The Bracket Gurus are burning the midnight oil and pouring more coffee as they try to determine who the NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Committee will invite into the Dance, and who will not hear the phone ring on Sunday.
At this point last year, most of the gurus were 100% in agreement on about 66 teams with only three teams really fighting for the final two spots.
There is a bit more dissension this season. There are six teams seriously in the final discussion for three spots, but this will all change is Davidson beats Rhode Island on Sunday. The Gurus are 100% in agreement in their belief that St. Bonaventure is in, so the Atlantic 10 could move from two to three teams if the Wildcats upset the Rams.
The teams that need to be worried about Davidson winning include Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Saint Mary’s, Louisville, and Middle Tennessee State. The Gurus are close to eliminating Marquette, Baylor, and Syracuse, but these teams still appear on exactly one Guru list (three different Gurus have one each of the three).
Check back tomorrow after the conclusion of the Atlantic 10 Championship Game. Within about 30 minutes of the outcome, we will publish our final Bracket Gurus report in full. The pressure is on our Gurus. Last year, they correctly picked all 68 teams in the field, and also correctly picked 61 teams on the correct seed line or just one seed off.
Teams In The Field as of Saturday Night, 11:59 PM EST
| Team | Bid | Conf. | W-L |
| Bucknell | AUTO | Patriot | 25-9 |
| Buffalo | AUTO | MAC | 26-8 |
| Charleston | AUTO | CAA | 26-7 |
| Gonzaga | AUTO | WCC | 30-4 |
| Iona | AUTO | MAAC | 20-13 |
| Kansas | AUTO | B12 | 27-7 |
| Lipscomb | AUTO | A-SUN | 23-9 |
| Long Island | AUTO | NEC | 18-16 |
| Loyola (Chi.) | AUTO | MVC | 28-5 |
| Marshall | AUTO | CUSA | 24-10 |
| MD-Baltimore Co. | AUTO | AE | 24-10 |
| Michigan | AUTO | BTen | 28-7 |
| Montana | AUTO | BSky | 26-7 |
| Murray St. | AUTO | OVC | 26-5 |
| New Mexico St. | AUTO | WAC | 28-5 |
| Radford | AUTO | B-South | 22-12 |
| San Diego St. | AUTO | MWC | 22-10 |
| South Dakota St. | AUTO | Summit | 28-6 |
| Stephen F. Austin | AUTO | SLC | 28-6 |
| Texas Southern | AUTO | SWAC | 15-19 |
| UNC-Central | AUTO | MEAC | 19-15 |
| UNC-Greensboro | AUTO | SoCon | 27-7 |
| Villanova | AUTO | BE | 30-4 |
| Virginia | AUTO | ACC | 31-2 |
| Wright St. | AUTO | Horizon | 25-9 |
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