Welcome to the Field of 68, Preseason Edition. Below is my list of teams that I am currently predicting to make the 2014 NCAA tournament, broken down by conference.
America East (1): Vermont
American (5): Connecticut, Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, SMU
ACC (7): Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Maryland, Georgia Tech
Atlantic Sun (1): USC-Upstate
Atlantic Ten (4) VCU, La Salle, Richmond, St. Louis
Big East (5): Creighton, St. John’s, Marquette, Villanova, Butler
Big Sky (1): North Dakota
Big South (1): Winthrop
Big Ten (6): Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana
Big 12 (4): Oklahoma State, Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State
Big West (1): UC-Santa Barbara
Colonial (1): Towson
Conference USA (1): Louisiana Tech
Horizon (1): Green Bay
Ivy (1): Harvard
Metro Atlantic (1): Canisius
MAC (1): Akron
MEAC (1): Norfolk State
Missouri Valley (1): Wichita State
Mountain West (3) New Mexico, Boise State, UNLV
Northeast (1): Bryant
Ohio Valley (1): Eastern Kentucky
Pac 12 (5): Oregon, Arizona, UCLA, Colorado, California
Patriot (1): Boston University
SEC (4): Ketucky, Florida, LSU, Tennessee
Southern (1): Elon
Southland (1): Northwestern State
SWAC (1): Texas Southern
Summit (2): North Dakota State, Denver
Sun Belt (1): Georgia State
West Coast (2): Gonzaga, BYU
WAC (1): New Mexico State
Teams that just missed the field: Boston College, Georgetown, UTEP, UAB, Southern Miss, Utah State, San Diego State, Arizona State, Stanford, Missouri, Alabama, Ole Miss, Indiana State