Here is my view of championship week – without close looks at profiles (too many fun games to watch to look at profiles). A chance at a bid stealer in the Atlantic 10 – should be a fun tournament. And Alabama is doing their best to get in the conversation in the SEC.
| Conference | Champion | Locks (53 with Conf Champs) | Likely In (7) | Bubble (8 remaining spots) |
| ACC | Duke vs Notre Dame | North Carolina (4), Louisville (7), Duke (9), Florida St (13), Virginia (18), Notre Dame (21) | Miami FL (42), Virginia Tech (46) | Wake Forest (39), Syracuse (85) |
| Big 12 | West Virginia vs Iowa St | Kansas (2), Baylor (11), West Virginia (23), Iowa St (24) | Oklahoma St (41) | Kansas St (58), TCU (69) |
| Big East | Villanova vs Creighton | Villanova (1), Butler (14), Creighton (25) | Xavier (34), Seton Hall (45) | Providence (57), Marquette (59) |
| Big 10 | Minnesota vs Michigan, Wisconsin vs Northwestern | Purdue (20), Minnesota (19), Maryland (30), Wisconsin (35), Michigan (38) | Northwestern (48) | Michigan St (50), Illinois (63), Indiana (80) |
| Pac 12 | Oregon vs Arizona | Oregon (6), Arizona (3), UCLA (15) | USC (43), California (55) | |
| SEC | Kentucky vs Alabama, Arkansas vs Vanderbilt | Kentucky (5), Florida (10), Arkansas (28) | South Carolina (44) | Vanderbilt (33), Georgia (52), Mississippi (68), Alabama (79) |
| American | SMU vs UCF, Cincinnati vs Connecticut | SMU (17), Cincinnati (12) | Houston (54), UCF (68), Connecticut (114) | |
| Atlantic 10 | Rhode Island vs Davidson, VCU vs Richmond | Dayton (26), VCU (22) | Rhode Island (40), Richmond (78), Davidson (84) | |
| WCC | Gonzaga | Gonzaga (8), St Mary’s (16) | ||
| Mt West | Nevada vs Colorado St | Nevada (31), Colorado St (66) | ||
| MVC | Wichita St | Wichita St (29) | Illinois St (32) | |
| Conf USA | Middle Tennessee vs Marshall | Middle Tennessee (36), Marshall (108) | ||
| America East | Vermont | Vermont (49) | ||
| Atlantic Sun | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast (86) | ||
| Big Sky | North Dakota vs Weber St | North Dakota (150), Weber St (180) | ||
| Big South | Winthrop | Winthrop (70) | ||
| Big West | Cal-Irvine vs Cal-Davis | Cal-Irvine (124), Cal-Davis (181) | ||
| Colonial | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington (27) | Charleston (61) | |
| Horizon | Northern Kentucky | Northern Kentucky (88) | ||
| Ivy | Princeton vs Penn, Harvard vs Yale | Princeton (51), Harvard (133), Yale (142), Penn (197) | ||
| MAAC | Iona | Iona (90) | Monmouth (47) | |
| MAC | Akron vs Kent St | Akron(53), Kent St (154) | ||
| MEAC | NC Central vs Norfolk St | NC Central (208), Norfolk St (240) | ||
| Northeast | Mt St Mary’s | Mt St Mary’s (148) | ||
| OVC | Jacksonville St | Jacksonville St (151) | Belmont(60) | |
| Patriot | Bucknell | Bucknell (62) | ||
| Southern | East Tennessee St | East Tennessee St (56) | ||
| Southland | New Orleans vs Texas A&M – CC | New Orleans (168), Texas A&M-CC (147) | ||
| Summit | South Dakota St | South Dakota St (152) | ||
| Sun Belt | Texas-Arlington vs Texas St, Georgia St vs Troy | Texas-Arlington (37), Georgia St(98), Troy (174), Texas St (192) | ||
| SWAC | Texas Southern vs Alcorn St | Texas Southern(115), Alcorn St(228) | ||
| WAC | CSU Bakersfield vs New Mexico St | CSU Bakersfield (77), New Mexico St (64) |