March Madness midseason report Andy Katz breaks down 2018 NCAA tournament hopefuls
March Madness midseason report: Andy Katz breaks down 2018 NCAA tournament hopefuls NCAA.com
Home: 1-30
Neutral: 1-50
Away: 1-75 Quadrant 2
Home: 31-75
Neutral: 51-100
Away: 76-135 Quadrant 3
Home: 76-160
Neutral: 101-200
Away: 136-240 Quadrant 4
Home: 161 and above.
Neutral: 201 and above
Away: 241 and above So let’s play some predictions using the official of the likely teams in the field. There are 36 at-large berths. But there will be multiple berths out of the ACC, Big Ten, Big East, Big 12, SEC, Pac-12 and American. Let’s give the WCC and the A-10 two bids for now. That would mean there would be a total of 45 teams that would make the field out of this list. Here are the top 68 in the RPI through Jan. 7. The most important quadrants are the first two so those are the ones listed. For the purposes of this snapshot, I will tag each team with a projection label of being safe, stable, unlikely, TBD or nope. There are a number of lower-profile teams sandwiched among elite teams. That’s why the numbers are not the sole tool for a bid. Some of the rankings may surprise some people for teams in the top 25 or the Power 36 while other teams in the top 68 in the RPI have no shot of being at-large candidates. This is a fluid situation and will change daily. But as the season heads into the meat of the conference season, this should give everyone a good idea of where their respective team stands. Rank Team (Overall Record) Quadrant 1 Record Quadrant 2 Record Status 1 Duke (13-2) 3-0 5-2 Safe 2 Virginia (14-1) 2-1 2-0 Safe 3 Xavier (15-2) 2-2 4-0 Safe 4 Seton Hall (14-2) 3-1 2-0 Safe 5 Clemson (14-1) 2-1 3-0 Safe 6 Villanova (14-1) 2-1 3-0 Safe 7 Oklahoma (12-2) 2-2 1-0 Safe 8 North Carolina (12-4) 3-3 1-0 Safe. 9 Arizona State (13-2) 3-2 3-0 Safe 10 Tennessee (10-4) 2-4 3-0 Safe 11 Kansas (12-3) 4-2 2-1 Safe 12 Kentucky (12-3) 0-3 5-0 Safe 13 Auburn (14-1) 3-1 2-0 Safe 14 West Virginia (14-1) 3-1 3-0 Safe 15 Purdue (15-2) 4-1 2-1 Safe 16 Nevada (15-3) 1-2 3-0 Stable 17 Arkansas (11-4) 2-4 1-0 Safe 18 TCU (13-2) 2-2 3-0 Safe 19 Wichita State (13-2) 1-2 5-0 Safe 20 Rhode Island (11-3) 1-3 1-0 Stable 21 Texas Tech (14-1) 2-1 2-0 Safe 22 Miami (13-2) 3-0 0-1 Safe 23 Michigan State (15-2) 1-2 2-0 Safe 24 Arizona (12-4) 3-2 1-2 Safe 25 Ohio State (13-4) 1-3 3-1 Safe 26 Butler (12-5) 2-4 2-1 Safe 27 Florida State (12-3) 2-2 1-1 Safe 28 Texas A&M (11-4) 3-2 1-1 Safe 29 Buffalo (9-5) 0-3 1-2 Nope 30 Missouri (10-4) 2-2 1-1 TBD 31 Syracuse (12-4) 1-1 1-3 TBD 32 Louisville (11-4) 0-4 0-0 TBD 33 Middle Tennessee (10-4) 0-2 1-1 Unlikely 34 Cincinnati (14-2) 4-2 2-0 Safe 35 Creighton (13-3) 1-2 3-1 