March Madness predictions ahead of Selection Sunday, NCAA Tournament

With the regular season complete and only conference tournaments left in the men’s college basketball schedule, a handful of teams are running out of chances to secure an NCAA Tournament spot.

There will inevitably be bid stealers that make the 68-team bracket by winning their conference tournament who otherwise would not earn an at-large berth. There could also be bubble teams that make a deep run in their conference tournament, improving their resume in the process.

Several bubble teams saw their chances of making the NCAA Tournament fluctuate in the final week of the regular season. For example, Oklahoma — widely considered a ‘first four out’ team in bracketology — earned two Quad 1 wins with a double-digit victory over Missouri at home and a win over Texas on the road, Porter Moser’s first over the Longhorns in his four-year tenure.

And amid all the controversy with Indiana and its coach, Mike Woodson, announcing his retirement after the season’s conclusion, the Hoosiers are hanging on for an NCAA Tournament berth after winning five of their last seven games — including wins over Michigan State and Purdue.

Here’s a look at the latest March Madness predictions as Power Conference tournaments get underway:

March Madness predictions

Last Four In

• Baylor
• Oklahoma
• Xavier
• Ohio State

First Four Out

• San Diego State
• Boise State
• North Carolina
• Texas

No.1 seeds

• Auburn
• Duke
• Florida
• Houston

No. 2 seeds

• Alabama
• Tennessee
• Michigan State
• Texas A&M

No. 3 seeds

• St. John’s
• Texas Tech
• Iowa State
• Kentucky

No. 4 seeds

• Wisconsin
• Purdue
• Maryland
• Clemson

No. 5 seeds

• Arizona
• Michigan
• Missouri
• Oregon

No. 6 seeds

• UCLA
• Saint Mary’s
• Louisville
• BYU

No. 7 seeds

• Marquette
• Memphis
• Mississippi State
• Ole Miss

No. 8 seeds

• Kansas
• Illinois
• UConn
• Creighton

No. 9 seeds

• Gonzaga
• New Mexico
• Vanderbilt
• Utah State

No. 10 seeds

• Drake (Missouri Valley winner)
• Arkansas
• West Virginia
• Georgia

No. 11 seeds

• Oklahoma/Baylor
• UC San Diego
• Indiana
• VCU

No. 12 seeds

• McNeese
• Xavier/Ohio State
• Liberty
• Yale

No. 13 seeds

• Lipscomb (ASUN winner)
• High Point (Big South winner)
• Arkansas State
• Akron

No. 14 seeds

• Utah Valley
• Towson
• Troy
• Northern Colorado

No. 15 seeds

• Furman
• Central Connecticut
• Norfolk State
• Robert Morris

No. 16 seeds

• Bryant
• SIU Edwardsville (Ohio Valley winner)/American
• Quinnipiac/Southern
• Omaha (Summit League winner)