With the regular season complete and only conference tournaments left in the men’s college basketball schedule, a handful of teams are running out of chances to secure an NCAA Tournament spot.
There will inevitably be bid stealers that make the 68-team bracket by winning their conference tournament who otherwise would not earn an at-large berth. There could also be bubble teams that make a deep run in their conference tournament, improving their resume in the process.
Several bubble teams saw their chances of making the NCAA Tournament fluctuate in the final week of the regular season. For example, Oklahoma — widely considered a ‘first four out’ team in bracketology — earned two Quad 1 wins with a double-digit victory over Missouri at home and a win over Texas on the road, Porter Moser’s first over the Longhorns in his four-year tenure.
And amid all the controversy with Indiana and its coach, Mike Woodson, announcing his retirement after the season’s conclusion, the Hoosiers are hanging on for an NCAA Tournament berth after winning five of their last seven games — including wins over Michigan State and Purdue.
Here’s a look at the latest March Madness predictions as Power Conference tournaments get underway:
March Madness predictions
Last Four In
Baylor
Oklahoma
Xavier
Ohio State
First Four Out
San Diego State
Boise State
North Carolina
Texas
No.1 seeds
Auburn
Duke
Florida
Houston
No. 2 seeds
Alabama
Tennessee
Michigan State
Texas A&M
No. 3 seeds
St. John’s
Texas Tech
Iowa State
Kentucky
No. 4 seeds
Wisconsin
Purdue
Maryland
Clemson
No. 5 seeds
Arizona
Michigan
Missouri
Oregon
No. 6 seeds
UCLA
Saint Mary’s
Louisville
BYU
No. 7 seeds
Marquette
Memphis
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
No. 8 seeds
Kansas
Illinois
UConn
Creighton
No. 9 seeds
Gonzaga
New Mexico
Vanderbilt
Utah State
No. 10 seeds
Drake (Missouri Valley winner)
Arkansas
West Virginia
Georgia
No. 11 seeds
Oklahoma/Baylor
UC San Diego
Indiana
VCU
No. 12 seeds
McNeese
Xavier/Ohio State
Liberty
Yale
No. 13 seeds
Lipscomb (ASUN winner)
High Point (Big South winner)
Arkansas State
Akron
No. 14 seeds
Utah Valley
Towson
Troy
Northern Colorado
No. 15 seeds
Furman
Central Connecticut
Norfolk State
Robert Morris
No. 16 seeds
Bryant
SIU Edwardsville (Ohio Valley winner)/American
Quinnipiac/Southern
Omaha (Summit League winner)