Dudes Who Bet Sports First Look at Possible NCAA Tournament Teams As Of 1/24/22

We are heading down the backstretch and games are taking on added significance with concern for making the NCAA tournament. Let’s see how the DUDES rank the teams still in the running.

• ASUN CONFERENCE: Only the conference champion will get a bid
• AMERICA EAST: Only the conference champion will get a bid
• AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE:
• Lock: Houston
• Still with a chance: SMU and Cincinnati
• ATLANTIC-10:
• Almost a Lock: Davidson
• Still with a chance: Dayton and VCU
• ACC:
• Locks: Duke, Wake Forest, Florida State
• Still with a chance: North Carolina, Miami, Notre Dame, Virginia
• BIG 12:
• Locks: Kansas, Texas, Texas Tech, Baylor
• Still with a chance: Iowa State, TCU, West Virginia, Oklahoma
• BIG EAST:
• Locks: Villanova, Providence, Xavier, UConn, Marquette
• Still with a chance: Creighton, Seton Hall
• BIG SKY: Only the conference champion will get a bid
• BIG SOUTH: Only the conference champion will get in
• BIG TEN:
• Locks: Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana, Wisconsin
• Still with a chance: Iowa, Rutgers, Michigan
• BIG WEST: Only the conference champion will get a bid.
• CAA: Only the conference champion will get a bid.
• C-USA
• Both UAB and Louisiana Tech have a shot
• HORIZON: Only the conference champion will get a bid.
• IVY: Only the conference champion will get a bid
• MAAC: Only the conference champion will get a bid
• MEAC: Only the conference will get a bid.
• MAC:
• Might get two bids. Toledo, Ohio, and Akron are in the hunt
• MISSOURI VALLEY:
• Might get two bids. Battle between Missouri State and Loyola Chicago
• MOUNTAIN WEST:
• Might get 3 bids. Teams in the hunt include Colorado State, San Diego State, Wyoming, Fresno State, and Boise State
• NORTHEAST: Only the conference champion will get a bid.
• OHIO VALLEY: Only the conference champion will get a bid.
• Still has a shot: Murray State could get an at-large bid if they aren’t tournament champs.
• PAC-12:
• Locks: Arizona, UCLA, USC
• Still have a chance: Oregon, Colorado
• PATRIOT: Only the conference champion will get a bid.
• SEC:
• Locks: Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, LSU
• Still with a chance: Texas A&M, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Florida
• SOUTHERN: Only the conference champ will get a bid.
• SOUTHLAND: Only the conference champ will get a bid.
• SUN BELT: Only the conference champ will get a bid
• SWAC: Only the conference champ will get a bid
• SUMMIT: Only the conference champ will get a bid
• Still has a shot: South Dakota State could get an at-large bid if they aren’t tournament champs.
• WAC: Only the conference champ will get a bid.
• WEST COAST:
• LOCKS: Gonzaga, BYU, St.Mary’s
• Still have a chance: San Francisco