Note: Each team’s overall rank on the seed list is before its name. Several teams moved from ‘near lock’ to ‘lock’ due to either results or the fact time is running out for them to be passed. That’s a drop of one from the 11 spots noted last week. That’s 35 of 45 spots gone, leaving 10 for the bubble.(Of course, if the power conference tournaments go haywire like they did in 2021, this number will decline as Selection Sunday gets closer.) Combine the 9 likely multi-bid auto bid winners with the 36 at-large teams, and you’re left with 45 spots that are up for grabs.Of the 32 auto bids, it’s looking like 23 of those will come from conferences that are likely to earn one bid.
The 2022 NCAA Tournament will feature 68 teams: 32 conference tournament winners who will claim automatic bids and 36 teams the Selection Committee will select at-large.Once again, a quick reminder of how I count available bids. (#) = Overall rank of the top 16 teams (top four seeds in each region) So, How Many Bids Remain Available on March 5th? ⬆️ and ⬇️ = bracket returnees’ seed movement relative to Tuesday’s bracket Both reflect only games against Division I teams. Note: This story is best viewed on desktop.Īcknowledgements: NET rankings are accurate as of Friday, March 4, 2022, and records are accurate as of Saturday, March 5, 2022.