In a week we have dropped from 295 to 158 teams who can still win the national title if they win out, but 47 games on Thursday will eliminate many of them. In a Pac 12 thriller, Washington was able to hold off a huge rally and win 64-62 on a late Desmond Simmons shot to make their rival Washington State the 189th team eliminated. Below is a list of the teams who still have a chance to go all the way.
If a team is in the Middle 20, then their rank is shown (1 rank having the best chance, 20 rank having the least chance). Other teams “must win their conference tourney” to make the NCAA, while others are already in the tournament (lock or auto).
- Akron, MAC Must win conference tourney
- Alabama, SEC, 17 rank of Middle 20
- Alabama A&M, SWAC Must win conference tourney
- Alabama St., SWAC Must win conference tourney
- Albany, AE Must win conference tourney
- Alcorn St., SWAC Must win conference tourney
- Arizona, P12, lock to get bid
- Arizona St., P12, 19 rank of Middle 20
- Arkansas, SEC Must win conference tourney
- Baylor, B12, 6 rank of Middle 20
- Belmont, OVC, lock to get bid
- Bethune Cookman, MEAC Must win conference tourney
- Boise St., MWC, 4 rank of Middle 20
- Boston College, ACC Must win conference tourney
- Bucknell, Pat, have auto bid
- Buffalo, MAC Must win conference tourney
- Butler, A10, lock to get bid
- Cal Poly, BW Must win conference tourney
- Cal St. Fullerton, BW Must win conference tourney
- California, P12, lock to get bid
- Charlotte, A10 Must win conference tourney
- Cincinnati, BE, lock to get bid
- Clemson, ACC Must win conference tourney
- Colorado, P12, lock to get bid
- Colorado St., MWC, lock to get bid
- Creighton, MVC, lock to get bid
- Davidson, SC, have auto bid
- Dayton, A10 Must win conference tourney
- Delaware St., MEAC Must win conference tourney
- Denver, WAC Must win conference tourney
- Detroit, Horz, 20 rank of Middle 20
- Duke, ACC, lock to get bid
- Duquesne, A10 Must win conference tourney
- East Carolina, CUSA Must win conference tourney
- Eastern Michigan, MAC Must win conference tourney
- Florida, SEC, lock to get bid
- Florida Gulf Coast, ASun, have auto bid
- Florida St., ACC Must win conference tourney
- Fordham, A10 Must win conference tourney
- George Washington, A10 Must win conference tourney
- Georgetown, BE, lock to get bid
- Georgia, SEC Must win conference tourney
- Georgia Tech, ACC Must win conference tourney
- Gonzaga, WCC, lock to get bid
- Hampton, MEAC Must win conference tourney
- Harvard, Ivy, have auto bid
- Hawaii, BW Must win conference tourney
- Houston, CUSA Must win conference tourney
- Idaho, WAC Must win conference tourney
- Illinois, B10, lock to get bid
- Indiana, B10, lock to get bid
- Iona, MAAC, have auto bid
- Iowa, B10, 15 rank of Middle 20
- Iowa St., B12, 8 rank of Middle 20
- Jackson St., SWAC Must win conference tourney
- James Madison, CAA, have auto bid
- Kansas, B12, lock to get bid
- Kansas St., B12, lock to get bid
- Kent St., MAC Must win conference tourney
- Kentucky, SEC, 11 rank of Middle 20
- La Salle, A10, lock to get bid
- Lamar, Slnd Must win conference tourney
- Liberty, BSth, have auto bid
- Long Beach St., BW Must win conference tourney
- Long Island, NEC have auto bid
- Louisiana St., SEC Must win conference tourney
- Louisiana Tech, WAC, 9 rank of Middle 20
- Louisville, BE, lock to get bid
- Marquette, BE, lock to get bid
- Maryland, ACC, 18 rank of Middle 20
- Massachusetts, A10 Must win conference tourney
- McNeese St., Slnd Must win conference tourney
- Memphis, CUSA, lock to get bid
- Miami FL, ACC, lock to get bid
- Michigan, B10, lock to get bid
