Often times at this point in the season, the 7-10 lines are very fluid. Within that are ample opportunities for a team to fly up or crash down the seed list. Take Washington State for example. In mid-January, they were 13-6 with metrics in the 60s and one solid win at home against Arizona. One eight-game winning streak later, they are in first place in the Pac-12 and own a stunning sweep of the Wildcats, meaning they're a near lock for March. On the flip side, Utah in that same time period has dropped 5 of 7, including their own near (triple OT) miss against Arizona, and have fallen off the page entirely.
Obviously, the season is far from over, and there will be massive changes these next couple of weeks. But the data is growing larger, the opportunities fewer, and the bubble smaller.
Midwest
1 Purdue (1) Indianapolis, IN
16 Merrimack (65)/Southern (66)
8 TCU (31)
9 Boise St (35)
5 Clemson (20)
12 Grand Canyon (47)
4 San Diego St (15) Spokane, WA
13 Akron (54)
6 Colorado St (23)
11 Gonzaga (41)
3 Baylor (10) Omaha, NE
14 Oakland (58)
7 Washington St (26)
10 Virginia (38)
2 Tennessee (6) Charlotte, NC
15 High Point (60)
East
1 Connecticut (2) Brooklyn, NY
16 Quinnipiac (63)
8 Michigan St (29)
9 Texas (33)
5 Dayton (19)
12 South Florida (49)
4 Auburn (14) Brooklyn, NY
13 Samford (51)
6 Utah St (24)
11 Butler (42)/Texas A&M (43)
3 Iowa St (11) Pittsburgh, PA
14 Charleston (57)
7 Florida (28)
10 Northwestern (40)
2 North Carolina (5) Charlotte, NC
15 Colgate (62)
South
1 Houston (3) Memphis, TN
16 South Dakota St (64)
8 Florida Atlantic (30)
9 Nebraska (36)
5 BYU (18)
12 Appalachian St (50)
4 Illinois (16) Spokane, WA
13 UC Irvine (53)
6 Texas Tech (21)
11 Wake Forest (44)/Providence (45)
3 Alabama (9) Memphis, TN
14 Louisiana Tech (55)
7 South Carolina (27)
10 Nevada (39)
2 Marquette (7) Indianapolis, IN
15 Morehead St (59)
West
1 Arizona (4) Salt Lake City, UT
16 Eastern Kentucky (67)/Norfolk St(68)
8 Oklahoma (32)
9 New Mexico (34)
5 Wisconsin (17)
12 McNeese St (48)
4 Creighton (13) Salt Lake City, UT
13 Yale (52)
6 Kentucky (22)
11 Indiana St (46)
3 Duke (12) Pittsburgh, PA
14 Vermont (56)
7 St Mary’s (25)
10 Mississippi St (37)
2 Kansas (8) Omaha, NE
15 Eastern Washington (61)
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