Wasn't sure how many conferences get the AQ. I know they added conferences , I counted 16....but Mountain Pacific has 3 teams (is there a minimum # required for a AQ?)

I guess Ivy gets 2-3. Cornell is down this year. Penn and Princeton definitely, maybe Dartmouth...

Unfortunately Duke having lost to Penn and Northwestern doesn't help them with NCAA selection. Only wins matter. (A few years ago, John Sung, then coach at Winthrop and member of selection committee, gave interview regarding selection process. He said close losses against quality competition is a loss. Only wins, specifically against quality competition, count towards selection.

Agree w/ earlier post that ACC is the deepest/ most talented conference from top to bottom. But ND and Duke need to win a 3-4 conference games.

UVA loss to ND hurts but they play a strong non-conference schedule (Beat Loyola, beat Navy, beat Princeton, still have to play JMU, MD, PSU) plus their conference games.

ND non-conference consists of 1 Top 20 team - Northwestern in April. (Virtually a must win game ) A tough road to tournament.

Duke has lost to their only two top 20 non-conference games. Another tough road.

VA Tech beat a solid top 20 Denver. Also lost to JMU, Colorado and USC. With a conference record equal to ND and/or Duke, VA Tech will get the nod.

Should be interesting!

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Can't find info on the number of Automatic Bids, can't tell if it is 13 or 15.

, they are about where they usually are. don't think they will get in.

ACC will have 6 teams in Tournament. Don't think Va Tech will be one of them.

Big Ten? Maryland, Northwestern, Hopkins.... ? can Michigan make it? PSU is very unlikely. What is going on in not so happy valley?

Patriot? Loyola and Navy.

Ivy? Princeton and Penn. Dartmouth? Maybe. "Cornell is down this year." ? Cornell making The NCAA's is the exception not the rule but you never know.

Pac 12? USC, Stanford. Colorado? don't think Pac 12 gets 3.

Big East? Denver and Georgetown.

America East? Stony Brook. Can Albany find a way?

AAC? Florida.

CAA? JMU. How about Hofstra? Hofstra has improved maybe they can get in. Towson needs to win the conference to get in this year.

A-10? Richmond? UMass? St Joe's? They will only get 1 going with Richmond.

MAAC? Fairfield? Monmouth?

NEC? Mt. St. Mary's? Wagner?

SoCon? Furman?

Big South? High Point looks pretty good.

Sun? Liberty is doing well.

If there are 15 Automatic Qualifiers there will be 11 at large bids.

4 or 5 - ACC
2 or 3 - Big Ten
1 or 2 - Ivy
1 - Patriot
1 - Pac 12

Which teams will play well enough down the stretch? Good luck to all!