BIG EAST: Pre Season Bracket Capsule
Storylines How good will Villanova be without Jay Wright at the helm? Some old faces back to where they began- Coach Matta at Butler and Coach Miller at Xavier Can Patrick Ewing win enough to stay at Georgetown? Number of Bids 4-5 Favored to go Dancing Creighton Villanova UConn Capable of Dancing Xavier Providence Cinderella …
Pac 12: Pre Season Bracket Capsule
Storylines Can Arizona repeat an outstanding performance from last season? Can UCLA win a league championship? Coaches on the hot seat at Stanford and Arizona St? USC needs to replace the Mobley brothers. Can the league compete enough in non-conference to get more than 3 bids? Number of Bids 4 Favored to go Dancing UCLA …
BIG 12: Pre Season Bracket Capsule
Storylines Can Baylor 3 peat? Can Kansas avoid further sanctions after suspending Bill Self for 4 games? Can TCU maintain or improve on last season? Does Coach Beard lead Texas back to a top team in the country? Number of Bids 7 Favored to go Dancing Baylor Kansas Texas Capable of Dancing TCU Iowa State …
Mid Majors: Pre Season Bracket Capsule
Storylines 23 teams/ How many conferences if any can get multiple bids into the dance? Who can be this year’s St. Peter’s or Oral Roberts? Who is most likely to pull a major upset? Number of Bids ( Outside of Auto Qualifiers) 1 Favored to go Dancing- as an auto qualifier UAB Drake Capable of …
American Conference: Pre Season Bracket Capsule
Storylines Can Houston win the National Championship? What will happen in the conference last stand as teams will move on after this year? Who will join Houston in the NCAA Tournament? Number of Bids 2 Favored to go Dancing Houston Capable of Dancing Memphis Cincinnati Tulane Cinderella Teams Temple Wichita State SMU Team we are …
A10 Conference: Pre Season Bracket Capsule
Storylines How deep is this league- it should be extremely competitive? Can St. Louis stay healthy and get a bid- we may have missed on our pre-season bracket? How does Loyola transition into the league? New coaches- how do they fare in year 1? Number of Bids 3 Favored to go Dancing Dayton St. Louis …
West Coast Conference: Pre Season Bracket Capsule
Storylines Can Gonzaga win a National Title? Is Steve Lavin the answer at San Diego? Does Coach Gerlufson keep San Francisco on the up? What does BYU bring in it’s last year in the conference? Can the conference get four bids this year? Number of Bids 3 Favored to go Dancing Gonzaga St. Mary’s Capable …
Mountain West Pre Season Bracket Capsule
Storylines Can San Diego State get to the Sweet 16? Is Wyoming going to run it back with Maldonado and Ike leading the way? Who is the 3rd or 4th team that will make the dance? Can Steve Alford get Nevada back on track? Will the Running Reb’s be running again? Number of Bids 3-4 …
American
The American Conference might end up with three bids. The potential semi-final game between Memphis and SMU could have a major impact on the bracket. Houston would like to right the ship after a few late season losses Favorite: Houston Contender: Memphis SMU Upset candidate: Temple UCF At large possibilities: Houston – 5/6 seed Memphis- …
MAC
Favorite: Toledo Contender: Kent St Akron Ohio Upset candidate: Buffaloi At large possibilities: None Winner: Akron