NCAA Tournament Projections, 2/19/2008

It's 26 days until Selection Sunday, and teams around the country continue to play themselves into and out of the NCAA tournament. As always, projections are a work in progress. Teams can continue to play themselves in.

There are two ongoing twists to projecting the tournament. One is projecting the field of 65. The other is projecting a Final Four and a national champion. The latter is relatively anticlimactic compared to the former.

Teams barely missing the field, with 26 days to play themselves into the tournament: Miami, UMass, George Mason, Illinois State, New Mexico, Arizona State, Ole Miss

Teams barely making it into the field: Dayton, Baylor, Oklahoma, Arizona, USC, South Alabama

Click on the above graphic to view the projected bracket.