Team Capsules
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 12 | 7:00 a.m. ET
Atlantic 10 |
Dayton Key Wins: @VCU, Saint Louis Key Losses: @UNLV, n-Wisconsin, n-NC State, n-BYU, @Virginia Tech, VCU, @George Washington, @Rhode Island, George Mason |
VCU Key Wins: n-Pittsburgh, @Dayton, @Saint Louis, n-Saint Louis Key Losses: n-Arizona State, @Memphis, @Temple, Jacksonville, @Duquesne, St. Bonaventure, Dayton |
American |
Houston Key Wins: @Oregon, Kent State, n-Saint Mary’s, @Virginia, UCF, @UCF, Memphis, @Memphis Key Losses: Alabama, Temple |
Memphis Key Wins: n-VCU, Texas AM, n-Auburn, UCF Key Losses: @Saint Louis, n-Seton Hall, @Alabama, @Tulane, @UCF, Tulane, @Houston, Houston |
ACC |
Clemson Key Wins: Penn State, Wake Forest, NC State, @Virginia Tech, @Pittsburgh, Duke, Virginia Tech, @NC State, n-NC State Key Losses: @South Carolina, n-Iowa, Loyola-Chicago, @Wake Forest, @Boston College, Miami, @North Carolina, @Louisville, @Virginia, n-Virginia |
Duke Key Wins: n-Xavier, Ohio State, n-Iowa, Pittsburgh, Miami, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, NC State, @North Carolina, n-Pittsburgh, n-Miami, n-Virginia Key Losses: n-Kansas, n-Purdue, @Wake Forest, @NC State, @Clemson, @Virginia Tech, @Miami, @Virginia |
Miami Key Wins: n-Providence, @UCF, Rutgers, NC State, Virginia, @Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, @Clemson, Duke, @North Carolina, Wake Forest, @Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, n-Wake Forest Key Losses: n-Maryland, @Georgia Tech, @NC State, @Duke, @Pittsburgh, Florida State, n-Duke |
North Carolina Key Wins: n-Ohio State, n-Michigan, Wake Forest, NC State, Clemson, Virginia Key Losses: n-Iowa State, n-Alabama, @Indiana, @Virginia Tech, @Pittsburgh, @Virginia, Pittsburgh, @Duke, @Wake Forest, Miami, @NC State, Duke, n-Virginia |
NC State Key Wins: n-Dayton, Duke, @Virginia Tech, Miami, @Wake Forest, North Carolina, Wake Forest Key Losses: n-Kansas, Pittsburgh, @Miami, @Clemson, @North Carolina, @Virginia, @Syracuse, Clemson, @Duke, n-Clemson |
Pittsburgh Key Wins: @Northwestern, @NC State, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest, Miami, @North Carolina Key Losses: @West Virginia, n-Michigan, n-VCU, Clemson, @Duke, Florida State, @Virginia Tech, @Notre Dame, @Miami, n-Duke |
Virginia Key Wins: n-Baylor, n-Illinois, @Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, @Wake Forest, NC State, Duke, Clemson, n-North Carolina, n-Clemson Key Losses: Houston, @Miami, @Pittsburgh, @Virginia Tech, @Boston College, @North Carolina, n-Duke |
Big 12 |
Baylor Key Wins: n-UCLA, n-Gonzaga, @West Virginia, Oklahoma State, @Texas Tech, @Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, @TCU, West Virginia, Texas, @Oklahoma State Key Losses: n-Virginia, @Marquette, @Iowa State, TCU, Kansas State, @Texas, @Kansas, @Kansas State, Iowa State, n-Iowa State |
Iowa State Key Wins: n-Villanova, n-North Carolina, St. John’s, Baylor, @Oklahoma, @TCU, Texas Tech, Texas, Kansas State, Kansas, TCU, @Baylor, n-Baylor Key Losses: n-Connecticut, @Iowa, @Kansas, @Oklahoma State, @Missouri, @Texas Tech, @West Virginia, @Oklahoma State, @Kansas State, @Texas, West Virginia, n-Kansas |
Kansas Key Wins: n-Duke, n-NC State, n-Wisconsin, Seton Hall, @Missouri, Indiana, Oklahoma State, @Texas Tech, @West Virginia, Oklahoma, Iowa State, @Kentucky, Kansas State, Texas, @Oklahoma, @Oklahoma State, Baylor, @TCU, West Virginia, Texas Tech, n-West Virginia, n-Iowa State Key Losses: n-Tennessee, @Kansas State, TCU, @Baylor, @Iowa State, @Texas, n-TCU, n-Texas |
