Dick Vitale, College Basketball analyst 10y

Dickie V's 2016 NCAA tournament field of 68

NCAA Men's Basketball, Chattanooga Mocs, California Golden Bears, Texas Southern Tigers, Wichita State Shockers, Oklahoma Sooners, West Virginia Mountaineers, Xavier Musketeers, UCLA Bruins, Hampton Pirates, Virginia Cavaliers, Michigan State Spartans, Iowa State Cyclones, Montana Grizzlies, UC Irvine Anteaters, North Florida Ospreys, Miami Hurricanes, Indiana Hoosiers, Florida State Seminoles, Robert Morris Colonials, Cincinnati Bearcats, High Point Panthers, Florida Gators, Boise State Broncos, Utah Utes, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Villanova Wildcats, Butler Bulldogs, New Mexico State Aggies, Iowa Hawkeyes, Valparaiso Beacons, Maryland Terrapins, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Purdue Boilermakers, Texas A&M Aggies, Belmont Bruins, Kentucky Wildcats, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Baylor Bears, North Carolina Tar Heels, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange, Iona Gaels, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, Vanderbilt Commodores, UConn Huskies, LSU Tigers, Stony Brook Seawolves, Arizona Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Yale Bulldogs, Texas Longhorns, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Akron Zips, Georgetown Hoyas, Northern Iowa Panthers, Rhode Island Rams, San Diego State Aztecs, Dayton Flyers, Davidson Wildcats, UAB Blazers, Northeastern Huskies, Wisconsin Badgers, NC State Wolfpack, Duke Blue Devils, Lehigh Mountain Hawks, Oregon Ducks, Georgia State Panthers, Kansas Jayhawks

It is time to go out on a limb, baby!

I was sitting down at Another Broken Egg Cafe in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, recently. I got a pad and paper and wrote down my list of teams that should make the Big Dance this season.

Clip and save this, baby! I am sure fans will remind me how I did at the end of the season!

ACC (9 bids): Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Louisville, NC State, Syracuse

America East (1): Stony Brook

American (3): Connecticut, Cincinnati, Tulsa

Atlantic 10 (3): Dayton, Rhode Island, Davidson

Atlantic Sun (1): North Florida

Big East (4): Villanova, Georgetown, Butler, Xavier

Big 12 (6): Kansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas, West Virginia

Big Sky (1): Montana

Big South (1): High Point

Big Ten (7): Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Iowa

Big West (1): UC Irvine

Colonial (1): Northeastern

Conference USA (1): UAB

Horizon (1): Valparaiso

Ivy (1): Yale

MAAC (1): Iona

MAC (1): Akron

MEAC (1): Hampton

Missouri Valley (2): Wichita State, Northern Iowa

Mountain West (2): San Diego State, Boise State

NEC (1): Robert Morris

Ohio Valley (1): Belmont

Pac-12 (5): California, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, UCLA

Patriot (1): Lehigh

SEC (5): Kentucky, Vanderbilt, LSU, Texas A&M, Florida

Southern (1): Chattanooga

Southland (1): Stephen F. Austin

Summit (1): South Dakota State

Sun Belt (1): Georgia State

SWAC (1): Texas Southern

WAC (1): New Mexico State

WCC (1): Gonzaga

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