Mid Majors: Pre Season Bracket Capsule

Storylines

1. 23 teams/ How many conferences if any can get multiple bids into the dance?
2. Who can be this year’s St. Peter’s or Oral Roberts?
3. 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 Dancing- earning an auto bid

Furman

Toledo

Akron

Liberty

North Texas

Cinderella Teams

Vermont

UC Santa Barbara

Iona

Oral Roberts

Team we are watching closely

UAB

Sleeper

Towson

Coach we appreciate

Michael Lewis – Ball State

Bucket List Venue

Palestra- Penn