Kansas State Key Wins: n-Nevada, n-Nebraska, West Virginia, @Texas, @Baylor, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Texas Tech, Florida, TCU, Iowa State, Baylor, @Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, @West Virginia Key Losses: @Butler, @TCU, @Iowa State, @Kansas, Texas, @Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State Key Wins: West Virginia, Oklahoma, Iowa State, @Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tech, @Iowa State Key Losses: Southern Illinois, n-UCF, @Connecticut, n-Virginia Tech, @Kansas, Texas, @Kansas State, @Baylor, @Texas, Kansas, @TCU, @West Virginia, Kansas State, Baylor |
TCU Key Wins: n-Iowa, Providence, @Utah, Texas Tech, @Baylor, Kansas State, @Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, @Texas Tech, Texas, @Texas Tech Key Losses: Northwestern State, Iowa State, @Texas, @West Virginia, @Mississippi State, @Oklahoma State, @Kansas State, Baylor, @Iowa State, Kansas, n-Texas |
Texas Key Wins: Gonzaga, Creighton, @Oklahoma, @Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, @West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Baylor, @Kansas State, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Kansas, n-Oklahoma State, n-TCU Key Losses: n-Illinois, Kansas State, @Iowa State, @Tennessee, @Kansas, @Texas Tech, @Baylor, @TCU, n-Kansas |
West Virginia Key Wins: n-Florida, @Pittsburgh, UAB, TCU, @Texas Tech, Auburn, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, @Iowa State, Kansas State Key Losses: n-Purdue, @Xavier, @Kansas State, @Oklahoma State, Kansas, Baylor, @Oklahoma, Texas, @TCU, @Texas, @Baylor, Texas Tech, @Kansas, n-Kansas |
Big East |
Connecticut Key Wins: n-Oregon, n-Alabama, n-Iowa State, Oklahoma State, @Florida, Creighton, Marquette, Seton Hall, Providence, @Villanova, n-Providence Key Losses: @Xavier, @Providence, @Marquette, St. John’s, @Seton Hall, Xavier, @Creighton, n-Marquette |
Creighton Key Wins: n-Texas Tech, n-Arkansas, Seton Hall, Providence, Xavier, @Seton Hall, Connecticut, n-Villanova Key Losses: n-Arizona, @Texas, Nebraska, n-BYU, n-Arizona State, @Marquette, @Connecticut, @Xavier, @Providence, Marquette, Villanova, n-Xavier |
Marquette Key Wins: Baylor, Creighton, Seton Hall, Connecticut, Providence, @Seton Hall, Xavier, @Creighton, n-Connecticut, n-Xavier Key Losses: @Purdue, n-Mississippi State, Wisconsin, @Providence, @Xavier, @Connecticut |
Providence Key Wins: @Seton Hall, Marquette, Connecticut, Creighton Key Losses: n-Miami, n-Saint Louis, @TCU, @Creighton, @Marquette, @Xavier, @St. John’s, @Connecticut, Xavier, Seton Hall, n-Connecticut |
Xavier Key Wins: n-Florida, West Virginia, @Cincinnati, Seton Hall, Connecticut, Creighton, Marquette, @Connecticut, Providence, @Seton Hall, @Providence, n-Creighton Key Losses: Indiana, n-Duke, n-Gonzaga, @DePaul, @Creighton, @Butler, @Marquette, Villanova, n-Marquette |
Big Ten |
Illinois Key Wins: n-UCLA, n-Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State, @Wisconsin, Rutgers, Northwestern, Michigan Key Losses: n-Virginia, @Maryland, Penn State, n-Missouri, @Northwestern, Indiana, @Iowa, @Penn State, @Indiana, @Ohio State, @Purdue, n-Penn State |
Indiana Key Wins: @Xavier, North Carolina, Wisconsin, @Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, @Michigan, Illinois, @Purdue, Michigan, n-Maryland Key Losses: @Rutgers, n-Arizona, @Kansas, @Iowa, Nebraska, @Penn State, @Maryland, @Northwestern, @Michigan State, Iowa, n-Penn State |
Iowa Key Wins: @Seton Hall, n-Clemson, Iowa State, Indiana, @Rutgers, Michigan, Maryland, Rutgers, Northwestern, Illinois, Michigan State, @Indiana Key Losses: n-TCU, n-Duke, Wisconsin, Eastern Illinois, @Nebraska, @Penn State, @Ohio State, @Michigan State, @Purdue, @Northwestern, @Wisconsin, Nebraska, n-Ohio State |
Maryland Key Wins: n-Saint Louis, n-Miami, Illinois, Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Penn State, Purdue, Northwestern Key Losses: @Wisconsin, n-Tennessee, UCLA, @Michigan, @Rutgers, @Iowa, @Purdue, @Michigan State, @Nebraska, @Ohio State, n-Indiana, @Penn State, n-Indiana |
