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With conference tournaments upon us, the postseason picture is coming into focus. This year's ACC / SEC Challenge NCAA Tournament should be thrilling as always. While there are still some spots to be filled, and seeds to be solidified, here's a look at what to expect come Selection Monday.
*Note - National Seeds are listed first, with their Super Regional opponent listed second.
Louisville Regional (1)
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Louisville |
ACC |
| 2 |
Creighton |
Big East |
| 3 |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
| 4 |
Kent State |
Mid-American |
Nashville Regional
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
| 2 |
Duke |
ACC |
| 3 |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
| 4 |
Princeton |
Ivy League |
Gainesville Regional (2)
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Florida |
SEC |
| 2 |
Florida State | ACC |
| 3 |
Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 4 |
Florida A&M | MEAC |
Raleigh Regional
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
NC State |
ACC |
| 2 |
East Carolina |
American Athletic |
| 3 |
UNC Wilmington |
Colonial Athletic |
| 4 |
UNC Greensboro |
Southern |
Coral Gables Regional (3)
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Miami |
ACC |
| 2 |
Florida Atlantic |
Conference USA |
| 3 |
Connecticut |
American Athletic |
| 4 |
Jacksonville |
Atlantic Sun |
Baton Rouge Regional
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
LSU |
SEC |
| 2 |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
| 3 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Southland |
| 4 |
Washington |
Pac 12 |
College Station Regional (4)
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
| 2 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
| 3 |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
| 4 |
Oral Roberts |
The Summit League |
Ft. Worth Regional
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
TCU |
Big 12 |
| 2 |
Arizona State |
Pac 12 |
| 3 |
Sam Houston State |
Southland |
| 4 |
Fresno State |
Mountain West |
Starkville Regional (5)
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
| 2 |
Bryant |
Northeast |
| 3 |
Wake Forest |
ACC |
| 4 |
Fairfield |
MAAC |
Lafayette Regional
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
| 2 |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
| 3 |
Kentucky |
SEC |
| 4 |
Southeast Missouri State |
Ohio Valley |
Lubbok Regional (6)
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
| 2 |
Rice |
Conference USA |
| 3 |
Oregon State |
Pac 12 |
| 4 |
Wright State |
Horizon League |
Tucson Regional
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Arizona |
Pac 12 |
| 2 |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
| 3 |
Gonzaga |
West Coast |
| 4 |
Seattle University |
Western Athletic |
Charlottesville Regional (7)
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Virginia |
ACC |
| 2 |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
| 3 |
Marshall |
Conference USA |
| 4 |
Navy |
Patriot |
Oxford Regional
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Ole Miss |
SEC |
| 2 |
Tulane |
American Athletic |
| 3 |
Boston College |
ACC |
| 4 |
Alabama State |
SWAC |
Columbia Regional (8)
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
South Carolina |
SEC |
| 2 |
Georgia Tech | ACC |
| 3 |
South Alabama |
Sun Belt |
| 4 |
Binghampton |
America East |
Clemson Regional
| Seed |
Team |
Conference |
| 1 |
Clemson |
ACC |
| 2 |
Nebraska |
Big Ten |
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech |
Conference USA |
| 4 |
Virginia Commonwealth |
Atlantic 10 |
Last Four In: Michigan, Sam Houston St, Kentucky, Oregon State
First Four Out: UNC, Charleston, Alabama, Ohio State
Bold: ACC Teams Italics: Automatic Qualifiers
The national seeds and regional hosts are dominated by ACC and SEC teams. The SEC has a record four national seeds, and adds an additional three hosts for a total of seven of the sixteen. However the SEC is very top heavy, with only one team in the tournament who is not hosting. The ACC on the other hand is much more balanced with three national seeds, two more hosts, but five more teams in the field of 64 (not to mention the first team out, UNC, who is out of the field despite an RPI of 15).
This week, look out for which team from the west emerges. There will be a team from the west as a host, maybe two as the committee makes sure to spread things around. For the final slots, Louisiana-Lafayette gets the nod, but watch out for Coastal Carolina and Southern Miss to win their conference tournament and earn a host bid.
In the ACC Tournament and of note to Virginia fans, keep an eye on Clemson. By finishing the season with a winning conference record, they have entered into not only the regional hosting discussion, but the national seed arguement as well. You can argue that they should be the eighth national seed over South Carolina as their resume has a little more meat (outside of conference record), but I am convinced the SEC will get four national seeds. However, as they are paired together in ACC pool play, whoever performs better between UVA and Clemson, could be looking at that third national seed from the ACC.
Check back Monday to see how we did and follow the Hoos all week here at Streaking the Lawn as they compete in the ACC Tournament.