UCS Watch List: Updated: 05-10-2009 at 12:30 pm

The UCS Watch List shows teams with notable non-conference wins. UCS has listed all conference teams and will start to discard once they have been eliminated from conference tournaments or not NCAA post-season eligible. The SWAC will be updated daily during the tournament.

AUTOMATIC BIDS  (30):

ACC

America East--Boston 41-16

Atlantic 10--Massachusetts 38-8

Atlantic Sun--Campbell 38-14

Big Ten--Michigan 41-10

Big 12

Big East--Notre Dame 41-15

Big South--Radford 35-13

Big West--Cal Poly 39-10

Colonial--James Madison 34-14

Conference USA--Tulsa 38-15

Horizon--Cleveland State 35-16

Ivy--Cornell 42-11

Mid-American--Miami 31-22

Metro Atlantic--Canisius 26-22

Mid-Eastern-- Florida A&M 28-28

Missouri Valley--Bradley 25-26

Mountain West--BYU 39-16

Northeast--Sacred Heart 24-26

Ohio Valley--Tennessee-Martin 38-21

Pac 10--UCLA 41-9

Pacific Coast--Portland State 30-23

Patriot--Lehigh 36-16-1

Southeastern--Florida 55-3

Southern--Chattanooga 30-22

Southland--Texas State 39-16

SWAC-- Mississippi Valley State 36-14

Summit--North Dakota State 35-18

Sun Belt--Louisiana-Lafayette 43-11

WAC--Fresno State 37-18

 

 

AT-LARGE  (34):

 

Atlantic Coast  (3 For Sure, 4 Possible)

North Carolina 45-11  IN

Notable Wins: California, Penn State, Oregon State, Ohio State, Campbell

 

Georgia Tech 42-13  IN

Notable Wins: Oregon State

 

Florida State 43-13  IN

Notable Wins: Iowa (2), Texas, Purdue, Michigan

 

Virginia Tech 28-28  Just Under Bubble

Notable Wins: Missouri, Winthrop, Northwestern, Houston, Campbell, East Carolina

 

 

America East  (Most Likely Automatic Bid Only)

Stony Brook 35-14  Scratching Bubble-Most Likely Will NOT Get In

Notable Wins: Syracuse

 

Albany 38-16 Scratching Bubble-Most Likely Will NOT Get In

Notable Wins: USF, Jacksonville State

 

UMBC 34-20 Under Bubble-Most Likely Will NOT Get In

Notable Wins:

 

 

Atlantic 10  (UMass, 2 Possible)

Charlotte 33-16 Bubble—Eliminated From Conference Tournament

Notable Wins: North Carolina State

 

Fordham 37-22 Bubble—Eliminated From Conference Tournament

Notable Wins: Northridge, Fresno State, Lehigh, Hofstra

 

 

Atlantic Sun  (Most Likely Campbell Only)

Lipscomb 40-14 Under Bubble-Not sure the Atlantic Sun can get two teams, let alone three.

Notable Wins: Chattanooga (2)

 

Mercer 41-19 Bubble-Not sure the Atlantic Sun can get two teams, let alone three

Notable Wins: Troy, Auburn (2)

 

 

Big 10  (4 For Sure, 5-6 Possible)

Ohio State 44-9 IN

Notable Wins: LSU, Texas A&M (2), Nevada, Mississippi State, Hofstra, Louisville

 

Northwestern 31-13 IN

Notable Wins: Arizona, Fullerton, Oregon State, Nebraska, Hofstra, Tennessee (2), Oklahoma

 

Iowa 42-14 IN

Notable Wins: Texas, Kent State, Chattanooga, Long Beach State, Fullerton, Cornell (2)

 

Illinois 29-15 Above Bubble

Notable Wins: USF (2), Hofstra, Texas A&M, Southern Illinois

 

Purdue 29-18 Might Be Above Bubble

Notable Wins: UCLA, Auburn, Jacksonville State, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M

 

 

Big 12  (3 For Sure, 7 Most Likely)

Missouri 44-9 IN

Notable Wins: North Carolina (2), Arkansas, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois

 

Oklahoma 40-13 IN

Notable Wins: LSU, Texas State, Cal Poly, Arizona State, Nevada, Massachusetts, Tulsa, Creighton, Northwestern, Florida State, DePaul, Louisiana-Lafayette, Northern Iowa

 

Texas 38-18 IN

Notable Wins: Florida State, Iowa, BYU, Texas State

 

Baylor 36-19 Most Likely IN

Notable Wins: Florida

 

Nebraska 34-17 Most Likely IN

Notable Wins: Northern Iowa, Louisiana-Lafayette

 

Texas A&M 30-19 Most Likely IN

Notable Wins: Tulsa, Arizona (2), Kent State

 

Oklahoma State 34-20 Most Likely IN

Notable Wins: Stanford, Arkansas, Tulsa (2), Northern Iowa

 

 

Big East  (3 For Sure, 4 Most Likely, 5 Outside Possibility)

DePaul 38-12 IN

Notable Wins: Oregon State, Michigan, Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast, Fullerton, Fresno State, Illinois

 

Louisville 47-9 IN

Notable Wins: North Carolina, Auburn, BYU, Nevada, Jacksonville State, Michigan, Kentucky

 

Syracuse 29-22 Below Bubble; Eliminated from Conference Tournament

Notable Wins:

 

South Florida 35-22 Might Be IN- Eliminated From Conference Tournament

Notable Wins: Florida Gulf Coast, Hofstra, Jacksonville State, Massachusetts

 

Connecticut 29-22 Below Bubble; Eliminated From Conference Tournament

Notable Wins: Kentucky, Hofstra (2), New Mexico State

 

