You probably heard about the Big East receiving 11 teams in the NCAA tournament field. But did you know the Colonial Athletic Association got three, which was as many as the Mountain West and one less han the ACC and Pac-10?
Here’s a complete listing of the tourney selections by conference, as compiled by the AP.
America East (1) — Boston University
Atlantic Coast (4) — Clemson, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina
Atlantic Sun (1) — Belmont
Atlantic 10 (3) — Richmond, Temple, Xavier
Big East (11) — Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John’s, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia
Big Sky (1) — Northern Colorado
Big South (1) — UNC Asheville
Big Ten (7) — Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big 12 (5) — Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M
Big West (1) — UC Santa Barbara
Colonial Athletic Association (3) — George Mason, Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth
Conference USA (2)— Memphis, UAB
Horizon (1) — Butler
Ivy (1) — Princeton
Metro Atlantic (1) — St. Peter’s
Mid-American (1) — Akron
MEAC (1) — Hampton
Missouri Valley (1) — Indiana State
Mountain West (3) — BYU, San Diego State, UNLV
Northeast (1) — Long Island University
Ohio Valley (1) — Morehead State
Pacific-10 (4) — Arizona, Southern Cal, UCLA, Washington
Patriot (1) — Bucknell
Southeastern (5) — Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Southern (1) — Wofford
Southland (1) — Texas-San Antonio
SWAC (1) — Alabama State
Summit (1) — Oakland (Mich.)
Sun Belt (1) — Arkansas-Little Rock
West Coast (1)— Gonzaga
Western Athletic (1) — Utah State