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Breakdown: After a weekend of travel, I’ll have to be brief. Look for a full breakdown on Friday. Villanova drops to the No. 2 seedline after a lopsided defeat at Georgetown. The Wildcats will have an immediate chance to take back that spot from the team that replaced them — West Virginia — when the two teams meet on Big Monday. Clemson sees another loss drop it near the cutline, and Florida State makes the jump to take the Tigers’ place.

Moving In as At-large: Dayton, Old Dominion (from automatic to at-large), Virginia Commonwealth,

Moving Out as At-large: Cincinnati, South Carolina, South Florida

Moving In as Automatic: Belmont (Atlantic Sun), Northeastern (Colonial),

Moving Out as Automatic: Jacksonville (Atlantic Sun), Old Dominion (Colonial; from automatic to at-large)

On the Bubble: For the first time, the Big East has something other than eight bids, and the league drops all the way to six. Cincinnati still rated as the 33rd team in my at-large model (top 34 get in), but — now 5-6 in conference and playing poor basketball — UC was not a difficult omission. Dayton and VCU each had impressive home wins. The Flyers blew out Xavier by 25, and the Rams knocked off Old Dominion by 12. Washington inched closer to the cutline with a blowout win over Arizona State at home. Texas Tech and Illinois also made notable moves into the last 10 out after home wins over Oklahoma State and Michigan State respectively. Virginia Tech and Oklahoma also made jumps after home wins against Clemson and Texas.

ACC Bid Breakdown:

Duke (No. 2)
Wake Forest (No. 5)
Georgia Tech (No. 6)
Florida State (No. 9)
Maryland (No. 10)
Clemson (No. 12)
Virginia Tech (11th-to-last out)

Big 12 Bid Breakdown:

Kansas (No. 1)
Texas (No. 3)
Kansas State (No. 3)
Baylor (No. 5)
Texas A&M (No. 7)
Missouri (No. 8)
Oklahoma State (No. 10, moved to No. 9 for conference balancing)
Virginia Tech (eighth-to-last out)

Big East Bid Breakdown:

Syracuse (No. 1)
West Virginia (No. 1)
Villanova (No. 2)
Georgetown (No. 2)
Pittsburgh (No. 5)
Louisville (No. 10)
Cincinnati (last out)
South Florida (fourth-to-last out)
Notre Dame (fifth-to-last out)
Marquette (seventh-to-last out)
Connecticut (14th-to-last out)

Big Ten Bid Breakdown:

Purdue (No. 2)
Wisconsin (No. 3)
Michigan State (No. 3)
Ohio State (No. 4)
Illinois (third-to-last out)
Minnesota (ninth-to-last out)
Northwestern (20th-to-last out)

Pac-10 Bid Breakdown:

California (No. 9, moved to No. 10 for conference balancing)
Washington (second-to-last out)
Arizona (15th-to-last out)
Arizona State (19th-to-last out)

SEC Bid Breakdown:

Kentucky (No. 1)
Tennessee (No. 4)
Vanderbilt (No. 6)
Mississippi (No. 10)
Florida (No. 11)
South Carolina (10th-to-last out)

Mid-Majors Bid Breakdown:

New Mexico (No. 4)
Brigham Young (No. 4)
Gonzaga (No. 5)
UNLV (No. 5)
Butler (No. 6)
Northern Iowa (No. 7)
Temple (No. 7)
Rhode Island (No. 7)
Xavier (No. 8)
Richmond (No. 8)
Old Dominion (No. 8)
UAB (No. 9)
Saint Mary’s (No. 9)
Siena (No. 11)
Dayton (No. 11)
Virginia Commonwealth (No. 11)
Utah State (No. 12)
UTEP (No. 12)
Northeastern (No. 12)
Charlotte (No. 13)
Cornell (No. 13)
San Diego State (12th-to-last out)
William & Mary (sixth-to-last out)
Wichita State (13th-to-last out)
Memphis (16th-to-last out)
Tulsa (18th-to-last out)