Updated morning of Feb. 7
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Duke's win at North Carolina reshuffled things at the top. The Tar Heels are now a No. 2 seed. UCLA is back as the top seed in the West. And I can no longer stand by Miami after that home loss to Florida State. Here's the latest Projecting the Field .
Top four seeds by region Seed South Midwest East West 1 2 3 4
Bubble teams Last four in: Saint Joseph's, UNLV, BYU, UMass
Last four out: George Mason, Maryland, Oregon, Virginia Tech
Bids by conference ACC (4) Automatic bid: Duke At-large: North Carolina, Clemson, North Carolina State Bubble: Maryland, Virginia Tech Comment: Duke's win over UNC solidified the Blue Devils as a No. 1 seed and the ACC favorites.
AMERICA EAST (1) Automatic bid: Maryland-Baltimore County At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: UMBC's Brian Hodges has missed the past two games with an injured ankle.
ATLANTIC 10 (5) Automatic bid: Xavier At-large: Rhode Island, Dayton, Saint Joseph's, UMass Bubble: None Comment: This league is solid, though it could go from five bids to three bids in a matter of one bad weekend.
ATLANTIC SUN (1) Automatic bid: Jacksonville At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Jacksonville is the only one-loss team in A-Sun play.
BIG 12 (6) Automatic bid: Kansas At-large: Texas, Kansas State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Baylor Bubble: None Comment: Michael Beasley now has 18 double-doubles in just 21 games for Kansas State.
BIG EAST (8) Automatic bid: Georgetown At-large: Notre Dame, Connecticut, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Syracuse Bubble: Seton Hall Comment: The Hoyas are sitting alone atop the Big East standings.
BIG SKY (1) Automatic bid: Portland State At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Portland State has won four consecutive games to pull into first place in the Big Sky standings.
BIG SOUTH (1) Automatic bid: UNC-Asheville At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: What would be better than having a 7-foot-7 center (like UNC-Asheville's Kenny George) in the NCAA Tournament?
BIG TEN (5) Automatic bid: Wisconsin At-large: Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State Bubble: None Comment: Michigan State would be a nice Final Four pick if it would just stop losing to bad teams.
BIG WEST (1) Automatic bid: Cal State Northridge At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Cal State Northridge, led by junior Deon Tresvant, has a half-game lead in the Big West standings.
COLONIAL (1) Automatic bid: Virginia Commonwealth At-large: None Bubble: George Mason Comment: George Mason has won six of seven games heading into Thursday's contest against Drexel.
CONFERENCE USA (1) Automatic bid: Memphis At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Memphis is 9-0 against the Top 100 at CollegeRPI.com.
HORIZON (1) Automatic bid: Butler At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Butler got a nice come-from-behind win at Valparaiso on Tuesday night.
IVY LEAGUE (1) Automatic bid: Cornell At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Cornell is the only Ivy League school with at least 11 victories.
MAAC (1) Automatic bid: Rider At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: It would be nice to see Jason Thompson lead Rider to the NCAA Tournament, then go for 25 and 12 against a high-major opponent.
MAC (1) Automatic bid: Kent State At-large: None Bubble: Ohio Comment: Kent State is 7-2 in the MAC following Wednesday's overtime win over Ball State.
MEAC (1) Automatic bid: Morgan State At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Three Morgan State players, including Jamar Smith, are averaging at least 12 points per contest.
MISSOURI VALLEY (1) Automatic bid: Drake At-large: None Bubble: Illinois State, Creighton Comment: Drake is now 12-0 in the MVC, if you're keeping count.
MOUNTAIN WEST (2) Automatic bid: BYU At-large: UNLV Bubble: San Diego State, New Mexico Comment: UNLV took its second league loss Wednesday night at Utah.
NORTHEAST (1) Automatic bid: Sacred Heart At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Sacred Heart will take a seven-game winning streak into Thursday's game against Monmouth.
OHIO VALLEY (1) Automatic bid: Austin Peay At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Austin Peay has won two consecutive games since losing to Samford and Southeast Missouri State.
PAC-10 (5) Automatic bid: UCLA At-large: Stanford, Arizona, Washington State, Southern California Bubble: Oregon Comment: Is anybody playing better than UCLA these days?
PATRIOT LEAGUE (1) Automatic bid: Lafayette At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Lafayette is the only Patriot League team more than three games over .500.
SEC (6) Automatic bid: Tennessee At-large: Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Florida, Vanderbilt Bubble: None Comment: Tennessee seems capable of running away with the SEC East, especially after what the Vols did to Florida.
SOUTHERN (1) Automatic bid: Davidson At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Davidson is 14-0 in league play and the Wildcats haven't lost since Dec. 21.
SOUTHLAND (1) Automatic bid: Stephen F. Austin At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: The Southland Tournament will be one of the more interesting events this March, far as one-bid leagues are concerned.
SUMMIT LEAGUE (1) Automatic bid: Oral Roberts At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: ORU has won eight straight games to improve to 10-0 in league play.
SUN BELT (1) Automatic bid: South Alabama At-large: None Bubble: Western Kentucky Comment: The Sun Belt is now interesting thanks to South Alabama's loss at North Texas and Western Kentucky's eight-game winning streak.
SWAC (1) Automatic bid: Alabama State At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: The SWAC is rated as the worst league in the country at CollegeRPI.com.
WAC (1) Automatic bid: Utah State At-large: None Bubble: None Comment: Utah State is atop the league standings, though Nevada actually has the best RPI.
WEST COAST (2) Automatic bid: Gonzaga At-large: Saint Mary's Bubble: None Comment: Gonzaga is still projected as the WCC champ because what should essentially be the title game will be played at Gonzaga on March 1.
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