In many areas across the country, people will get their first taste of "spring" this week. Forecasts are anticipating for temperatures to rise, albeit for only a few days. With the warmer weather comes the final stretch of the college basketball season. The action is just now heating up, with a number of teams locked into place heading into the final two weeks of the regular season. This past week saw a number of AP Top 25 take a tumble. The likes of Cincinnati, Ohio State, Auburn, and Saint Mary's all suffered losses this week. Here is my updated look at where each teams stands if the Big Dance were to kick off today.
SOUTH BRACKET:
#1 - Virginia (24-2, 13-1 ACC)
#16 - Harvard (14-11, 9-1 Ivy League)
#16 - Savannah State (13-13, 10-1 MEAC)
#8 - Michigan (22-7, 11-5 Big Ten)
#9 - Nevada (23-5, 12-2 Mountain West)
#5 - Creighton (19-8, 8-6 Big East)
#12 - Loyola-Chicago (23-5, 13-3 Missouri Valley)
#4 - Baylor (17-10, 7-7 Big 12)
#13 - East Tennessee State (23-5, 14-1 Southern)
#6 - Rhode Island (21-4, 13-1 Atlantic 10)
#11 - Saint Mary's (25-4, 14-2 West Coast)
#3 - North Carolina (21-7, 10-5 ACC)
#14 - Stephen F. Austin (22-5, 11-3 Southland)
#7 - Florida State (19-8, 8-7 ACC)
#10 - Providence (17-10, 8-6 Big East)
#2 - Gonzaga (25-4, 15-1 West Coast)
#15 - Rider (21-7, 14-2 MAAC)
EAST BRACKET:
#1 - Villanova (24-3, 11-3 Big East)
#16 - Winthrop (18-9, 12-4 Big South)
#16 - Grambling (15-12, 11-3 SWAC)
#8 - NC State (18-9, 8-6 ACC)
#9 - Oklahoma State (15-12, 5-9 Big 12)
#5 - Texas (16-11, 6-8 Big 12)
#12 - Louisiana (23-4, 13-1 Sun Belt)
#4 - Tennessee (19-7, 9-5 SEC)
#13 - Belmont (22-7, 14-2 Ohio Valley)
#6 - Miami (18-8, 7-7 ACC)
#11 - Texas A&M (17-10, 6-8 SEC)
#3 - West Virginia (19-8, 8-6 Big 12)
#14 - Bucknell (20-9, 14-2 Patriot)
#7 - TCU (18-9, 6-8 Big 12)
#10 - Alabama (17-10, 8-6 SEC)
#2 - Duke (22-5, 10-4 ACC)
#15 - Wright State (20-8, 12-3 Horizon)
MIDWEST BRACKET:
#1 - Xavier (24-4, 12-3 Big East)
#16 - UC Santa Barbara (20-6, 9-3 Big West)
#8 - Kentucky (18-9, 7-7 SEC)
#9 - Louisville (18-9, 8-6 ACC)
#5 - Oklahoma (16-10, 6-8 Big 12)
#12 - New Mexico State (22-5, 10-2 WAC)
#4 - Cincinnati (23-4, 12-2 American)
#13 - South Dakota State (23-6, 11-1 Summit)
#6 - Arizona State (19-7, 7-7 Pac 12)
#11 - Butler (18-10, 8-7 Big East)
#11 - Washington (18-9, 8-6 Pac 12)
#3 - Clemson (20-6, 9-5 ACC)
#14 - Vermont (22-6, 12-1 America East)
#7 - Kansas State (19-8, 8-6 Big 12)
#10 - Ohio State (22-7, 13-3 Big Ten)
#2 - Kansas (21-6, 10-4 Big 12)
#15 - Montana (20-7, 13-2 Big Sky)
WEST BRACKET:
#1 - Michigan State (26-3, 14-2 Big Ten)
#16 - Wagner (20-7, 13-3 Northeast)
#8 - Auburn (23-4, 11-3 SEC)
#9 - Arkansas (19-8, 8-6 SEC)
#5 - Wichita State (21-5, 11-3 American)
#12 - Middle Tennessee (22-5, 14-1 Conference USA)
#4 - Arizona (21-6, 11-3 Pac 12)
#13 - Charleston (22-6, 13-3 Colonial)
#6 - Seton Hall (18-9, 7-7 Big East)
#11 - Houston (21-5, 11-3 American)
#11 - Marquette (15-11, 6-8 Big East)
#3 - Purdue (24-5, 13-3 Big Ten)
#14 - Buffalo (20-7, 12-2 Mid-American)
#7 - Florida (17-10, 8-6 SEC)
#10 - Virginia Tech (19-8, 8-6 ACC)
#2 - Texas Tech (22-5, 10-4 Big 12)
#15 - Florida Gulf Coast (20-10, 11-2 Atlantic Sun)
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Four In:
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Alabama
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Butler
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Providence
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Houston
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Saint Mary's
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Marquette
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Texas A&M
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Washington
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Notre Dame
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USC
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UCLA
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Saint Bonaventure
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Missouri
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Nebraska
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Syracuse
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UCF
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Dropping Out:
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Providence
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Notre Dame
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Houston
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Missouri
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Winthrop
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UNC Asheville
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Savannah State
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North Carolina A&T
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By Conference:
ACC - 9
Big 12 - 9
Big East - 7
SEC - 7
Big Ten - 4
Pac 12 -3
American - 3
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
Enjoy this next week of college basketball! We are getting ever closer to conference tournament action and the Big Dance!
DAYS REMAINING UNTIL BIG DANCE:
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