(As of games through 2/4/17)
Projections are based on the team from each conference that has the best rating, per the awesome team ratings from TheRankerPit.com
Conference | Predicted Champion |
America East | Vermont |
American Athletic | Cincinnati |
Atlantic 10 | Dayton |
Atlantic Coast | Louisville |
Atlantic Sun | FGCU |
Big 12 | West Virginia |
Big East | Villanova |
Big Sky | Weber St. |
Big South | UNC Asheville |
Big Ten | Purdue |
Big West | UC Irvine |
Colonial Athletic Association | UNC Wilmington |
Conference USA | Middle Tenn. |
Horizon League | Valparaiso |
Ivy League | Princeton |
Metro Atlantic Athletic | Monmouth |
Mid-American | Akron |
Mid-Eastern Athletic | N.C. Central |
Missouri Valley | Wichita St. |
Mountain West | Nevada |
Northeast | Mt. St. Mary’s |
Ohio Valley | Belmont |
Pac-12 | Oregon |
Patriot League | Bucknell |
Southeastern | Kentucky |
Southern | East Tenn. St. |
Southland | Sam Houston St. |
Southwestern Athletic | Texas Southern |
Sun Belt | Texas-Arlington |
Summit League | IPFW |
West Coast | Gonzaga |
Western Athletic | New Mexico St. |