Michigan Key Wins: Maryland, Penn State, Northwestern, @Northwestern, Ohio State, Michigan State, @Rutgers, Wisconsin Key Losses: n-Arizona State, Virginia, n-Kentucky, n-North Carolina, Central Michigan, @Michigan State, Iowa, @Maryland, @Penn State, Indiana, @Wisconsin, @Illinois, @Indiana, n-Rutgers |
Michigan State Key Wins: n-Kentucky, Villanova, n-Oregon, @Penn State, Michigan, @Wisconsin, Rutgers, Iowa, Maryland, @Ohio State, Indiana, Ohio State Key Losses: n-Gonzaga, n-Alabama, @Notre Dame, Northwestern, @Illinois, Purdue, @Indiana, @Purdue, @Rutgers, @Michigan, @Iowa, n-Ohio State |
Northwestern Key Wins: @Michigan State, Illinois, @Indiana, Wisconsin, @Wisconsin, @Ohio State, Purdue, Indiana, Iowa, @Rutgers Key Losses: n-Auburn, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Rutgers, @Michigan, @Iowa, Michigan, @Illinois, @Maryland, Penn State, n-Penn State |
Penn State Key Wins: @Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, @Ohio State, Maryland, n-Illinois, n-Northwestern, n-Indiana Key Losses: n-Virginia Tech, @Clemson, Michigan State, @Michigan, n-Purdue, @Wisconsin, @Rutgers, @Purdue, Wisconsin, @Maryland, Rutgers, @Northwestern |
Purdue Key Wins: Marquette, n-West Virginia, n-Gonzaga, n-Duke, @Ohio State, n-Penn State, @Michigan State, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Michigan State, Iowa, Ohio State, @Wisconsin, Illinois, n-Rutgers, n-Ohio State Key Losses: Rutgers, @Indiana, @Northwestern, @Maryland, Indiana |
Rutgers Key Wins: Indiana, Wake Forest, @Purdue, Maryland, @Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State, @Wisconsin, @Maryland, n-Michigan Key Losses: n-Temple, @Miami, @Ohio State, Seton Hall, Iowa, @Michigan State, @Iowa, @Indiana, @Illinois, Nebraska, Michigan, @Minnesota, Northwestern, n-Purdue |
Wisconsin Key Wins: n-USC, @Marquette, Maryland, @Iowa, Penn State, @Ohio State, @Penn State, Michigan, Iowa Key Losses: n-Kansas, Wake Forest, @Illinois, Michigan State, @Indiana, @Northwestern, @Maryland, Illinois, Northwestern, @Nebraska, Rutgers, @Michigan, Purdue, n-Ohio State |
Colonial |
Charleston Key Wins: Virginia Tech, Kent State Key Losses: @North Carolina, Hofstra, @Drexel |
Conference USA |
Florida-Atlantic Key Wins: @Florida, @North Texas, UAB, North Texas, n-UAB Key Losses: @Ole Miss, @UAB, @Middle Tennessee |
North Texas Key Wins: @UAB, UAB Key Losses: @Saint Mary’s, n-UNC Wilmington, Florida Atlantic, @Florida Atlantic, @Charlotte, n-UAB |
Mid American |
Kent State Key Wins: Toledo, n-Toledo Key Losses: @Charleston, @Houston, @Gonzaga, @Northern Illinois, @Akron, @Ball State |
Mountain West |
Boise State Key Wins: n-Colorado, @Texas AM, @Saint Louis, Utah State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State Key Losses: South Dakota St, n-Charlotte, @Santa Clara, @Nevada, @New Mexico, @San Diego State, @San Jose State, @Utah State, n-Utah State |
Nevada Key Wins: Boise State, Utah State, New Mexico, San Diego State, @New Mexico Key Losses: n-Kansas State, @Loyola-Marymount, @Oregon, @San Diego State, @Boise State, @UNLV, @Utah State, @Wyoming, UNLV, n-San Jose State |
New Mexico Key Wins: @Saint Mary’s, Oral Roberts, @San Diego State, Boise State Key Losses: @Fresno State, UNLV, @Nevada, @Utah State, Nevada, @Air Force, Wyoming, @Boise State, San Diego State, @Colorado State, n-Utah State |
San Diego State Key Wins: BYU, n-Ohio State, Nevada, Utah State, Boise State, @Utah State, @New Mexico, n-Utah State Key Losses: n-Arizona, n-Arkansas, n-Saint Mary’s, New Mexico, @Nevada, @Boise State |
Utah State Key Wins: Oral Roberts, New Mexico, Nevada, Boise State, n-New Mexico, n-Boise State Key Losses: Weber State, n-SMU, @Boise State, @Nevada, @San Diego State, San Diego State, @San Jose State, n-San Diego State |
Pac-12 |
