The 65 teams that “Dance Card,” compiled by university professors Jay Coleman and Allen Lynch, predicts will make the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, in order (based on data through Thursday). x- denotes a team that already automatically qualified as conference champion:
Kentucky
Arizona
Syracuse
Florida
Texas
Wake Forest
Marquette
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma
Dayton
Xavier
BYU
Duke
Utah
Wisconsin
Louisville
Stanford
Notre Dame
Illinois
St. Joseph’s
x-Creighton
Memphis
Oklahoma State
California
Mississippi State
Maryland
Michigan State
Missouri
Southern Illinois
Butler
x-Weber State
Connecticut
Purdue
x-Wisc-Milwaukee
Colorado
Cincinnati
UNLV
x-UNC-Wilmington
Gonzaga
x-Manhattan
Arizona State
x-Western Kentucky
Saint Louis
Tennessee
Indiana
Boston College
Central Michigan
LSU
Holy Cross
Seton Hall
Alabama
Texas Tech
x-Pennsylvania
Auburn
Oregon
x-Troy State
Wyoming
Providence
x-Austin Peay
x-San Diego
x-Wagner
x-East Tenn. St.
x-IUPUI
x-UNC-Asheville
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