With less than a week until conference tournaments get underway and a new understanding of how the men’s NCAA tournament selection committee is thinking after Saturday’s top 16 release, it’s officially crunch time in bracket world. So what’s new after a big weekend that saw upsets, tight finishes and plenty of needle-moving wins? Sports Illustrated updates its projected field of 68 as we get closer to Selection Sunday.
On the Bubble
Last Four Byes:
San Francisco
Creighton
Notre Dame
Indiana
Last Four In:
San Diego State
Memphis
Rutgers
SMU
First Four Out:
BYU
North Carolina
VCU
Oklahoma
Next Four Out:
Belmont
Oregon
Dayton
Kansas State
Welcome back to the field, San Diego State.