Team Capsules

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Team Capsules: Key wins and losses are important considerations in NCAA selection and seeding. Teams listed here are those we expect to be in the hunt for at-large NCAA consideration. As the season progresses, teams may be added or removed. Teams from traditional one-bid leagues may be included if they become realistic at-large candidates.

KEY: @=road win/loss | n=neutral court win/loss | team=home win/loss.

Updated: March 17 | 5:30 p.m. ET

Atlantic 10 (A10)Team Notes
Dayton
Key Wins: n-St. John’s, @SMU, n-Cincinnati, St. Bonaventure
Key Losses: @Northwestern, n-Houston, @Richmond, @VCU, @George Mason, @Loyola-Chicago, n-Duquesne
American Athletic (AAC)Team Notes
Florida Atlantic
Key Wins: n-Butler, n-Texas AM, n-Virginia Tech, n-Arizona, SMU, Memphis
Key Losses: Bryant, n-Illinois, @FGCU, @Charlotte, @UAB, @South Florida, @Memphis, n-Temple
Memphis
Key Wins: @Texas AM, Clemson, Virginia, SMU, Florida Atlantic
Key Losses: n-Villanova, @Ole Miss, South Florida, @Tulane, @UAB, Rice, @North Texas, @SMU, @Florida Atlantic
South Florida
Key Wins: @Memphis, Florida Atlantic, SMU
Key Losses: Central Michigan, Maine, @Hofstra, @Massachusetts, @UAB, @Tulsa, n-UAB
Atlantic Coast (ACC)Team Notes
Clemson
Key Wins: Boise State, @Alabama, @Pittsburgh, South Carolina, n-TCU, @Florida State, @North Carolina, @Syracuse, Miami, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Key Losses: @Memphis, @Miami, North Carolina, @Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, @Duke, Virginia, Virginia, NC State, @Notre Dame, @Wake Forest, n-Boston College
Duke
Key Wins: n-Michigan State, n-Baylor, Syracuse, @Pittsburgh, Clemson, @Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, @Florida State, @Miami, Virginia
Key Losses: Arizona, @Arkansas, @Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, @North Carolina, @Wake Forest, North Carolina, n-NC State
North Carolina
Key Wins: Tennessee, n-Oklahoma, @Pittsburgh, @Clemson, @NC State, Wake Forest, @Florida State, Duke, @Miami, Virginia Tech, @Virginia, NC State, @Duke, n-Pittsburgh
Key Losses: n-Villanova, n-Connecticut, n-Kentucky, @Georgia Tech, Clemson, @Syracuse, n-NC State
Pittsburgh
Key Wins: @Duke, Wake Forest, @NC State, @Virginia, Virginia Tech, NC State, n-Wake Forest
Key Losses: n-Florida, Missouri, Clemson, @Syracuse, @North Carolina, Duke, Syracuse, @Miami, @Wake Forest, @Clemson, n-North Carolina
Virginia
Key Wins: n-Florida, Texas AM, Syracuse, NC State, @Clemson, Miami
Key Losses: n-Wisconsin, @Memphis, @Notre Dame, @NC State, @Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, @Virginia Tech, North Carolina, @Duke, n-NC State
Virginia Tech
Key Wins: n-Boise State, n-Iowa State, Clemson, @NC State, Wake Forest, Virginia, Wake Forest
Key Losses: n-South Carolina, n-Florida Atlantic, @Auburn, @Wake Forest, @Florida State, Miami, @Virginia, Duke, @Miami, @Notre Dame, @North Carolina, @Pittsburgh, @Syracuse, n-Florida State
Wake Forest
Key Wins: Florida, Virginia Tech, Miami, Virginia, Syracuse, NC State, Pittsburgh, Duke, Clemson
Key Losses: @Georgia, n-Utah, n-LSU, @Florida State, @NC State, @North Carolina, @Duke, @Virginia, @Notre Dame, @Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, n-Pittsburgh
Big East Team Notes
Connecticut
Key Wins: n-Indiana, n-Texas, n-North Carolina, n-Gonzaga, St. John’s, @Butler, @Xavier, Creighton, @Villanova, Xavier, Providence, @St. John’s, Butler, Marquette, Villanova, Seton Hall, @Marquette, @Providence, n-Xavier, n-St. John’s, n-Marquette
Key Losses: @Kansas, @Seton Hall, @Creighton
Creighton
Key Wins: Iowa, @Nebraska, Alabama, Providence, St .John’s, @Seton Hall, Xavier, @Xavier, @Butler, Connecticut, Seton Hall, Marquette, @Villanova
Key Losses: n-Colorado State, n-UNLV, Villanova, @Marquette, @Connecticut, Butler, @Providence, @St. John’s, n-Providence
Marquette
Key Wins: @Illinois, n-Kansas, Texas, Creighton, Villanova, @St. John’s, Seton Hall, @Villanova, St. John’s, @Butler, Providence, @Xavier, n-Villanova, n-Providence
Key Losses: n-Purdue, @Wisconsin, @Providence, @Seton Hall, Butler, @Connecticut @Creighton, Connecticut, n-Connecticut
Providence
Key Wins: Wisconsin, n-Georgia, Marquette, Butler, @Seton Hall, Creighton, St. John’s, @Xavier, n-Creighton
Key Losses: n-Kansas State, @Oklahoma, Seton Hall, @Creighton, @St. John’s, Xavier, @Connecticut, @Villanova, @Butler, @Marquette, Villanova, Connecticut
Seton Hall
Key Wins: Connecticut, @Providence, Marquette, @Butler, St. John’s, Xavier, @St. John’s, Butler, Villanova
Key Losses: n-USC, n-Iowa, @Baylor, Rutgers, @Xavier, Creighton, Providence, @Marquette, @Villanova, @Creighton, @Connecticut, @St. John’s
St. John’s
Key Wins: n-Utah, Xavier, Butler, @Villanova, Providence, Villanova, Creighton, @Butler, Seton Hall
Key Losses: Michigan, n-Dayton, n-Boston College, @Connecticut, @Creighton, @Seton Hall, Marquette, @Xavier, Connecticut, @Marquette, @Providence, Seton Hall, n-Connecticut
Villanova
Key Wins: Maryland, n-Texas Tech, n-North Carolina, n-Memphis, @Creighton, Xavier, Providence, Seton Hall, Butler, @Providence
Key Losses: n-Penn, Saint Joseph’s, n-Drexel, @Kansas State, St. John’s, @Marquette, Connecticut, @St. John’s, @Butler, Marquette, @Xavier, @Connecticut, @Seton Hall, Creighton, n-Marquette
Big 12 Team Notes
Baylor
Key Wins: n-Auburn, n-Florida, BYU, Cincinnati, @UCF, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, @TCU, Kansas, n-Cincinnati
Key Losses: n-Michigan State, n-Duke, @Kansas State, @Texas, TCU, @Kansas, @BYU, Houston, @Texas Tech, n-Iowa State
BYU
Key Wins: San Diego State, n-NC State, @UCF, Iowa State, Texas, Kansas State, UCF, Baylor, @Kansas, TCU
Key Losses: @Utah, Cincinnati, @Baylor, @Texas Tech, Houston, @Oklahoma, @Oklahoma State, @Kansas State, @Iowa State, n-Texas Tech
Cincinnati
Key Wins: @BYU, TCU, UCF, @Texas Tech, @UCF, Kansas State, n-Kansas
Key Losses: @Xavier, n-Dayton, Texas, @Baylor, Oklahoma, @Kansas, @West Virginia, Houston, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, @TCU, @Houston, @Oklahoma, n-Baylor
Houston
Key Wins: n-Utah, n-Dayton, @Xavier, n-Texas AM, Texas Tech, UCF, @BYU, Kansas State, @Texas, @Cincinnati, Texas, Iowa State, @Baylor, Cincinnati, @Oklahoma, Kansas, n-TCU, n-Texas Tech
Key Losses: @Iowa State, @TCU, @Kansas, n-Iowa State
Iowa State
Key Wins: Iowa, Houston, @TCU, Kansas State, Kansas, @Texas, TCU, @Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, @UCF, BYU, n-Kansas State, n-Baylor, n-Houston
Key Losses: n-Virginia Tech, n-Texas AM, @Oklahoma, @BYU, @Baylor, @Houston, @Kansas State
Kansas
Key Wins: n-Kentucky, n-Tennessee, Connecticut, @Indiana, TCU, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Houston, Baylor, @Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State
Key Losses: n-Marquette, @UCF, @West Virginia, @Iowa State, @Kansas State, @Texas Tech, BYU, @Baylor, n-Cincinnati
Kansas State
Key Wins: n-Providence, Villanova, Baylor, Kansas, BYU, Iowa State, n-Texas
Key Losses: n-USC, n-Miami, Nebraska, @Texas Tech, @Iowa State, @Houston, Oklahoma, @Oklahoma State, @BYU, TCU, @Texas, @Cincinnati, @Kansas, n-Iowa State
Oklahoma
Key Wins: n-Iowa, Providence, Iowa State, @Cincinnati, @Kansas State, BYU, Cincinnati
Key Losses: n-North Carolina, @TCU, @Kansas, Texas, Texas Tech, @UCF, @Baylor, Kansas, @Iowa State, Houston, @Texas, n-TCU
Texas
Key Wins: @Cincinnati, Baylor, @Oklahoma, @TCU, Kansas State, @Texas Tech, Oklahoma
Key Losses: n-Connecticut, @Marquette, Texas Tech, @West Virginia, UCF, @BYU, Houston, Iowa State, @Houston, @Kansas, n-Kansas State
Texas Tech
Key Wins: @Texas, Kansas State, BYU, @Oklahoma, UCF, Kansas, TCU, Baylor, n-BYU
Key Losses: n-Villanova, @Butler, @Houston, @TCU, Cincinnati, @Baylor, @Iowa State, @UCF, Texas, n-Houston
TCU
Key Wins: Oklahoma, Houston, @Baylor, Texas Tech, @Kansas State, Cincinnati, n-Oklahoma
Key Losses: n-Clemson, n-Nevada, @Kansas, @Cincinnati, Iowa State, Texas, @Iowa State, @Texas Tech, Baylor, @BYU, UCF, n-Houston
Big Ten (B10)Team Notes
Illinois
Key Wins: n-Florida Atlantic, Northwestern, Michigan State, @Ohio State, Nebraska, @Maryland, Iowa, @Wisconsin, @Iowa, n-Ohio State, n-Nebraska, n-Wisconsin
Key Losses: Marquette, @Tennessee, @Purdue, Maryland, @Northwestern, @Michigan State, @Penn State, Purdue
Iowa
Key Wins: n-Seton Hall, Nebraska, @Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin, @Michigan State, @Northwestern
Key Losses: @Creighton, n-Oklahoma, @Purdue, @Iowa State, Michigan, @Wisconsin, Purdue, Maryland, @Indiana, @Penn State, @Maryland, @Illinois, Illinois, n-Ohio State
Michigan State
Key Wins: Butler, n-Baylor, Indiana State, @Maryland, Maryland, Illinois, Northwestern
Key Losses: James Madison, n-Duke, n-Arizona, Wisconsin, @Nebraska, @Northwestern, @Illinois, @Wisconsin, @Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio State, @Purdue, n-Purdue
Nebraska
Key Wins: Michigan State, @Kansas State, Purdue, Northwestern, Wisconsin
Key Losses: Creighton, @Minnesota, @Wisconsin, @Iowa, @Rutgers, @Maryland, @Illinois, @Northwestern, @Ohio State, n-Illinois
Northwestern
Key Wins: Dayton, Purdue, Michigan State, Illinois, Ohio State, Nebraska, @Maryland
Key Losses: n-Mississippi State, Chicago State, @Illinois, @Wisconsin, @Nebraska, @Purdue, @Minnesota, @Rutgers, Iowa, @Michigan State, n-Wisconsin
Ohio State
Key Wins: n-Alabama, Purdue, @Michigan State, Nebraska, n-Iowa
Key Losses: Texas AM, at Penn State, @Indiana, Wisconsin, at Michigan, @Nebraska, @Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, @Iowa, @Minnesota, @Wisconsin
Purdue
Key Wins: Xavier, n-Gonzaga, n-Tennessee, n-Marquette, Iowa, n-Alabama, n-Arizona, @Maryland, Illinois, @Indiana, @Iowa, Northwestern, @Wisconsin, Michigan State, @Illinois, n-Michigan State
Key Losses: @Northwestern, @Nebraska, @Ohio State, n-Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Key Wins: n-Virginia, n-SMU, Marquette, @Michigan State, Iowa, Nebraska, @Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan State, n-Maryland, n-Northwestern, n-Purdue
Key Losses: Tennessee, @Providence, @Arizona, @Penn State, @Nebraska, Purdue, @Michigan, @Rutgers, @Iowa, @Indiana, Illinois, n-Illinois
Missouri Valley (MVC)Team Notes
Drake
Key Wins: n-Nevada, Indiana State, @Bradley, Bradley, n-Bradley, n-Indiana State
Key Losses: n-S.F. Austin, @UAB, @Belmont, @Missouri State, @Indiana State, @Northern Iowa
Indiana State
Key Wins: @Bradley, Bradley, Drake
Key Losses: @Alabama, @Michigan State, @Drake, Illinois State, @Southern Illinois, n-Drake
Mountain West (MTW)Team Notes
Boise State
Key Wins: Saint Mary’s, Colorado State, @Nevada, San Diego State, @New Mexico, New Mexico, @San Diego State
Key Losses: @Clemson, n-Virginia Tech, n-Butler, n-Washington State, UNLV, Utah State, @Colorado State, @Utah State, Nevada, n-New Mexico
Colorado State
Key Wins: n-Creighton, Colorado, n-Washington, New Mexico, San Diego State, Boise State, Utah State
Key Losses: Saint Mary’s, @Utah State, @Boise State, @Nevada, @Wyoming, @San Diego State, @New Mexico, @UNLV, Nevada, n-New Mexico
Nevada
Key Wins: @Washington, n-TCU, Colorado State, @Utah State, San Diego State, @Colorado State, @Boise State, UNLV
Key Losses: n-Drake, Boise State, @San Diego State, @Wyoming, @News Mexico, New Mexico, n-Colorado State
New Mexico
Key Wins: San Diego State, Utah State, Nevada, @Nevada, Colorado State, n-Boise State, n-Colorado State, n-San Diego State
Key Losses: @Saint Mary’s, @Colorado State, @UNLV, Boise State, UNLV, @San Diego State, Air Force, @Boise State, @Utah State
San Diego State
Key Wins: n-Saint Mary’s, n-Washington, @Gonzaga, Nevada, Utah State, Colorado State, New Mexico, n-Utah State
Key Losses: @BYU, @Grand Canyon, @New Mexico, @Boise State, @Colorado State, @Nevada, @Utah State, @UNLV, Boise State, n-New Mexico
Utah State
Key Wins: Colorado State, @Boise State, Boise State, San Diego State, New Mexico
Key Losses: @Bradley, @New Mexico, @San Diego State, Nevada, @Colorado State, n-San Diego State
Pac-12Team Notes
Arizona
Key Wins: @Duke, n-Michigan State, Wisconsin, n-Alabama, Colorado, Utah, @Oregon, @Utah, @Colorado, Oregon
Key Losses: n-Purdue, n-Florida Atlantic, @Stanford, @Washington State, @Oregon State, Washington State, @USC, n-Oregon
Colorado
Key Wins: n-Miami, Washington State, Oregon, @Washington, Utah, @Oregon, n-Utah, n-Washington State
Key Losses: n-Florida State, @Colorado State, @Washington State, @Arizona State, @California, @Washington State, @Utah, Arizona, @UCLA, n-Oregon
Oregon
Key Wins: n-Georgia, @Washington, @Washington State, Utah, n-Arizona, n-Colorado
Key Losses: n-Santa Clara, n-Alabama, n-Syracuse, @Colorado, @Utah, Arizona, @UCLA, Washington State, @California, @Arizona, Colorado
Utah
Key Wins: n-Wake Forest, @Saint Mary’s, BYU, Washington State, Oregon, Colorado
Key Losses: n-Houston, n-St. John’s, @Arizona State, @Arizona, @Stanford, @Washington State, @Washington, Arizona, Arizona State, @USC, @Colorado, @Oregon State, @Oregon, n-Colorado
Washington State
Key Wins: n-Boise State, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, @Washington, @Oregon, Arizona
