Eli Boettger | @boettger_eli | 04/24/2020

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Bids by conference:
Big Ten — 9
Big 12 — 7
Big East — 6
Pac-12 — 6
ACC — 6
SEC — 6
American — 2
Atlantic 10 — 2

Last four in:
SMU, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Butler

First four out:
Miami FL, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Colorado

Next four out:
Penn State, Utah, Clemson, St. John’s

Under consideration (alphabetical):
Cincinnati, Dayton, Marquette, Maryland, Memphis, Missouri, NC State, Northern Iowa, Xavier


Eli Boettger is a college basketball writer and founder of HeatCheckCBB.com. He has previously worked for Sporting News, DAZN and USA TODAY SMG.

Boettger’s content has been featured by Bleacher Report, NBC Sports, FiveThirtyEight, Yahoo Sports, Athletic Director University, Washington Post, Illinois Law Review and Notre Dame Law Review, among other publications. Boettger is also a current USBWA member.