As of this morning, the NCAA Tournament picture looks like this, based on NPI and conference standings. Please note that projected conference tournament winners are in italics and are based on current in-conference point percentage:
Locks (5): Michigan, Michigan State, North Dakota, Western Michigan, Penn State
Safe (5): Providence, Cornell, Minnesota-Duluth, Quinnipiac, Dartmouth
Bubble In (5): Denver, Boston College, St. Thomas, Wisconsin, UConn
Automatic Qualifiers (1): Bentley
Bubble Out (5): Augustana, Minnesota State, UMass, Miami, Michigan Tech
My projected bracket looks like this:
Some things to note here:
No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Michigan State- Friday at MICH (7pm), Saturday in Detroit (6:30pm on BTN)
No. 3 North Dakota at No. 8 Minnesota-Duluth- Friday (8pm) and Saturday (7pm)
No. 4 Western Michigan at No. 19 Miami- Friday (7pm) and Saturday (6pm)
No. 16 Augustana at No. 20 Michigan Tech- Friday (7pm) and Saturday (5pm)