We're just one more day away from Selection Sunday. Where
fans like us, wonder where the Hurricanes will sit in the field tomorrow.
Let’s break down who’s in, who’s out, who’s earning a one-seed and update the NCAA Tournament Sheet.
Conference Champs
17 teams have already earned auto-bids. Check out what teams have already put themselves into the bracket, but just waiting for their seeding:
- America East: UMBC
- ASUN: Queens
- Big Sky: Idaho
- Big South: High Point
- CAA: Hofstra
- Horizon: Wright State
- MAAC: Siena
- MEAC: Howard
- Missouri Valley: UNI
- NEC: LIU
- Ohio Valley: Tennessee State
- Patriot League: Lehigh
- SoCon: Furman
- Southland: McNeese
- Summit League: North Dakota State
- Sun Belt: Troy
- WCC: Gonzaga
Little over half of the 31 conference have been completed. The Big 12, MAC, ACC, WAC, MWC, SWAC, Big East, and the C-USA will all come today.
Joe Lunardi's Top Four Seed Projections
Here’s what ESPN's Joe Lunardi top four seed's as of Sunday morning.
Top 16 seeds (in order):
- Duke (1)
- Michigan (1)
- Florida (1)
- Arizona (1)
- Iowa State (2)
- UConn (2)
- Houston (2)
- Michigan State (2)
- Illinois (3)
- Nebraska (3)
- Purdue (3)
- Gonzaga (3)
- Vanderbilt (4)
- Kansas (4)
- Virginia (4)
- Alabama (4)
Bubble
Here are the squads who are on the bubble:
Last Four Byes:
Texas A&M
NC State
Santa Clara
UCF
Last Four In:
Miami OH
Missouri
SMU
Texas
First Four Out:
Oklahoma
San Diego State
New Mexico
Next Four Out:
Indiana
Stanford
Seton Hall
Cincinnati
Where Miami Sits
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his daily bracketology and the Miami Hurricanes are in a good spot. ESPN has the Hurricanes listed as a No. 7 seed in the bracketology.
ESPN has the Hurricanes in the West Region facing Florida foe No. 10 seed UCF in the first round, a matchup that would turn heads. Miami is also not far from a No. 6 seed, with other major outlets listing the Hurricanes as a No. 7 in the field.
The Hurricanes have some tough competition in that region which includes No. 1 seed Arizona, No. 2 seed Michigan State who Miami will play if the Hurricanes can get past UCF, No. 3 seed Gonzaga and No. 4 seed Alabama.
Potential Teams, Miami Could Play:
UCF Knights (21-11)
Texas Longhorns (18-14)
St. Louis (28-5)
Missouri (20-12)
Santa Clara (26-8)
Tournament games to watch tonight:
• Tulsa vs Wichita State — 5:30 PM ET — ESPN2
• Arizona vs Houston — 6:00 PM ET — ESPN
• San Diego State vs Utah State — 6:00 PM ET — CBS
• UConn vs St. John’s — 6:30 PM ET — FOX
• Southern vs Alabama State — 7:30 PM ET — ESPNU (SWAC Championship)
• Louisiana Tech vs Missouri State — 8:30 PM ET — CBSSN (Conference USA Championship)
• Akron vs Kent State — 8:00 PM ET — ESPN2 (MAC Championship)
• Hawai‘i vs UC San Diego — 11:00 PM ET — ESPN2 (Big West Championship)