- Michigan St., B10, lock to get bid
- Middle Tennessee, SB, lock to get bid
- Minnesota, B10, lock to get bid
- Mississippi, SEC, 10 rank of Middle 20
- Mississippi St., SEC Must win conference tourney
- Missouri, SEC, lock to get bid
- Montana, BSky Must win conference tourney
- Montana St., BSky Must win conference tourney
- Morgan St., MEAC Must win conference tourney
- Nebraska, B10 Must win conference tourney
- Nevada Las Vegas, MWC, lock to get bid
- New Mexico, MWC, lock to get bid
- New Mexico St., WAC Must win conference tourney
- North Carolina, ACC, lock to get bid
- North Carolina A&T, MEAC Must win conference tourney
- North Carolina St., ACC, lock to get bid
- North Dakota, BSky Must win conference tourney
- Northern Arizona, BSky Must win conference tourney
- Northern Colorado, BSky Must win conference tourney
- Northwestern, B10 Must win conference tourney
- Northwestern St., Slnd Must win conference tourney
- Notre Dame, BE, lock to get bid
- Ohio, MAC Must win conference tourney
- Ohio St., B10, lock to get bid
- Oklahoma, B12, lock to get bid
- Oklahoma St., B12, lock to get bid
- Oral Roberts, Slnd Must win conference tourney
- Oregon, P12, lock to get bid
- Pacific, BW Must win conference tourney
- Penn St., B10 Must win conference tourney
- Pittsburgh, BE, lock to get bid
- Prairie View A&M, SWAC Must win conference tourney
- Providence, BE, 12 rank of Middle 20
- Purdue, B10 Must win conference tourney
- Rhode Island, A10 Must win conference tourney
- Richmond, A10 Must win conference tourney
- Saint Joseph’s, A10 Must win conference tourney
- Sam Houston St., Slnd Must win conference tourney
- San Diego St., MWC, lock to get bid
- Savannah St., MEAC Must win conference tourney
- South Dakota St., Sum lock to get bid
- Southeastern Louisiana, Slnd Must win conference tourney
- Southern, SWAC Must win conference tourney
- Southern Mississippi, CUSA, 13 rank of Middle 20
- Southern Utah, BSky Must win conference tourney
- St. Bonaventure, A10 Must win conference tourney
- St. Louis, A10, lock to get bid
- St. Mary’s, WCC, 1 rank of Middle 20
- Stephen F. Austin, Slnd Must win conference tourney
- Syracuse, BE, lock to get bid
- Temple, A10, 2 rank of Middle 20
- Tennessee, SEC, 5 rank of Middle 20
- Texas, B12 Must win conference tourney
- Texas A&M, SEC Must win conference tourney
- Texas Arlington, WAC Must win conference tourney
- Texas El Paso, CUSA Must win conference tourney
- Texas San Antonio, WAC Must win conference tourney
- Texas St., WAC Must win conference tourney
- Texas Tech, B12 Must win conference tourney
- Tulane, CUSA Must win conference tourney
- Tulsa, CUSA Must win conference tourney
- UAB, CUSA Must win conference tourney
- UC Davis, BW Must win conference tourney
- UC Irvine, BW Must win conference tourney
- UC Santa Barbara, BW Must win conference tourney
- UCLA, P12, lock to get bid
- Utah, P12 Must win conference tourney
- Utah St., WAC Must win conference tourney
- Valparaiso, Horz, have auto bid
- Vanderbilt, SEC Must win conference tourney
- Vermont, AE Must win conference tourney
- Villanova, BE, 3 rank of Middle 20
- Virginia, ACC, 14 rank of Middle 20
- Virginia Commonwealth, A10, lock to get bid
- Virginia Tech, ACC Must win conference tourney
- Wake Forest, ACC Must win conference tourney
- Washington, P12 Must win conference tourney
- Weber St., BSky Must win conference tourney
- Western Kentucky, SB, have auto bid
- Western Michigan, MAC Must win conference tourney
- Wichita St., MVC, lock to get bid
- Wisconsin, B10, lock to get bid
- Xavier, A10 Must win conference tourney
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