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2009 NCAA Tourney Projections

Online sports cappers MrEast brakes down the teams that will make the field of 65, by covering the teams that are in, the bubble teams, the conference champs and more…

PROJECTING THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD

We are closing in on March Madness, and the resumes are getting their final touches. Here is my take on the teams that will make the field of 65: CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (31) : AMERICAN EAST VERMONT ATLANTIC 10 XAVIER ACC N. CAROLINA ATL SUN JACKSONVILLE Click here to view MrEast’s Daily Picks Page —->

BIG-12 OKLAHOMA

BIG EAST PITT

BIG SKY WEBER ST.

BIG SOUTH RADFORD

BIG-10 MICH ST.

BIG WEST LONG BEACH ST.

COLONIAL VCU

C-USA MEMPHIS

HORIZON BUTLER

IVY CORNELL

MAAC SIENA

MID AMER BUFFALO

MEAC MORGAN ST.

MVC CREIGHTON

MTN WEST UTAH

NORTHEAST ROBT MORRIS

OVC TN MARTIN

PAC-10 WASHINGTON

PATRIOT AMERICAN

SEC LSU

SOUTHERN DAVIDSON

SOUTHLAND SF AUSTIN

SWAC ALABAMA ST.

SUMMIT N. DAKOTA ST.

SUN BELT W. KENTUCKY

WEST COAST GONZAGA

WAC UTAH ST.

RESUME COMPLETE AND ARE IN (18): CLEMSON DUKE WAKE FOREST KANSAS MISSOURI CONNECTICUT MARQUETTE LOUISVILLE VILLONOVA W. VIRGINIA PURDUE ILLINOIS BYU ARIZONA ST. CALIFORNIA UCLA FLORIDA KENTUCKY

JUST ABOUT IN (5): KANSAS ST 19-8 with a 37 RPI TEXAS 18-8 with a 25 RPI SYRACUSE 19-8 with a 33 RPI UAB 19-8 with a 36 RPI ARIZONA 18-9 with a 34 RPI

WORK TO DO BUT ODDS ARE THEY MAKE IT (7): WISCONSIN 17-10 but a 29 RPI SAN DIEGO ST 18-7 with a 40 RPI SOUTH CAROLINA 19-6 but RPI 55 TEMPLE 17-9 with a 43 RPI FLORIDA ST. 21-6 with a 47 RPI MINN 20-7 with a 48 RPI OHIO ST. 17-8 with a 44 RPI

THAT IS 61 TEAMS 4 SPOTS FOR THE REST TEAMS ON THE BUBBLE (11) BC 19-9 but just a 57 RPI MARYLAND 17-9 but a 65 RPI and just 1 road win OKLAHOMA ST 17-9 with a 46 RPI TX A&M 19-8 with just a 56 RPI CINN 17-10 with a 63 RPI PENN ST. 19-8 with just a 67 RPI TULSA 18-9 with just a 57 RPI UNLV 20-7 with just a 49 RPI N. MEXICO 17-10 but have an RPI of 30 ILLINOIS ST. 22-6 but poor RPI of 71 ST. MARY’S 21-5 but injury has cost them, RPI now 54 DAYTON 23-4 but horrible RPI at 85

TEAMS FROM MID TO LOW LEVEL CONFERENCES THAT COULD ROB A BID BY LOSING THEIR CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT AND STILL GET IN: SIENA DAVIDSON BUTLER GONZAGA

RECAP: 65 Tickets available, with 31 Conference Champions Guaranteed, and 18 teams that have already punched their ticket, makes 49. There are 5 that basically have to play their way out now, that are all but in, so that leaves just 11 spots, with from what I can see 18 teams that have a chance. Those 11 spots could be reduced if any of the 4 teams above lose their conference championship game. That means 7 teams on this list will be disappointed and the arguements will ensue as how they got ripped off. The countdown is on, and the next couple of weeks will tell the story.

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