I was kind of bored tonight and wanted to see what teams I would have let in if I were the one to decide the bracket. My simple rules were 20 wins to be included or considered, 26+ wins gave you a bid, and a winning conference record was required. I ended up giving 15 conferences an at-large bid out of 32 conferences total. Note teams with an (*) only made it because of winning an automatic bid (aka a bid thief).
AAC (4)= Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, Temple
A-10 (2)= *St Louis, VCU
ACC (7)= Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Florida St, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Syracuse
ASUN (2)= Lipscomb, Liberty
B-12 (5)= *Iowa St, Texas Tech, Kansas, Kansas St, Baylor
B-East (2)= Villanova, Marquette
B-10 (5)= Purdue, Michigan St, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland
CAA (2)= *Northeastern, Hofstra
MWC (3)= Utah St, Nevada, Fresno St
OVC (2)= Murray St, Belmont
P12 (4)= Washington, Arizona St, Oregon, Colorado
SEC (6)= LSU, Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi St, Ole Miss
SOCON (3)= Wofford, UNCG, Furman
WCC (2)= *St Mary's, Gonzaga
* Plus 17 One Bid Leagues equals 68 teams.
I had 65 solid teams and then I had to add 3. I added Toledo, Furman, and Fresno State in that order. Memphis was my first team out and Fresno State got the nod due to them having a really good winning road record. All P5 conferences and Big East schools with at least 20 wins and a winning conference record received a bid. Anyone with a .500 or less conference record did not receive a bid.
AAC (4)= Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, Temple
A-10 (2)= *St Louis, VCU
ACC (7)= Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Florida St, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Syracuse
ASUN (2)= Lipscomb, Liberty
B-12 (5)= *Iowa St, Texas Tech, Kansas, Kansas St, Baylor
B-East (2)= Villanova, Marquette
B-10 (5)= Purdue, Michigan St, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland
CAA (2)= *Northeastern, Hofstra
MWC (3)= Utah St, Nevada, Fresno St
OVC (2)= Murray St, Belmont
P12 (4)= Washington, Arizona St, Oregon, Colorado
SEC (6)= LSU, Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi St, Ole Miss
SOCON (3)= Wofford, UNCG, Furman
WCC (2)= *St Mary's, Gonzaga
* Plus 17 One Bid Leagues equals 68 teams.
I had 65 solid teams and then I had to add 3. I added Toledo, Furman, and Fresno State in that order. Memphis was my first team out and Fresno State got the nod due to them having a really good winning road record. All P5 conferences and Big East schools with at least 20 wins and a winning conference record received a bid. Anyone with a .500 or less conference record did not receive a bid.
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