No major records have broken this regular season, and only Virginia enters the tournament undefeated.
There were a few conference tournament surprises. George Mason won their conference tournament, which means Maryland a Final Four team the past season will be going to the NIT. Virginia Wesleyan beat out Virginia by two points to win their conference tournament. Duke will miss the tournament for the second time in a row as will Indiana. Kansas will also be missing from this season’s tournament losing to Wichita State in the final. Last years champion North Carolina won their conference tournament but it was close, they just beat out UNC Wilmington 82-80. Brandeis made it to the conference championship game but lost big to Boston College. Mississippi State last year’s NIT winner will be going to the big dance this season. UConn returns to the dance this year as well after a one year absence. Marquette the #1 team through most of the last season will miss the tournament this year losing to Wisconsin in the final. Marquette is also the highest ranked team to miss the tournament this season, being ranked 6th in the nations poll. West Virginia ranked 11th will miss the tournament after being upset by Wheeling Jesuit in the third round. The two big surprises going to the tournament will be Bemidji State (MN) seeded 7th in their conference tournament, and Redlands (CA) seeded 8th in their conference tournament.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv
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1. Michigan State (69) 31-1 1797 1
2. Connecticut (3) 29-2 1670 2
3. Kentucky 30-2 1645 8
4. Cincinnati (OH) 30-1 1597 3
5. Louisiana State 30-1 1530 4
6. Marquette (WI) 29-2 1477 7
7. Memphis (TN) 30-1 1334 6
8. UC Los Angeles (CA) 30-1 1334 9
9. Texas 29-2 1224 11
10. Iowa 31-1 1113 13
11. West Virginia 28-2 1100 10
12. Indiana 28-4 967 14
13. Virginia 31-0 939 18
14. Ohio State 29-2 917 16
15. Seton Hall (NJ) 29-2 786 20
16. Washington 30-1 675 17
17. Pittsburgh (PA) 29-2 658 15
18. North Carolina 29-2 604 21
19. Gonzaga (WA) 29-2 521 5
20. Villanova (PA) 28-3 398 12
21. Syracuse (NY) 28-3 394 22
22. George Mason (VA) 28-3 288 19
23. Montana 30-2 212 23
24. Stanford (CA) 27-4 144 NR
25. Xavier (OH) 25-5 76 25
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