nHOUSTON: RPI of 56 is gonna be tough to get in
\nDAYTON: 24-5 and it will be very difficult to keep them out, but 78 RPI says, don’t take it for granted!
\nTEAMS WITH GREAT RPI’S BUT NEED WORK:
\nMIAMI,FLA.: RPI 26. Just 17 wins but a very solid RPI, but 6-8 record in conference play, needs some work, but have a shot
\nGEORGETOWN: Record is just 15-12 but #1 schedule in the country, and an RPI of 21. A few years ago, Georgia was rewarded by playing the toughest schedule in the country, a low RPI and just a 16-13 record, so the Hoyas aren’t dead, but need work.
\nALA-BIRM: RPI is 32 very solid, and they have a 20-9 record, but in a dead conferenc. They are definately in the hunt, and a few more wins, it will be hard to keep them out.<\/p>\n
\nUTAH ST.
\nBUTLER
\nCREIGHTON
\nDAVIDSON<\/p>\n
\nUCONN
\nN. CAROLINA
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