Safe 36 Saint Mary's (15-2) 1-1 1-0 TBD 37 Notre Dame (12-3) 2-1 1-0 Stable 38 Georgia (11-3) 2-1 3-1 Stable 39 Michigan (13-3) 1-2 1-1 Stable 40 Temple (7-8) 2-4 2-1 Nope 41 Lipscomb (8-5) 0-4 1-1 Nope 42 St. Bonaventure (11-4) 3-1 1-1 Stable 43 Marquette (11-5) 1-4 3-1 TBD 44 UCLA (12-4) 1-2 1-1 TBD 45 Boise State (12-3) 0-2 2-0 TBD 46 Providence (11-6) 3-2 0-3 TBD 47 Washington (12-4) 2-2 1-2 TBD 48 Florida (11-4) 3-3 1-0 Safe 49 Maryland (13-4) 1-4 1-0 TBD 50 Wyoming (10-5) 0-3 4-0 Nope 51 Alabama (9-6) 2-2 2-3 TBD 52 Western Kentucky (10-5) 1-1 1-2 Nope 53 Houston (12-3) 2-1 1-1 TBD 54 San Diego State (9-4) 1-2 2-0 Nope 55 William & Mary: (9-4) 0-3 0-0 Nope 56 USC (11-6) 1-3 1-1 TBD 57 St. John's (9-6) 0-4 1-1 Nope 58 UCF (12-4) 1-3 3-1 TBD 59 Texas (10-5) 2-2 3-3 Stable 60 UC Davis (8-5) 0-3 1-2 Nope 61 Utah (10-5) 1-4 1-0 Nope 62 New Mexico State (11-3) 1-1 0-1 Nope 63 South Dakota State (10-5) 1-4; 2-1 Nope 64 South Carolina (9-5) 0-3 2-2 Nope 65 Gonzaga (14-3) 2-3 2-0 Safe 66 Mississippi State (12-2) 1-1 0-1 Nope 67 Elon (9-6) 0-1 1-3 Nope 68 SMU (12-5) 1-2 3-2. TBD . Follow his . The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions.
CHAMPS
PRESENTED BY College football is over. Two months remain of the regular season in college basketball. Only a handful of conference games have been played. The SEC-Big 12 Challenge is the top remaining non-conference event. RELATED: Resumes are being formed. Opportunities are shrinking for a number of teams. The pressure is on. The NCAA tournament selection committee will have plenty of data to peruse. But the new word is quadrant. Road and neutral-site wins/games are more important than ever. These are the to remember: Quadrant 1Home: 1-30
Neutral: 1-50
Away: 1-75 Quadrant 2
Home: 31-75
Neutral: 51-100
Away: 76-135 Quadrant 3
Home: 76-160
Neutral: 101-200
Away: 136-240 Quadrant 4
Home: 161 and above.
Neutral: 201 and above
Away: 241 and above So let’s play some predictions using the official of the likely teams in the field. There are 36 at-large berths. But there will be multiple berths out of the ACC, Big Ten, Big East, Big 12, SEC, Pac-12 and American. Let’s give the WCC and the A-10 two bids for now. That would mean there would be a total of 45 teams that would make the field out of this list. Here are the top 68 in the RPI through Jan. 7. The most important quadrants are the first two so those are the ones listed. For the purposes of this snapshot, I will tag each team with a projection label of being safe, stable, unlikely, TBD or nope. There are a number of lower-profile teams sandwiched among elite teams. That’s why the numbers are not the sole tool for a bid. Some of the rankings may surprise