Analysis: NCAA tournament bracket projection and the games that will shape it
Justin Smith and Indiana will play Ohio State in a Big Ten tournament game with NCAA tournament implications. By Patrick Stevens March 14 at 11:03 AM We’re now just three days from Selection Sunday. The 68-team field for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament be unveiled on CBS starting at 6 p.m. Eastern time March 17. Read on for the key games to watch Thursday as well as our latest projected March Madness bracket.
Bracket impact: Negligible if Villanova wins. Providence stays on the outskirts of the conversation with a victory. Creighton vs. Xavier : Winner of five in a row, Creighton went from far outside the conversation to credible at-large candidate. Xavier’s hot, too, having won six of seven to get to 17-14. Both teams went 9-9 in the Big East.
Minnesota vs. Penn State : The seventh-seeded Golden Gophers locked up a vital victory in the final week of the season, getting past Purdue in their home finale. Minnesota is a bit vulnerable to chaos, so defeating a resurgent Penn State bunch could actually be of use. Arizona State vs. UCLA : The second-seeded Sun Devils are hoping some notable nonconference victories stand out to the committee. It needs to avoid adding more setbacks that attract attention for the wrong reason. The Sun Devils have a combined four Quadrant 3 and 4 defeats.
Kansas vs. Texas : The last of the day’s quadruple-header in Kansas City features Texas, which looks good on nearly every metric the committee looks at but is also 16-15.
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