Key Losses: n-Mississippi State, n-Santa Clara, @Utah, @Colorado, Oregon, @California, @Arizona State, Washington, n-Colorado
Southeastern (SEC)Team Notes
Alabama
Key Wins: Indiana State, n-Oregon, South Carolina, @Mississippi State, Auburn, @Georgia, Mississippi State, Texas AM, Florida, @Ole Miss
Key Losses: n-Ohio State, Clemson, n-Purdue, @Creighton, n-Arizona, @Tennessee, @Auburn, @Kentucky, Tennessee, @Florida, n-Florida
Auburn
Key Wins: Virginia Tech, Texas AM, Ole Miss, @Ole Miss, Alabama, South Carolina, @Georgia, Mississippi State, n-South Carolina, n-Mississippi State, n-Florida
Key Losses: n-Baylor, @Appalachian State, @Alabama, @Mississippi State, @Florida, Kentucky, @Tennessee
Florida
Key Wins: Pittsburgh, Mississippi State, @Kentucky, Auburn, Alabama, n-Alabama, n-Texas AM
Key Losses: n-Virginia, n-Baylor, @Wake Forest, Kentucky, @Ole Miss, @Tennessee, @Texas AM, @Alabama, @South Carolina, @Vanderbilt, n-Auburn
Kentucky
Key Wins: Miami, n-North Carolina, @Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, @Auburn, Alabama, @Mississippi State, @Tennessee
Key Losses: n-Kansas, UNC-Wilmington, @Texas AM, @South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Gonzaga, @LSU, n-Texas AM
Mississippi State
Key Wins: n-Northwestern, n-Rutgers, Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, n-Tennessee
Key Losses: @Georgia Tech, Southern, @South Carolina, Alabama, @Kentucky, @Florida, @Ole Miss, @Alabama, Kentucky, @Auburn, @Texas AM, South Carolina, n-Auburn
Ole Miss
Key Wins: NC State, Memphis, @UCF, Florida, @Texas AM, Mississippi State
Key Losses: @Tennessee, @LSU, @Auburn, Auburn, @South Carolina, @Kentucky, @Mississippi State, South Carolina, Alabama, @Georgia, Texas AM
South Carolina
Key Wins: n-Virginia Tech, n-Grand Canyon, Mississippi State, Kentucky, @Tennessee, @Georgia, Ole Miss, @Ole Miss, @Texas AM, Florida, @Mississippi State
Key Losses: @Clemson, @Alabama, Georgia, @Arkansas, @Auburn, LSU, n-Auburn
Tennessee
Key Wins: @Wisconsin, n-Syracuse, Illinois, n-NC State, Ole Miss, @Georgia, Florida, Alabama, @Kentucky, Texas AM, Auburn, @Alabama
Key Losses: n-Purdue, n-Kansas, @North Carolina, @Mississippi State, South Carolina, @Texas AM, Kentucky, n-Mississippi State
Texas AM
Key Wins: @Ohio State, n-Iowa State, Kentucky, @LSU, Florida, Tennessee, @Georgia, Mississippi State, @Ole Miss, n-Ole Miss, n-Kentucky
Key Losses: n-Florida Atlantic, @Virginia, Memphis, n-Houston, LSU, @Auburn, @Arkansas, Ole Miss, @Vanderbilt, @Alabama, Arkansas, @Tennessee, South Carolina, n-Florida
SunbeltTeam Notes
James Madison
Key Wins: @Michigan State
Key Losses: @Southern Miss, Appalachian State, @Appalachian State
West Coast (WCC)Team Notes
Gonzaga
Key Wins: n-Syracuse, San Francisco, @Kentucky, @San Francisco, @Saint Mary’s, n-San Francisco
Key Losses: n-Purdue, @Washington, n-Connecticut, San Diego St, @Santa Clara, Saint Mary’s, n-St. Mary’s
Saint Mary’s
Key Wins: New Mexico, @Colorado State, @San Francisco, @Gonzaga, San Francisco, n-Gonzaga
Key Losses: Weber State, n-San Diego State, n-Xavier, Utah, Boise State, Missouri State, Gonzaga
Western Athletic (WAC)Team Notes
Grand Canyon
Key Wins: n-San Francisco, San Diego State
Key Losses: n-South Carolina, @Seattle, @Tarleton State, @Abilene Christian