some people for teams in the top 25 or the Power 36 while other teams in the top 68 in the RPI have no shot of being at-large candidates. This is a fluid situation and will change daily. But as the season heads into the meat of the conference season, this should give everyone a good idea of where their respective team stands. Rank Team (Overall Record) Quadrant 1 Record Quadrant 2 Record Status 1 Duke (13-2) 3-0 5-2 Safe 2 Virginia (14-1) 2-1 2-0 Safe 3 Xavier (15-2) 2-2 4-0 Safe 4 Seton Hall (14-2) 3-1 2-0 Safe 5 Clemson (14-1) 2-1 3-0 Safe 6 Villanova (14-1) 2-1 3-0 Safe 7 Oklahoma (12-2) 2-2 1-0 Safe 8 North Carolina (12-4) 3-3 1-0 Safe. 9 Arizona State (13-2) 3-2 3-0 Safe 10 Tennessee (10-4) 2-4 3-0 Safe 11 Kansas (12-3) 4-2 2-1 Safe 12 Kentucky (12-3) 0-3 5-0 Safe 13 Auburn (14-1) 3-1 2-0 Safe 14 West Virginia (14-1) 3-1 3-0 Safe 15 Purdue (15-2) 4-1 2-1 Safe 16 Nevada (15-3) 1-2 3-0 Stable 17 Arkansas (11-4) 2-4 1-0 Safe 18 TCU (13-2) 2-2 3-0 Safe 19 Wichita State (13-2) 1-2 5-0 Safe 20 Rhode Island (11-3) 1-3 1-0 Stable 21 Texas Tech (14-1) 2-1 2-0 Safe 22 Miami (13-2) 3-0 0-1 Safe 23 Michigan State (15-2) 1-2 2-0 Safe 24 Arizona (12-4) 3-2 1-2 Safe 25 Ohio State (13-4) 1-3 3-1 Safe 26 Butler (12-5) 2-4 2-1 Safe 27 Florida State (12-3) 2-2 1-1 Safe 28 Texas A&M (11-4) 3-2 1-1 Safe 29 Buffalo (9-5) 0-3 1-2 Nope 30 Missouri (10-4) 2-2 1-1 TBD 31 Syracuse (12-4) 1-1 1-3 TBD 32 Louisville (11-4) 0-4 0-0 TBD 33 Middle Tennessee (10-4) 0-2 1-1 Unlikely 34 Cincinnati (14-2) 4-2 2-0 Safe 35 Creighton (13-3) 1-2 3-1 Safe 36 Saint Mary's (15-2) 1-1 1-0 TBD 37 Notre Dame (12-3) 2-1 1-0 Stable 38 Georgia (11-3) 2-1 3-1 Stable 39 Michigan (13-3) 1-2 1-1 Stable 40 Temple (7-8) 2-4 2-1 Nope 41 Lipscomb (8-5) 0-4 1-1 Nope 42 St. Bonaventure (11-4) 3-1 1-1 Stable 43 Marquette (11-5) 1-4 3-1 TBD 44 UCLA (12-4) 1-2 1-1 TBD 45 Boise State (12-3) 0-2 2-0 TBD 46 Providence (11-6) 3-2 0-3 TBD 47 Washington (12-4) 2-2 1-2 TBD 48 Florida (11-4) 3-3 1-0 Safe 49 Maryland (13-4) 1-4 1-0 TBD 50 Wyoming (10-5) 0-3 4-0 Nope 51 Alabama (9-6) 2-2 2-3 TBD 52 Western Kentucky (10-5) 1-1 1-2 Nope 53 Houston (12-3) 2-1 1-1 TBD 54 San Diego State (9-4) 1-2 2-0 Nope 55 William & Mary: (9-4) 0-3 0-0 Nope 56 USC (11-6) 1-3 1-1 TBD 57 St. John's (9-6) 0-4 1-1 Nope 58 UCF (12-4) 1-3 3-1 TBD 59 Texas (10-5) 2-2 3-3 Stable 60 UC Davis (8-5) 0-3 1-2 Nope 61 Utah (10-5) 1-4 1-0 Nope 62 New Mexico State (11-3) 1-1 0-1 Nope 63 South Dakota State (10-5) 1-4; 2-1 Nope 64 South Carolina (9-5) 0-3 2-2 Nope 65 Gonzaga (14-3) 2-3 2-0 Safe 66 Mississippi State (12-2) 1-1 0-1 Nope 67 Elon (9-6) 0-1 1-3 Nope 68 SMU (12-5) 1-2 3-2. TBD . Follow his . The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions.