Projecting the Field: Pirates shamed to NIT; UConn climbs
Updated Feb. 27
Seton Hall was a dream, and it was a nice dream, but now the dream is dead.
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Elsewhere in this week's NCAA Tournament field: Connecticut overtakes Duke as the No. 1 overall seed. Villanova slips to the fourth No. 1 seed, barely ahead -- but still ahead -- of Texas. And North Carolina, Marquette and LSU continue their ascensions up the seed line.
Which means someone is descending. And you know who you are, N.C. State and Iowa and Michigan.
The field, by seeds
No. 1s: UConn, Duke, Memphis, Villanova
No. 2s: Texas, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Gonzaga
No. 3s: Illinois, Washington, Tennessee, Florida
No. 4s: North Carolina, Marquette, LSU, UCLA
No. 5s: Iowa, Michigan State, Georgetown, West Virginia
No. 6s: Oklahoma, Boston College, George Washington, Kansas
No. 7s: Nevada, N.C. State, Wisconsin, Wichita State
No. 8s: Arkansas, Creighton, Alabama, California
No. 9s: Missouri State, Kentucky, UAB, Bucknell
No. 10s: George Mason, Northern Iowa, Michigan, Arizona
No. 11s: Western Kentucky, UW-Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Syracuse
No. 12s: Hofstra, NC-Wilmington, Bradley, San Diego State
No. 13s: Air Force, Utah State, Iona, Northwestern State
No. 14s: Winthrop, Montana, Murray State, Kent State
No. 15s: Penn, Davidson, FDU, Albany
No. 16s: Delaware State, IUPUI, Southern, UC Irvine, Lipscomb
Latest additions: Bradley, Air Force
Latest ejections: Southern Illinois, Seton Hall
The field, by conference
Big East (8): UConn, Villanova, Pittsburgh, Marquette, Georgetown, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Syracuse
Big Ten (6): Ohio State, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Michigan
SEC (6): Tennessee, Florida, LSU, Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky
Missouri Valley (5): Wichita State, Missouri State, Creighton, Northern Iowa, Bradley
Pac-10 (4): Washington, UCLA, California, Arizona
ACC (4): Duke, North Carolina, Boston College, N.C. State
Big 12 (3): Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas
Colonial (3): George Mason, Hofstra, NC-Wilmington
Conference USA (2): Memphis, UAB
Mountain West (2): San Diego State, Air Force
WAC (2): Nevada, Utah State
One-bid leagues (20): Albany (America East), Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun), George Washington (Atlantic 10), Montana (Big Sky), Winthrop (Big South), UC Irvine (Big West), UW-Milwaukee (Horizon), Penn (Ivy), Iona (MAAC), Kent State (MAC), Delaware State (MEAC), IUPUI (Mid-Continent), Fairleigh Dickinson (NEC), Murray State (OVC), Bucknell (Patriot), Davidson (Southern), Northwestern State (Southland), Western Kentucky (Sun Belt), Southern (SWAC), Gonzaga (West Coast).
