ACC is king in Dickie V's projected field of 68


Dick Vitale, College Basketball analyst	9y
ACC is king in Dickie V's projected field of 68
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I always wanted to be a part of the NCAA tournament selection process, baby! I know it is a tough job deciding who those last few teams will be in that conference room before the brackets are released. It is not easy to project the field before the season as injuries and other things can derail good teams. I am going to give it my best shot, looking into my crystal ball for the 2016-17 season. Here is my look at a field of 68. Keep this and see how I did against the real one at season's end. American: Connecticut Huskies, Cincinnati Bearcats, Houston Cougars ACC: Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina Tar Heels, Florida State Seminoles, Louisville Cardinals, Virginia Cavaliers, Syracuse Orange, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Miami Hurricanes America East: Vermont Catamounts Atlantic 10: Dayton Flyers, Rhode Island Rams, VCU Rams Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Big 12: Kansas Jayhawks, Baylor Bears, Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma Sooners, West Virginia Mountaineers, Iowa State Cyclones Big East: Villanova Wildcats, Xavier Musketeers, Creighton Bluejays, Seton Hall Pirates Big Ten: Indiana Hoosiers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Maryland Terrapins Big Sky: Weber State Wildcats Big South: Winthrop Eagles Big West: Long Beach State 49ers Colonial: UNC Wilmington Seahawks Conference USA: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Horizon: Valparaiso Crusaders Ivy: Harvard Crimson MAAC: Monmouth Hawks MAC: Akron Zips MEAC: South Carolina State Bulldogs Missouri Valley: Wichita State Shockers Mountain West: San Diego State Aztecs, New Mexico Lobos Northeast: Wagner Sehawks Ohio Valley: Belmont Bruins Pac-12: Oregon Ducks, Arizona Wildcats, UCLA Bruins, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes Patriot: Lehigh Mountain Hawks SEC: Kentucky Wildcats, Florida Gators, Texas A&M Aggies, Georgia Bulldogs Southern: Chattanooga Mocs Southland: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Summit League: North Dakota State Bison Sun Belt: UT-Arlington Mavericks SWAC: Jackson State Tigers WAC: New Mexico State Aggies West Coast: Gonzaga Bulldogs, Saint Mary's Gaels, BYU Cougars