Johns’ Bracket Builder: The field of 68

Here are the 68 teams that I think should be unveiled by the NCAA tournament selection committee at 6 p.m. The last few spots are very arguable – more so than usual. The final spots were taken by flawed teams. I can’t see any team having a legit gripe if they are excluded, because a couple more wins here or there and that particular team could have averted its fate.

My Last Four In:

North Carolina State, Texas, Iona and Tennessee

The last team I included was the Tennessee Volunteers. They are 8-2 in their last ten games and have quality wins since January against UConn and Florida (twice). I also think this is the selection I am most likely to miss.

Differences between ESPN’s Joe Lunardi’s picks:

He has Seton Hall, I have Tennessee.

He has BYU, I have Iona.

American East

Vermont

Atlantic 10

Temple

St. Louis

St. Bonaventure

Xavier*

ACC

North Carolina

Duke

Florida State

Virginia

North Carolina State*

Atlantic Sun

Belmont

Big 12

Kansas

Missouri

Baylor

Iowa St.

Kansas State

Texas*

Big East

Syracuse

Marquette

Notre Dame

Georgetown

Louisville

Cincinnati

South Florida

UConn

West Virginia

Big Sky

Montana

Big South

UNC Asheville

Big Ten

Ohio State

Michigan State

Michigan

Wisconsin

Indiana

Purdue

Big West

Long Beach State

Colonial

Virginia Commonwealth

Conference USA

Memphis

Southern Miss

Horizon

Detroit

Ivy League

Harvard

MAAC

Loyola (MD)

Iona*

MAC

Ohio

MEAC

Norfolk State

Missouri Valley

Creighton

Wichita State

Mountain West

UNLV

San Diego State

New Mexico

Colorado State

Northeast

Long Island University

Ohio Valley

Murray State

Pac-12

Colorado

California

Patriot

Lehigh

SEC

Kentucky

Florida

Vanderbilt

Alabama

Tennessee*

Southern

Davidson

Southland

Lamar

SWAC

Mississippi Valley State

Summit

South Dakota State

Sun Belt

Western Kentucky

West Coast

St. Mary’s

Gonzaga

WAC

New Mexico State