 

Big West  (2 For Sure, 3-5 Possible)

Fullerton 29-19 Should Be IN

Notable Wins: Nebraska, Syracuse, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington

 

Long Beach State 34-19 Most Likely IN

Notable Wins: San Diego State, BYU, Fresno State, UCLA, Syracuse

 

UC-Santa Barbara 26-25 Bubble

Notable Wins: Long Beach State (Non-Conference), Nevada, UCLA, Fresno State

 

Northridge 29-21 Bubble

Notable Wins: Fresno State, Texas, Oklahoma State, San Diego State

 

 

Colonial  (Most Likely Automatic Bid Only)

Hofstra 26-21  Bubble-Most Likely Underneath

Notable Wins: Illinois, BYU

 

Georgia State 30-20 Bubble-Most Likely Underneath

Notable Wins: Lipscomb, Winthrop

 

 

Conference USA  (2 For Sure, 3-4 Possible)

East Carolina 39-15 Most Likely IN-Eliminated in 1st Round of Conference Tournament

Notable Wins: Florida State

 

Marshall 31-20 Bubble

Notable Wins: Illinois

 

Houston 25-24 Bubble—Eliminated in 1st Round of Conference Tournament; Could be in Trouble. Will Some of their Notable Wins put them IN?

Notable Wins: Oregon State, Baylor (2), Michigan, Texas

 

 

Missouri Valley  (2 For Sure, 3-4 Possible)

Creighton 35-16 Above Bubble

Notable Wins: Arizona, Nebraska

 

Southern Illinois 33-13 Most Likely IN-Early Exit at Conference Tournament

Notable Wins: Long Beach State, Oregon State, Northridge

 

Drake 30-23 Bubble-Lost 1st Round of Conference Tournament

Notable Wins: Arkansas, Iowa

 

Northern Iowa 34-22 Bubble-Lost 1st Round of Conference Tournament

Notable Wins: Arkansas, Texas State, Nebraska

 

 

Mountain West  (BYU + 1 For Sure, 3 Possible)

San Diego State 33-18 Most Likely IN

Notable Wins: Cal Poly, Missouri, Oklahoma State, New Mexico State, Fullerton (2)

 

UNLV 31-19 Bubble

Notable Wins: Georgia Tech, Cal Poly, Notre Dame, Long Beach State

 

 

Northeast  (Most Likely Automatic Bid Only)

Long Island 33-17 Bubble-Will the Non-Conference Schedule Help With an At-Large

Notable Wins: Northwestern, Fullerton, UNLV, Hofstra (2)

 

 

Ohio Valley  (2 Possible)

Jacksonville State 38-13 Bubble-Can they get love from the NCAA?

Notable Wins: Ole Miss, Mercer (2), Chattanooga (2)

 

 

Pac 10  (6 For Sure, 7 Possible)

Arizona 41-14 IN

Notable Wins: Nevada, Illinois, USF (2), Hofstra, Texas A&M, Creighton, Texas, Notre Dame

 

Washington 40-10 IN

Notable Wins: Tennessee, BYU, San Diego State, Long Beach State, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio State, Baylor, Georgia, Alabama, Florida State, Michigan, Fresno State

 

Arizona State 40-15 IN

Notable Wins: Chattanooga (2), Iowa, Kent State, Northwestern, Texas, New Mexico State, DePaul, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Long Beach State (3)

 

Stanford 43-9 IN

Notable Wins: Long Beach State, San Diego State (2), Notre Dame (2), Cal Poly (2), Fullerton

 

California 35-18 IN

Notable Wins: Illinois, Ole Miss, Fullerton, Nevada, BYU, UNLV

 

 

Southeastern  (6 For Sure, 7-9 Possible)

Alabama 48-9 IN

Notable Wins: Jacksonville State (2), Notre Dame (2), East Carolina, BYU, Oklahoma, Southern Illinois, Washington, Baylor (2), Troy, Georgia Tech (2)

 

Georgia 39-10 IN

Notable Wins: Long Beach State, Northridge, Baylor (2), Washington, Mercer, Georgia Tech

 

Tennessee 38-16-1 IN

Notable Wins: BYU, Massachusetts, Cal Poly, Oregon State, Oklahoma (2)

 

LSU 32-16-1 IN

Notable Wins: Texas A&M (2), Northern Iowa, Texas State, Baylor

 

Arkansas 27-27 Bubble--Will they get accepted with a .500 record; Conference wins & conference play might put them in

Notable Wins: Western Kentucky, Ball State, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

Kentucky 32-21 IN

Notable Wins: UNLV, San Diego State, Kent State (2), Western Kentucky (2)

 

Auburn 29-26 Above Bubble--Conference wins & conference play will put them in

Notable Wins: Jacksonville State (2), North Carolina, Troy, California, Fullerton

 

Mississippi State 28-26 Bubble--Could Be Similar to Arkansas in 2008 not making SEC Tournament, but Qualifying for NCAA

Notable Wins: Purdue, Florida State, SIU-Edwardsville (2)

 

 

Sun Belt  (2 Possible)

Troy 38-19 Just Under Bubble-Eliminated from Conference Tournament in 2 Games

 

Western Kentucky 35-19 Just Under Bubble-Eliminated from Conference Tournament

 

 

Western Athletic  (2 For Sure, 3-5 possible)

Nevada 39-17 IN

 

Hawai'i 30-24 Bubble

Notable Wins: Oklahoma, Ohio State, Oregon State

 

New Mexico State 33-21 Bubble-Eliminated From Conference Tournament

Notable Wins: Ohio State, Northridge

 

Louisiana Tech 34-23 Just Under Bubble--Will Tournament Run Help with an At-Large