College Basketball: 2012-13 NCAA Tournament Projections
The first college basketball games of the NCAA Tournament are more than four months from the start of the season, which begins Nov. 9, but it's never too early to start projections for March Madness.
Here is our best guess of how the field might appear Tournament play begins on March 19 with the First Four in Dayton.
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1 | Indiana | Louisville | Kentucky | Kansas |
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2 | Ohio State | Arizona | Michigan | Syracuse |
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3 | Duke | Michigan State | NC State | UCLA |
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4 | Missouri | San Diego State | North Carolina | UNLV |
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5 | Baylor | Memphis | Notre Dame | Florida |
6 | Tennessee | Florida State | Marquette | Creighton |
7 | VCU | Cincinnati | Georgia | Minnesota |
8 | Kansas State | Texas | Oklahoma State | Wisconsin |
9 | BYU | Saint Mary's | Cal | Saint Louis |
10 | Pittsburgh | West Virginia | Georgetown | USF |
11 | Colorado State | New Mexico | Wichita State | Temple |
12 | Stanford/Marshall | Miami/Arkansas | Drexel | Harvard |
13 | Davidson | Utah State | Ohio | Murray State |
14 | Middle Tennessee | Valparaiso | Lehigh | Long Beach State |
15 | Oral Roberts | LIU-Brooklyn | South Dakota State | Montana |
16 | Savannah State | Vermont | Charleston Southern/ | Loyola (Md.)/ |
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Projected NIT Field |
NCAA Tournament bids by conference
Big East (8): Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, USF
Big 12 (6): Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia
Big Ten (6): Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin
ACC (5): Duke, Florida State, Miami, NC State, North Carolina
SEC (5): Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Mountain West (4): Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV
Pac-12 (4): Arizona, Cal, Stanford, UCLA
Atlantic 10 (3): Saint Louis, Temple, VCU
West Coast (3): BYU, Gonzaga, Saint Mary's
Conference USA (2): Marshall, Memphis
Missouri Valley (2): Creighton, Wichita State
America East: Vermont
Atlantic Sun: Mercer
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: Charleston Southern
Big West: Long Beach State
Colonial: Drexel
Horizon: Valparaiso
Ivy: Harvard
MAAC: Loyola (Md.)
MAC: Ohio
MEAC: Savannah State
Northeast: LIU-Brooklyn
Ohio Valley: Murray State
Patriot: Lehigh
Southern: Davidson
Southland: Oral Roberts
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee
SWAC: Southern
WAC: Utah State
