Thanks to the solid work of @ksu_FAN and a wise suggestion from @MelsTavern, this post will house an updated look at the teams K-State appears to be competing with both for seeding and position in the NCAA Tournament.
As results come in, we'll update this original post with number numbers. Discussion through the thread is encouraged and welcome (as are notifications of results), but you should be able to return to the top to see the latest updates.
Also, to try and get our best guess at how many spots are available in the 68-team field, let's try and breakdown how many spots are claimed.
One-bid leagues
American (3): Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston
A-10 (1): Rhode Island
ACC (8): Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Clemson, Miami, Florida State, N.C. State, Virginia Tech
Big 12 (5): Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Oklahoma, TCU
Big East (5): Xavier, Villanova, Butler, Seaton Hall, Creighton
Big Ten (4): Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan
C-USA (0): None, but could be a potential two-bid league if MTSU doesn't win tournament
MWC (1): Nevada
Pac 12 (2): Arizona, Arizona State
SEC (6): Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Florida, Arkansas
WCC (1): Gonzaga
If accurate, that locks up another 37 spots (counting at least one from C-USA). That brings the total of spots locked up to 58.
Assuming no bids are "stolen," that leaves 10 spots for the following teams. The teams are ordered by their current standing on bracketmatrix.com.
Alabama: 5-7 tier 1, 5-5 tier 2, 2-7 road. Has @aTm left.
Missouri: 6-7 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 5-6 road. Has Arkansas left.
St. Mary's: 1-1 tier 1, 2-1 tier 2, 10-1 road. Conference tourney left.
USC: 3-5 tier 1, 5-3 tier 2, 6-5 road. Has @Utah, UCLA left.
K-State: 3-9 tier 1, 6-0 tier 2, 6-5 road. Has BU left.
Providence: 4-7 tier 1, 4-1 tier 2, 4-6 road. Has @Xavier and St John's left.
St. Bonaventure: 4-2 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 8-4 road. Has @St Louis left.
Louisville: 3-8 tier 1, 1-2 tier 2, 4-6 road. Has Virginia, @NC State left.
Baylor: 4-10 tier 1, 2-3 tier 2, 2-8 road. Has @K-State left.
Texas: 5-10 tier 1, 3-3 tier 2, 4-7 road. Has WVU left.
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UCLA: 3-6 tier 1, 3-1 tier 2, 2-7 road. Has @USC left.
Syracuse: 2-7 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 4-5 road. Has @BC and Clemson left.
Washington: 3-5 tier 1, 2-3 tier 2, 5-5 road. Has Oregon State and Oregon left.
Nebraska: 1-5 tier 1, 2-3 tier 2, 4-7 road. Big Ten Tournament.
Miss St: 3-7 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 2-7 road. Has @LSU left.
Boise State: 1-2 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 6-5 road. Has Wyoming left.
Marquette: 4-7 tier 1, 3-4 tier 2, 5-5 road. Has Creighton left.
Notre Dame: 2-7 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 5-6 road. Has Pitt, @Virginia left.
As results come in, we'll update this original post with number numbers. Discussion through the thread is encouraged and welcome (as are notifications of results), but you should be able to return to the top to see the latest updates.
Also, to try and get our best guess at how many spots are available in the 68-team field, let's try and breakdown how many spots are claimed.
One-bid leagues
- America East
- Atlantic Sun
- Big Sky
- Big South
- Big West
- CAA
- Horizon
- Ivy
- MAAC
- MAC
- MEAC
- MVC
- Northeast
- OVC
- Patriot
- Southern
- Southland
- SWAC
- Summit
- Sun Belt
- WAC
American (3): Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston
A-10 (1): Rhode Island
ACC (8): Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Clemson, Miami, Florida State, N.C. State, Virginia Tech
Big 12 (5): Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Oklahoma, TCU
Big East (5): Xavier, Villanova, Butler, Seaton Hall, Creighton
Big Ten (4): Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan
C-USA (0): None, but could be a potential two-bid league if MTSU doesn't win tournament
MWC (1): Nevada
Pac 12 (2): Arizona, Arizona State
SEC (6): Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Florida, Arkansas
WCC (1): Gonzaga
If accurate, that locks up another 37 spots (counting at least one from C-USA). That brings the total of spots locked up to 58.
Assuming no bids are "stolen," that leaves 10 spots for the following teams. The teams are ordered by their current standing on bracketmatrix.com.
Alabama: 5-7 tier 1, 5-5 tier 2, 2-7 road. Has @aTm left.
Missouri: 6-7 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 5-6 road. Has Arkansas left.
St. Mary's: 1-1 tier 1, 2-1 tier 2, 10-1 road. Conference tourney left.
USC: 3-5 tier 1, 5-3 tier 2, 6-5 road. Has @Utah, UCLA left.
K-State: 3-9 tier 1, 6-0 tier 2, 6-5 road. Has BU left.
Providence: 4-7 tier 1, 4-1 tier 2, 4-6 road. Has @Xavier and St John's left.
St. Bonaventure: 4-2 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 8-4 road. Has @St Louis left.
Louisville: 3-8 tier 1, 1-2 tier 2, 4-6 road. Has Virginia, @NC State left.
Baylor: 4-10 tier 1, 2-3 tier 2, 2-8 road. Has @K-State left.
Texas: 5-10 tier 1, 3-3 tier 2, 4-7 road. Has WVU left.
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UCLA: 3-6 tier 1, 3-1 tier 2, 2-7 road. Has @USC left.
Syracuse: 2-7 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 4-5 road. Has @BC and Clemson left.
Washington: 3-5 tier 1, 2-3 tier 2, 5-5 road. Has Oregon State and Oregon left.
Nebraska: 1-5 tier 1, 2-3 tier 2, 4-7 road. Big Ten Tournament.
Miss St: 3-7 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 2-7 road. Has @LSU left.
Boise State: 1-2 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 6-5 road. Has Wyoming left.
Marquette: 4-7 tier 1, 3-4 tier 2, 5-5 road. Has Creighton left.
Notre Dame: 2-7 tier 1, 4-2 tier 2, 5-6 road. Has Pitt, @Virginia left.
