Feb.
13, 2012
Field of Dreamers – Our look at
the potential Field of 64
 It’s
never too early to begin thinking about the postseason. (Well,
maybe we should at least let the regular season get started.)
For the first time in our 10-year history, we are
posting a preseason Field of Dreamers, those 64 we think will
hear their names called on Selection Monday, just more than
three months away.
We will edit and update this list as the season
progresses, but this will give us a starting point for the 2012
NCAA Tournament Field.
America East (1) –
Stony Brook
ACC (7) – Clemson,
Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, NC State,
Virginia
Atlantic Sun (2) –
Jacksonville, Stetson
Atlantic 10 (1) –
Charlotte
Big East (3) –
Connecticut, Louisville, St. John’s
Big South (1) –
Coastal Carolina
Big Ten (1) – Purdue
Big 12 (6) – Baylor,
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
Big West (2) – Cal
State Fullerton, UC Irvine
Colonial (1) – UNC
Wilmington
Conference USA (4) –
East Carolina, Rice, Southern Miss, UCF
Horizon (1) – Wright
State
Ivy (1) – Princeton
Metro Atlantic (1) –
Rider
Mid-American (1) –
Kent State
MEAC (1) – Bethune-Cookman
Missouri Valley (2)
– Creighton, Missouri State
Mountain West (1) –
TCU
Northeast (1) –
Monmouth
Ohio Valley (1) –
Austin Peay
Pac-12 (6) –
Arizona, California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA
Patriot (1) – Navy
SEC (9) – Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State,
South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Southern (2) –
College of Charleston, Georgia Southern
Southland (1) –
Texas State
SWAC (1) – Southern
Summit (1) – Oral
Roberts
Sun Belt (2) – FIU,
Troy
West Coast (1) –
Gonzaga
WAC (1)
– Fresno State
Bubble Worthy –
Auburn, Dallas Baptist, ETSU, Florida Atlantic, Houston,
Illinois State, Kansas State, Long Beach State, Mercer, Michigan
State, Missouri, Rhode Island, Samford, San Diego, Southeastern
Louisiana, Wichita State
Note – Arizona State is not eligible for the 2012
NCAA Tournament.
(photo by Craig Jackson,
LeftfieldLounge.com) |
