Preliminary Big Dance Breakdown III

New projections for the field of 65 are here. Games through February 16th are used to determine the selections. My actual mock bracket is here. I'm working on a website for things with more media characteristics. It's definitely a work in progress but I did get the bracket up. Anyway, here's the field:

*Note: Bubble teams with asterisks aren't in the running for an at-large bid. Rather, they have a legit shot at winning the conference of a one-bid league. Also, the second number in the parentheses beside each team is the RPI ranking from ESPN.com's InsideRPI rankings. Teams in italics are leading their conference in multi-bid leagues.

America East- Albany (16-8, 129)

Atlantic 10- George Washington (21-1, 36)

ACC- Duke (24-1, 1), NC State (20-5, 19), Boston College (21-5, 34), North Carolina (16-6, 23), Maryland (15-9, 44)

Atlantic Sun- Lipscomb (17-8, 164)

Big 12- Texas (22-3, 8), Kansas (18-6, 40), Oklahoma (16-6, 15), Colorado (17-5, 50)

Big East- Villanova (20-2, 2), Connecticut (22-2, 4), West Virginia (18-6, 21), Pittsburgh (20-3, 6), Georgetown (17-6, 30), Seton Hall (16-7, 29), Marquette (17-8, 25), Cincinnati (17-9, 22),

Big Sky- Northern Arizona (19-7, 137)

Big South- Winthrop (17-6, 86)

Big Ten- Iowa (20-6, 9), Illinois (21-4, 14), Ohio State (18-4, 7), Wisconsin (18-7, 13), Michigan State (18-7, 10), Michigan (17-6, 31), Indiana (13-9, 41)

Big West- Pacific (18-6, 110)

CAA- George Mason (20-5, 27), UNC-Wilmington (20-7, 38)

CUSA- Memphis (23-2, 5)

Horizon- Wisconsin-Milwaukee (18-7, 49)

Ivy- Pennsylvania (15-6, 98)

MAAC- Iona (19-5, 67)

MCC- IUPUI (18-7, 125)

MAC- Kent State (18-7, 84)

MEAC- Delaware State (14-11, 141)

MVC- Wichita State (21-6, 17), Northern Iowa (21-6, 24), Creighton (17-7, 32), Southern Illinois (18-8, 26), Missouri State (17-7, 28)

MWC- San Diego State (17-7, 51), Air Force (20-5, 48)

Northeast- Fairleigh Dickinson (16-8, 134)

OVC- Murray State (19-5, 74)

Pac-10- California (16-6, 47), UCLA (20-5, 11), Washington (19-5, 37), Arizona (15-10, 20)

Patriot- Bucknell (21-3, 39)

SEC- Tennessee (19-3, 3), Florida (22-3, 16), LSU (17-7, 18), Kentucky (16-9, 42), Alabama (14-9, 45)

Southern- Georgia Southern (18-7, 155)

Southland- Northwestern St. (18-6, 68)

SWAC- Southern (13-11, 163)

Sun Belt- Western Kentucky (19-5, 43)

WCC- Gonzaga (21-3, 12)

WAC- Nevada (19-5, 33), Utah State (17-6, 58)

Bubble:

Charlotte (15-9, 105)

Temple (14-9, 57)

Xavier (15-7, 65)

Virginia (13-9, 64)

Miami (14-11, 75)

Florida State (15-7, 63)

Nebraska (16-8, 92)

Texas A&M (15-7, 79)

Syracuse (17-8, 35)

Montana (16-5, 83)*

UC Irvine (14-11, 166)*

Birmingham Southern (18-6, 139)*

Hofstra (18-5, 55)

Old Dominion (18-8, 61)

Virginia Commonwealth (16-8, 76)

UAB (17-5, 54)

Houston (16-6, 56)

Butler (17-9, 80)*

Manhattan (16-8, 73)*

Akron (19-5, 69)*

Miami-OH (14-8, 81)*

Stanford (13-9, 88)

Arkansas (16-8, 72)

South Carolina (14-10, 46)

Elon (13-12, 173)*

South Alabama (17-6, 87)*

Louisiana Tech (16-10, 82)