Saturday is over!: Five teams in, eleven other teams alive, five eliminated from tourney contention

Twenty-one teams were alive for the tournament at the start of the week. As of now, we are at....16!

The Big East went according to form, but Houston's loss created questions questions questions? Will TCU, or even the impressive Southern Miss, whom I had discounted, take the Houston's slot? Or will a spot now open to allow both Boise and Arkansas?

Get ready boys, we may be in for a bumpy ride!


Log into Orbitz and look into some flights: They are in (5)!:

Pac-12 Champ: Oregon
SEC Champ: LSU
ACC Champ: Clemson
Big Ten Champ: Wisconsin
Big XII Champ: Oklahoma State

You can pencil in some tournament time: They are practically in (1):
West Virginia

We will keep your resume on file: They are probably out (2):
Cincinnati
Louisville

Hand in your uniforms: They are out (5)!

UCLA eliminated 49-31 in Pac-12 championship
Houston eliminated 49-28 in Conference USA Championship
Georgia eliminated 42-10 in SEC Championship
Oklahoma eliminated 44-10 in their Big XII finale
Michigan State eliminated 42-39 in the Big Ten Championship

They still have a chance (8):

Non AQ-Conference Automatic Qualifier: TCU or none

At-Large contenders (3 or 4):
Alabama
Stanford
Boise State
Arkansas
Virginia Tech (if they lose)
Kansas State
South Carolina