47 Tourney Games Thursday Will Cut Down 158 Teams Still Alive for Title

47 Tourney Games Thursday Will Cut Down 158 Teams Still Alive for Title

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).

  1. Akron, MAC  Must win conference tourney
  2. Alabama, SEC, 17 rank of Middle 20
  3. Alabama A&M, SWAC  Must win conference tourney
  4. Alabama St., SWAC  Must win conference tourney
  5. Albany, AE  Must win conference tourney
  6. Alcorn St., SWAC  Must win conference tourney
  7. Arizona, P12, lock to get bid
  8. Arizona St., P12, 19 rank of Middle 20
  9. Arkansas, SEC  Must win conference tourney
  10. Baylor, B12, 6 rank of Middle 20
  11. Belmont, OVC, lock to get bid
  12. Bethune Cookman, MEAC  Must win conference tourney
  13. Boise St., MWC, 4 rank of Middle 20
  14. Boston College, ACC  Must win conference tourney
  15. Bucknell, Pat, have auto bid
  16. Buffalo, MAC  Must win conference tourney
  17. Butler, A10, lock to get bid
  18. Cal Poly, BW  Must win conference tourney
  19. Cal St. Fullerton, BW  Must win conference tourney
  20. California, P12, lock to get bid
  21. Charlotte, A10  Must win conference tourney
  22. Cincinnati, BE, lock to get bid
  23. Clemson, ACC  Must win conference tourney
  24. Colorado, P12, lock to get bid
  25. Colorado St., MWC, lock to get bid
  26. Creighton, MVC, lock to get bid
  27. Davidson, SC, have auto bid
  28. Dayton, A10  Must win conference tourney
  29. Delaware St., MEAC  Must win conference tourney
  30. Denver, WAC  Must win conference tourney
  31. Detroit, Horz, 20 rank of Middle 20
  32. Duke, ACC, lock to get bid
  33. Duquesne, A10  Must win conference tourney
  34. East Carolina, CUSA  Must win conference tourney
  35. Eastern Michigan, MAC  Must win conference tourney
  36. Florida, SEC, lock to get bid
  37. Florida Gulf Coast, ASun, have auto bid
  38. Florida St., ACC  Must win conference tourney
  39. Fordham, A10  Must win conference tourney
  40. George Washington, A10  Must win conference tourney
  41. Georgetown, BE, lock to get bid
  42. Georgia, SEC  Must win conference tourney
  43. Georgia Tech, ACC  Must win conference tourney
  44. Gonzaga, WCC, lock to get bid
  45. Hampton, MEAC  Must win conference tourney
  46. Harvard, Ivy, have auto bid
  47. Hawaii, BW  Must win conference tourney
  48. Houston, CUSA  Must win conference tourney
  49. Idaho, WAC  Must win conference tourney
  50. Illinois, B10, lock to get bid
  51. Indiana, B10, lock to get bid
  52. Iona, MAAC, have auto bid
  53. Iowa, B10, 15 rank of Middle 20
  54. Iowa St., B12, 8 rank of Middle 20
  55. Jackson St., SWAC  Must win conference tourney
  56. James Madison, CAA, have auto bid
  57. Kansas, B12, lock to get bid
  58. Kansas St., B12, lock to get bid
  59. Kent St., MAC  Must win conference tourney
  60. Kentucky, SEC, 11 rank of Middle 20
  61. La Salle, A10, lock to get bid
  62. Lamar, Slnd  Must win conference tourney
  63. Liberty, BSth, have auto bid
  64. Long Beach St., BW  Must win conference tourney
  65. Long Island, NEC  have auto bid
  66. Louisiana St., SEC  Must win conference tourney
  67. Louisiana Tech, WAC, 9 rank of Middle 20
  68. Louisville, BE, lock to get bid
  69. Marquette, BE, lock to get bid
  70. Maryland, ACC, 18 rank of Middle 20
  71. Massachusetts, A10  Must win conference tourney
  72. McNeese St., Slnd  Must win conference tourney
  73. Memphis, CUSA, lock to get bid
  74. Miami FL, ACC, lock to get bid
  75. Michigan, B10, lock to get bid
  76. Michigan St., B10, lock to get bid
  77. Middle Tennessee, SB, lock to get bid
  78. Minnesota, B10, lock to get bid
  79. Mississippi, SEC, 10 rank of Middle 20
  80. Mississippi St., SEC  Must win conference tourney
  81. Missouri, SEC, lock to get bid
  82. Montana, BSky  Must win conference tourney
