The selection show is now less than a week away and things are heating up. Conference tournaments will start on Tuesday and the field will take it's form very soon. LSU is still the No. 1 overall seed and that will likely not change even if they drop out in the first round of the SEC tournament.
Houston is making its first appearance as a regional host, but they will need to a strong weekend in the AAC tournament to keep that place. Dallas Baptist will likely be a national seed as long as they keep the top spot in the RPI.
As for Oklahoma State, it will be comfortably hosting a regional no matter what happens in the Big 12 tournament. If they are able to beat TCU and win the tournament the likelihood of being a national seed drastically increases. Unless Oklahoma or Texas Tech makes a run in the conference tournament the Big 12 will only be a two-bid league this season.
Last Four in: Southern Mississippi, Kentucky, UNC Wilmington and Michigan State.
First Four Out: Nebraska, Alabama, Liberty and Clemson.
Baton Rouge Regional
1. LSU (46-9)* No. 1 national seed
2. Bradley (28-18)
3. SE Louisiana (41-15)*
4. Florida A&M (23-23)*
Houston Regional
1. Houston (39-17)*
2. Radford (39-14)*
3. North Carolina State (31-20)
4. St. John's (36-14)*
College Station Regional
1. Texas A&M (43-10)
2. Arizona State (32-19)
3. Southern Mississippi (35-16-1)
4. Rider (28-20)*
Dallas Regional
1. Dallas Baptist (41-11) No. 8 national seed
2. Rice (35-18)*
3. Arkansas (33-20)
4. Texas Southern (31-17)*
Stillwater Regional
1. Oklahoma State (34-17)
2. Iowa (35-14)
3. Oral Roberts (38-14)*
4. Columbia (29-15)*
Louisville Regional
1. Louisville (42-14)* No. 5 national seed
2. Ohio State (35-18)
3. Kentucky (30-24)
4. Lehigh (25-27)*
Springfield Regional
1. Missouri State (41-10)*
2. North Carolina (32-22)
3. UNC Wilmington (36-16)
4. SE Missouri State (33-21)*
Coral Gables Regional
1. Miami (41-13) No. 4 national seed
2. Coastal Carolina (35-18)
3. Tulane (33-21)
4. Mercer (31-21)*
Champaign Regional
1. Illinois (44-6-1)* No. 6 national seed
2. Georgia Tech (32-22)
3. California (32-17)
4. Illinois-Chicago (28-20)*
Nashville Regional
1. Vanderbilt (39-17)
2. Virginia (33-19)
3. East Carolina (36-20)
4. South Alabama (34-19)*
Fort Worth Regional
1. TCU (43-9)* No. 3 national seed
2. Oregon State (36-14-1)
3. Mississippi (30-25)
4. St. Louis (35-19)*
Los Angeles Regional
1. UC Santa Barbara (39-13-1)
2. USC (35-17) serves as regional host
3. Nevada (41-13)*
4. San Diego (32-20)*
Gainesville Regional
1. Florida (40-15) No. 7 national seed
2. South Florida (32-22-1)
3. Michigan State (33-21)
4. Bryant (26-23)*
Tallahassee Regional
1. Florida State (37-19)
2. Florida Atlantic (38-15)
3. North Florida (42-14)*
4. Stony Brook (31-14)*
Charleston Regional
1. College of Charleston (41-11)*
2. Indiana (32-20)
3. UC Irvine (31-21)
4. Central Michigan (35-20)*
Los Angeles Regional
1. UCLA (40-12)* No. 2 national seed
2. Cal State Fullerton (30-22)*
3. Notre Dame (35-19)
4. Seattle (29-25)*
*denotes automatic bid
If you would like any regional broken down or want to know why I made any of my picks feel free to reach out to me in the comments section, on twitter (@maxgross55) or if you want a detailed explanation email me at maxgrosscrff@gmail.com