Arizona Key Wins: n-Cincinnati, n-San Diego State, n-Creighton, n-Indiana, Tennessee, @Arizona State, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, @USC, n-Arizona State, n-UCLA Key Losses: @Utah, Washington State, @Oregon, @Stanford, Arizona State, @UCLA |
Arizona State Key Wins: n-VCU, n-Michigan, @Colorado, n-Creighton, @Oregon, Utah, @Arizona, n-USC Key Losses: @Texas-Southern, @San Francisco, Arizona, UCLA, USC, @Washington, Oregon, @UCLA, n-Arizona |
Oregon Key Wins: n-Villanova, Nevada, @Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, @Arizona State, USC Key Losses: UC-Irvine, Houston, n-Connecticut, n-Michigan State, @UCLA, Utah Valley, @Colorado, Arizona State, @Stanford, @Arizona, UCLA, @Washington, @Washington State, n-UCLA |
UCLA Key Wins: Oregon, @Maryland, n-Kentucky, USC, Utah, Colorado, @Arizona State, @Oregon, @Utah, @Colorado, Arizona State, Arizona, n-Colorado, n-Oregon Key Losses: n-Illinois, n-Baylor, @Arizona, @USC, n-Arizona |
USC Key Wins: n-BYU, Auburn, Colorado, Utah, @Arizona State, UCLA, @Colorado, @Utah, Arizona State Key Losses: Florida Gulf Coast, n-Tennessee, n-Wisconsin, @Washington State, @UCLA, @Arizona, @Oregon, @Oregon State, Arizona, n-Arizona State |
SEC |
Alabama Key Wins: n-Michigan State, @Houston, @Mississippi State, Kentucky, @Arkansas, @Mississippi State, @Missouri, Mississippi State, Florida, @Auburn, Arkansas, Auburn, n-Mississippi State, n-Missouri Key Losses: n-Connecticut, n-Gonzaga, @Oklahoma, @Tennessee, @Texas AM |
Arkansas Key Wins: n-San Diego State, n-Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas AM, @Kentucky, Florida, n-Auburn Key Losses: n-Creighton, @LSU, @Auburn, Alabama, @Vanderbilt, @Missouri, @Baylor, Mississippi State, @Texas AM, @Alabama, @Tennessee, Kentucky, n-Texas AM |
Auburn Key Wins: Saint Louis, Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee Key Losses: n-Memphis, @USC, @Georgia, Texas AM, @West Virginia, @Tennessee, @Texas AM, Alabama, @Vanderbilt, @Kentucky, @Alabama, n-Arkansas |
Kentucky Key Wins: n-Michigan, @Tennessee, Texas AM, Florida, Mississippi State, Tennessee, @Florida, Auburn, @Arkansas Key Losses: n-Michigan State, n-Gonzaga, n-UCLA, @Missouri, @Alabama, South Carolina, Kansas, Arkansas, @Georgia, Vanderbilt, n-Vanderbilt |
Missouri Key Wins: n-UCF, n-Illinois, Kentucky, Arkansas, Iowa State, @Tennessee, Mississippi State Key Losses: Kansas, @Arkansas, @Texas AM, @Florida, Alabama, @Mississippi State, @Auburn, Texas AM, n-Alabama |
Mississippi State Key Wins: n-Marquette, n-Utah, TCU, Missouri, @Arkansas, Texas AM Key Losses: n-Drake, Alabama, @Tennessee, @Georgia, @Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky, @Missouri |
Tennessee Key Wins: n-Kansas, n-Maryland, n-USC, Mississippi State, @Mississippi State, Texas, Auburn, Alabama, Arkansas, n-Tennessee Key Losses: n-Colorado, @Arizona, Kentucky, @Florida, @Vanderbilt, Missouri, @Kentucky, @Texas AM |
Texas AM Key Wins: @Florida, Missouri, Florida, @Auburn, Auburn, Arkansas, @Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, n-Arkansas, n-Vanderbilt Key Losses: n-Murray State, n-Colorado, n-Boise State, @Memphis, Wofford, @Kentucky, @Arkansas, @Mississippi State |
Vanderbilt Key Wins: Arkansas, Tennessee, Auburn, Florida, @Kentucky, Mississippi State, n-Kentucky Key Losses: Memphis, Southern Miss, n-Saint Mary’s, @VCU, Grambling State, n-NC State, @Missouri, @Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, @Texas AM, @Alabama, @LSU, n-Texas AM |
West Coast |
Gonzaga Key Wins: n-Michigan State, n-Kentucky, n-Xavier, Washington, n-Alabama, @Santa Clara, Santa Clara, @Loyola-Marymount, Saint Mary’s, n-Saint Mary’s Key Losses: @Texas, n-Purdue, n-Baylor, Loyola-Marymount, @Saint Mary’s |
Saint Mary’s Key Wins: n-San Diego State, @Santa Clara, Santa Clara, @BYU, Gonzaga Key Losses: n-Washington, New Mexico, @Houston, Colorado State, @Loyola-Marymount, @Gonzaga, n-Gonzaga |
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