Big Dance Projection November 27 (Week 3)

Feast Week is over and with the tournaments played across the nation and beyond, the projections have changed significantly.  Arizona had a rough week, dropping three straight down in the Bahamas.  Other programs, like Texas A&M, Baylor, and Gonzaga each impressed this week, picking up big wins to add to their resume moving forward.  Here's a look at the Big Dance three weeks in:


EAST:

#1 - Duke (8-0, 0-0 ACC)

#16 - Morgan State (4-2, 0-0 MEAC)

#16 - Wagner (4-1, 0-0 Northeast)

#8 - Purdue (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten)

#9 - TCU (6-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#5 - Creighton (5-1, 0-0 Big East)

#12 - Oakland (2-3, 0-0 Horizon)

#4 - Baylor (5-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#13 - Charleston (4-2, 0-0 Colonial)

#6 - Nevada (6-0, 0-0 Mountain West)

#11 - Northwestern (4-2, 0-0 Big Ten)

#3 - Wichita State (4-1, 0-0 American)

#14 - Bucknell (3-4, 0-0 Patriot)

#7 - UCLA (5-1, 0-0 Pac 12)

#10 - Saint Mary's (5-2, 0-0 West Coast)

#2 - Villanova (6-0, 0-0 Big East)

#15 - Mercer (5-2, 0-0 Southern)



SOUTH:

#1 - Kansas (5-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#16 - Harvard (3-4, 0-0 Ivy League)

#16 - Prairie View A&M (2-4, 0-0 SWAC)

#8 - Maryland (6-1, 0-0 Big Ten)

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

#5 - Gonzaga (5-1, 0-0 West Coast)

#12 - Belmont (4-2, 0-0 Ohio Valley)

#4 - Miami (5-0, 0-0 ACC)

#13 - South Dakota State (7-2, 0-0 Summit)

#6 - Providence (5-1, 0-0 Big East)

#11 - SMU (5-2, 0-0 American)

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

#14 - Valparaiso (8-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley)

#7 - Arizona State (6-0, 0-0 Pac 12)

#10 - Oregon (5-2, 0-0 Pac 12)

#2 - Florida (5-0, 0-0 SEC)

#15 - Grand Canyon (4-1, 0-0 WAC)



MIDWEST:

#1 - Michigan State (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten)

#16 - Hawaii (4-1, 0-0 Big West)

#8 - West Virginia (6-1, 0-0 Big 12)

#9 - Michigan (6-1, 0-0 Big Ten)

#5 - Louisville (4-0, 0-0 ACC)

#12 - Middle Tennessee (4-1, 0-0 Conference USA)

#4 - Cincinnati (6-0, 0-0 American)

#13 - Vermont (5-1, 0-0 America East)

#6 - Seton Hall (5-1, 0-0 Big East)

#11 - NC State (5-2, 0-0 ACC)

#11 - Virginia Tech (5-1, 0-0 ACC)

#3 - North Carolina (5-1, 0-0 ACC)

#14 - Florida Gulf Coast (5-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun)

#7 - Xavier (5-1, 0-0 Big East)

#10 - Butler (5-2, 0-0 Big East)

#2 - Notre Dame (5-0, 0-0 ACC)

#15 - Central Michigan (5-1, 0-0 Mid-American)



WEST:

#1 - Minnesota (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten)

#16 - Liberty (5-2, 0-0 Big South)

 

#8 - Oklahoma (4-1, 0-0 Big 12)

#9 - Wisconsin (3-3, 0-0 Big Ten)

 

#5 - Texas (4-2, 0-0 Big 12)

#12 - UT-Arlington (4-1, 0-0 Sun Belt)

 

#4 - Alabama (5-1, 0-0 SEC)

#13 - Portland State (5-2, 0-0 Big Sky)

 

#6 - Virginia (6-0, 0-0 ACC)

#11 - Texas Tech (6-0, 0-0 Big 12)

#11 - UCF (4-2, 0-0 American)

 

#3 - USC (4-1, 0-0 Pac 12)

#14 - Stephen F. Austin (5-1, 0-0 Southland)

 

#7 - Rhode Island (3-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10)

#10 - Arkansas (5-1, 0-0 SEC)

 

#2 - Kentucky (6-1, 0-0 SEC)

#15 - Rider (5-1, 0-0 MAAC)

Last Four Byes:	Last Four In:
Oregon	NC State
Saint Mary's	Texas Tech
Northwestern	UCF
SMU	Virginia Tech
First Four Out:	Next Four Out:
Syracuse	Saint Bonaventure
Missouri	Marquette
Georgia Tech	Middle Tennessee
UT Arlington	Vanderbilt
Moving In:	Dropping Out:
Arizona State	Syracuse
Arkansas	Missouri
NC State	Georgia Tech
South Dakota State	South Dakota
Portland State	Eastern Washington
Valparaiso	Illinois State
Central Michigan	Toledo
Rider	Monmouth
Liberty	Radford
Morgan State	NC Central
Wagner	Mount Saint Mary's
Prairie View A&M	Texas Southern

By Conference:

ACC - 8
Big 12 - 7
Big Ten - 7
Big East - 6
SEC - 5
Pac 12 -5
American - 4
West Coast - 2
Mountain West - 1
Atlantic 10 - 1
Sun Belt - 1
Conference USA - 1 
Ohio Valley - 1
Horizon - 1 
Colonial - 1
Summit - 1 
America East - 1 
Big Sky - 1
Southland - 1
Atlantic Sun - 1
Missouri Valley - 1
Patriot - 1
Southern - 1
WAC - 1   
Mid-American - 1
MAAC - 1 
Big South - 1
Big West - 1  
Ivy League - 1  
MEAC - 1
Northeast - 1
SWAC - 1

That does it for this week.  Be sure to check back next week after another exciting week of games takes place to see where your school moves in the Big Dance projection!

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