  83. Montana St., BSky  Must win conference tourney
  84. Morgan St., MEAC  Must win conference tourney
  85. Nebraska, B10  Must win conference tourney
  86. Nevada Las Vegas, MWC, lock to get bid
  87. New Mexico, MWC, lock to get bid
  88. New Mexico St., WAC  Must win conference tourney
  89. North Carolina, ACC, lock to get bid
  90. North Carolina A&T, MEAC  Must win conference tourney
  91. North Carolina St., ACC, lock to get bid
  92. North Dakota, BSky  Must win conference tourney
  93. Northern Arizona, BSky  Must win conference tourney
  94. Northern Colorado, BSky  Must win conference tourney
  95. Northwestern, B10  Must win conference tourney
  96. Northwestern St., Slnd  Must win conference tourney
  97. Notre Dame, BE, lock to get bid
  98. Ohio, MAC  Must win conference tourney
  99. Ohio St., B10, lock to get bid
  100. Oklahoma, B12, lock to get bid
  101. Oklahoma St., B12, lock to get bid
  102. Oral Roberts, Slnd  Must win conference tourney
  103. Oregon, P12, lock to get bid
  104. Pacific, BW  Must win conference tourney
  105. Penn St., B10  Must win conference tourney
  106. Pittsburgh, BE, lock to get bid
  107. Prairie View A&M, SWAC  Must win conference tourney
  108. Providence, BE, 12 rank of Middle 20
  109. Purdue, B10  Must win conference tourney
  110. Rhode Island, A10  Must win conference tourney
  111. Richmond, A10  Must win conference tourney
  112. Saint Joseph’s, A10  Must win conference tourney
  113. Sam Houston St., Slnd  Must win conference tourney
  114. San Diego St., MWC, lock to get bid
  115. Savannah St., MEAC  Must win conference tourney
  116. South Dakota St., Sum  lock to get bid
  117. Southeastern Louisiana, Slnd  Must win conference tourney
  118. Southern, SWAC  Must win conference tourney
  119. Southern Mississippi, CUSA, 13 rank of Middle 20
  120. Southern Utah, BSky  Must win conference tourney
  121. St. Bonaventure, A10  Must win conference tourney
  122. St. Louis, A10, lock to get bid
  123. St. Mary’s, WCC, 1 rank of Middle 20
  124. Stephen F. Austin, Slnd  Must win conference tourney
  125. Syracuse, BE, lock to get bid
  126. Temple, A10, 2 rank of Middle 20
  127. Tennessee, SEC, 5 rank of Middle 20
  128. Texas, B12  Must win conference tourney
  129. Texas A&M, SEC  Must win conference tourney
  130. Texas Arlington, WAC  Must win conference tourney
  131. Texas El Paso, CUSA  Must win conference tourney
  132. Texas San Antonio, WAC  Must win conference tourney
  133. Texas St., WAC  Must win conference tourney
  134. Texas Tech, B12  Must win conference tourney
  135. Tulane, CUSA  Must win conference tourney
  136. Tulsa, CUSA  Must win conference tourney
  137. UAB, CUSA  Must win conference tourney
  138. UC Davis, BW  Must win conference tourney
  139. UC Irvine, BW  Must win conference tourney
  140. UC Santa Barbara, BW  Must win conference tourney
  141. UCLA, P12, lock to get bid
  142. Utah, P12  Must win conference tourney
  143. Utah St., WAC  Must win conference tourney
  144. Valparaiso, Horz, have auto bid
  145. Vanderbilt, SEC  Must win conference tourney
  146. Vermont, AE  Must win conference tourney
  147. Villanova, BE, 3 rank of Middle 20
  148. Virginia, ACC, 14 rank of Middle 20
  149. Virginia Commonwealth, A10, lock to get bid
  150. Virginia Tech, ACC  Must win conference tourney
  151. Wake Forest, ACC  Must win conference tourney
  152. Washington, P12  Must win conference tourney
  153. Weber St., BSky  Must win conference tourney
  154. Western Kentucky, SB, have auto bid
  155. Western Michigan, MAC  Must win conference tourney
  156. Wichita St., MVC, lock to get bid
  157. Wisconsin, B10, lock to get bid
  158. Xavier, A10  Must win conference tourney

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