Bracketology: The projected field update through Tuesday’s games

There were four automatic bids awarded last night and that is reflected in today’s Bracketology update. See the new projected bracket.

Five more days of action separate today from Selection Sunday. In that time, major conference tournaments will get into full swing and 27 more automatic bids will be given out.

Related Story: Projected field through Monday's action

Before getting into this edition of the projected bracket, here is a summary of what went down yesterday across the country in mid-major tournaments and the start of the ACC Tournament.

Tournament results from Tuesday:

• Horizon League – Northern Kentucky clinched the automatic bid with a win over Milwaukee.
• Northeast – Mount St Mary’s clinched the automatic bid with a win over St. Francis (PA).
• Summit – South Dakota State clinched the automatic bid with a win over Omaha.
• WCC – Gonzaga clinched the automatic bid with a win over Saint Mary’s.
• MEAC
  • Bethune-Cookman will face top-seeded NC Central after their victory.
  • South Carolina State beat Florida A&M in overtime and will face Norfolk State next.
• SWAC
  • Alcorn State defeated Mississippi Valley State to move on.
  • Texas Southern took care of Alabama State and remain the top seed.
  • Southern moved on by knocking off Jackson State.
  • In the lone upset in the SWAC, Grambling defeated Prairie View A&M.
  • ACC
    • Clemson kept their tournament hopes alive by defeating NC State.
    • Wake Forest remains in the projected field by taking care of Boston College.
    • Pittsburgh upset Georgia Tech to put an end to the Yellow Jackets.
    • Big Sky
      • Portland State will get top-seeded North Dakota after their win.
      • Sacramento State and Southern Utah also moved onto the second round.

      Projected Field (includes results through March 7th)

      East

      — Buffalo

      1 Villanova
      16 New Orleans/Mount St. Mary’s

      8 Michigan
      9 Wichita State

      — Orlando

      4 Florida State
      13 Akron

      5 Cincinnati
      12 Nevada

      — Orlando

      6 Creighton
      11 Wake Forest

      3 Florida
      14 Florida Gulf Coast

      — Tulsa

      7 Dayton
      10 Marquette

      2 Baylor
      15 Northern Kentucky

      Midwest

      Tulsa —

      Kansas 1
      North Dakota/NC Central 16

      Miami 8
      Arkansas 9

      Milwaukee —

      Virginia 4
      Vermont 13

      West Virginia 5
      Texas-Arlington 12

      Sacramento —

      Saint Mary’s 6
      Vanderbilt/USC 11

      UCLA 3
      Bucknell 14

      Indianapolis —

      Wisconsin 7
      Seton Hall 10

      Louisville 2
      Iona 15

      West

      — Salt Lake City

      1 Gonzaga
      16 UC Irvine

      8 VCU
      9 Virginia Tech

      — Greenville

      4 Duke
      13 East Tennessee State

      5 Minnesota
      12 Rhode Island/Illinois State

      — Milwaukee

      6 Maryland
      11 Middle Tennessee

      3 Butler
      14 CSU Bakersfield

      — Sacramento

      7 Oklahoma State
      10 Michigan State

      2 Oregon
      15 Texas Southern

      South

      Greenville —

      North Carolina 1
      Jacksonville State 16

      South Carolina 8
      Northwestern 9

      Buffalo —

      Purdue 4
      Princeton 13

      Notre Dame 5
      NC-Wilmington 12

      Salt Lake City —

      SMU 6
      Providence 11

      Arizona 3
      Winthrop 14

      Indianapolis —

      Iowa State7
      Xavier 10

      Kentucky 2
      South Dakota State 15

      Last Four In: Vanderbilt, USC, Rhode Island, Illinois State

      First Four Out: Syracuse, Kansas State, Illinois, Iowa

      Games to watch on Wednesday for Bracketology:

      • The Sun Belt, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac-12, Big Ten, Atlantic 10, Southland, Big East, and SEC all start their first rounds of play on Wednesday.
      • ACC second round action begins, including Syracuse and Clemson needing wins.
      • MEAC quarterfinals are in action. NC Central is the No. 1 seed.
      • The Patriot League final is at 7:30 p.m. ET between Lehigh and Bucknell.

      Next: Five bold predictions for Big Ten Tournament

      Mid-major tournaments continue to progress and the major tournaments are just getting started. Stay tuned for another daily updated projected bracket tomorrow morning!