The HoopsHD Committee Report: Wednesday, March 8

Click HERE for Jon Teitel’s interview with Florida Gulf Coast player Brandon Goodwin

Click HERE for Jon Teitel’s most recent Bracket Projection

SITES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S COMMITTEE MEMBERS!!

Warren Nolan’s RPI and Statistical Site for College Sports – CLICK HERE

Podcaster and Bracketologist Extraordinaire Andy Bottoms at Assembly Call – CLICK HERE

Galen Clavio at Crimson Cast – CLICK HERE

Galen Clavio again at Sports Politik – CLICK HERE

Scott Swartz at The Buffet – CLICK HERE

With Selection Sunday only 4 days away, every member of the HoopsHD staff submitted 2 lists to our chairman Chad Sherwood: one list consists of up to 36 teams that should be voted into the NCAA Tournament no matter what the circumstances are (this is what we’ve referred to as “first-ballot” teams). Teams need at least 8 votes to be added to the first-ballot pool. The second list is for teams to be placed Under Consideration for NCAA Tournament selection. Teams need at least 3 votes to be added to the Under Consideration pool. Without further ado, here are the results:

As of Wednesday night, there have been 12 automatic bids handed out from conference tournaments that have been completed. Our committee named 30 out of a possible 36 teams into the NCAA Tournament field. For the time being, this leaves 48 teams on the Under Consideration board playing for 6 at-large spots. There will be spots that open up as teams on both the at-large boards and Under Consideration boards earn automatic bids into the NCAA Tournament. Teams like Syracuse that are highlighted in orange have completed their regular season and have to wait and see what other teams around them do.

Tomorrow night, our Committee will begin to fill the remaining at-large spots and also name its annual Centenary Award (click HERE for the history of the award). Either Alabama A&M or North Carolina A&T will be added to the Under Consideration board upon winning the Centenary Award.