Big Dance Projection November 20 (Week 2)

We are already through the first full week of college basketball and the bracket has already been shook up.  Here's an updated look at how things project to look in four months.


EAST:

#1 - Duke (4-0, 0-0 ACC)

#16 - NC Central (2-3, 0-0 MEAC)

#16 - Mount Saint Mary's (1-3, 0-0 Northeast)

#8 - Michigan (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten)

#9 - Virginia (4-0, 0-0 ACC)

#5 - Xavier (3-0, 0-0 Big East)

#12 - Oakland (2-1, 0-0 Horizon)

#4 - Seton Hall (4-0, 0-0 Big East)

#13 - Belmont (4-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley)

#6 - UCLA (3-0, 0-0 Pac 12)

#11 - Northwestern (3-2, 0-0 Big Ten)

#3 - Notre Dame (3-0, 0-0 ACC)

#14 - Mercer (4-2, 0-0 Southern)

#7 - Maryland (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten)

#10 - UCF (3-0, 0-0 American)

#2 - Villanova (3-0, 0-0 Big East)

#15 - South Dakota (3-1, 0-0 Summit)



WEST:

#1 - Kansas (3-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#16 - Hawaii (3-0, 0-0 Big West)

#16 - Texas Southern (0-4, 0-0 SWAC)

#8 - Rhode Island (2-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10)

#9 - West Virginia (2-1, 0-0 Big 12)

#5 - Purdue (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten)

#12 - Middle Tennessee (3-1, 0-0 Conference USA)

#4 - North Carolina (2-0, 0-0 ACC)

#13 - Toledo (3-0, 0-0 Mid-American)

#6 - Texas (3-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#11 - Missouri (2-1, 0-0 Big 12)

#3 - USC (3-0, 0-0 Pac 12)

#14 - Eastern Washington (2-2, 0-0 Big Sky)

#7 - Providence (3-1, 0-0 Big East)

#10 - Butler (3-1, 0-0 Big East)

#2 - Kentucky (3-1, 0-0 SEC)

#15 - Bucknell (0-4, 0-0 Patriot)


SOUTH:

#1 - Arizona (3-0, 0-0 Pac 12)

#16 - Radford (2-1, 0-0 Big South)

#8 - Nevada (4-0, 0-0 Mountain West)

#9 - Oregon (4-0, 0-0 Pac 12)

#5 - Creighton (3-0, 0-0 Big East)

#12 - Charleston (2-1, 0-0 Colonial)

#4 - Miami (3-0, 0-0 ACC)

#13 - Vermont (3-1, 0-0 America East)

#6 - Oklahoma (2-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#11 - Virginia Tech (3-1, 0-0 ACC)

#11 - Georgia Tech (1-1, 0-0 ACC)

#3 - Florida (3-0, 0-0 ACC)

#14 - Illinois State (2-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley)

#7 - Saint Mary's (4-0, 0-0 West Coast)

#10 - TCU (3-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#2 - Minnesota (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten)

#15 - Monmouth (2-2, 0-0 MAAC)


MIDWEST:

#1 - Michigan State (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten)

#16 - Harvard (2-2, 0-0 Ivy League)

#8 - Baylor (3-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#9 - Wisconsin (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten)

#5 - Louisville (2-0, 0-0 ACC)

#12 - UT-Arlington (2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)

#4 - Cincinnati (3-0, 0-0 American)

#13 - Florida Gulf Coast (2-1, 0-0 Atlantic Sun)

#6 - Texas A&M (2-0, 0-0 SEC)

#11 - Texas Tech (4-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#11 - Syracuse (3-0, 0-0 ACC)

#3 - Alabama (3-0, 0-0 SEC)

#14 - Grand Canyon (3-0, 0-0 WAC)

#7 - Gonzaga (3-0, 0-0 West Coast)

#10 - SMU (4-0, 0-0 American)

#2 - Wichita State (2-0, 0-0 American)

#15 - Stephen F. Austin (4-0, 0-0 Southland)

Last Four Byes:	Last Four In:
Butler	Virginia Tech
UCF	Texas Tech
Northwestern	Syracuse
Missouri	Georgia Tech
First Four Out:	Next Four Out:
Arkansas	Vanderbilt
UT-Arlington	Charleston
Arizona State	Middle Tennessee
NC State	Oakland
Moving In:	Dropping Out:
Texas Tech	Vanderbilt
UT Arlington	Stanford
Toledo	Western Michigan
Illinois State	Missouri State
Eastern Washington	Weber State
Mercer	East Tennessee State
South Dakota	Denver
Harvard	Princeton
Radford	Winthrop
Hawaii	UC Irvine

By Conference:

ACC - 9
Big 12 - 7
Big Ten - 7
Big East - 6
SEC - 5
Pac 12 -4
American - 4
West Coast - 2
Mountain West - 1
Atlantic 10 - 1
Sun Belt - 1
Colonial - 1
Conference USA - 1 
Horizon - 1 
Ohio Valley - 1
Mid-American - 1
America East - 1 
Atlantic Sun - 1 
WAC - 1 
Missouri Valley - 1
Big Sky - 1
Southern - 1
Summit - 1 
Patriot - 1 
MAAC - 1 
Southland - 1
Ivy League - 1  
Big South - 1 
Big West - 1 
MEAC - 1
Northeast - 1
SWAC - 1

There you have it.  There were a number of changes in terms of conference winners that effected the projected bracket.  Over the next few weeks, these conferences will begin to look a bit more clear, but for more, the projections could change often.  Be sure to check back after this week's action for an updated view of the projected big dance.

DAYS REMAINING UNTIL BIG DANCE:

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