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
BIG 10
The BIG 10 conference has had a solid year. There will not be as many teams in the tournament this season but the competition has been great. Illinois and Wisconsin shared the regular season title. Purdue has been a top team all season and the Iowa Hawkeyes have really come on as of late. Look …
BIG 12
The BIG 12 might be the best conference in the country top to bottom. Baylor and Kansas will be top seeds in the NCAA tournament. Six bids are likely from the BIG 12. This tournament will mostly effect seeds of teams like TCU and Iowa St if they were to win some games. Favorite: Baylor …