NIT projections 3/9

We're getting serious; time to start seeding this thing.

The 1 line:  Tulsa (21-8), Temple (22-9), Miami (20-11), Old Dominion (24-6)
The 2 line:  Illinois (19-12), Stanford (18-12), Murray St (25-5), Texas A&M (20-10)
The 3 line:  Pittsburgh (18-13), Richmond (19-12), UConn (17-13), Rhode Island (20-8)
The 4 line:  St Mary's (20-9), Arizona St (17-14), Vanderbilt (18-12), Memphis (18-13)
The 5 line:  Buffalo (21-9), George Washington (20-11), UMass (17-14), Seton Hall (16-14)
The 6 line:  Green Bay (22-7), Alabama (17-13), Oregon St (16-13), Clemson (16-14)
The 7 line:  Illinois St (20-12), Harvard (19-7), Wyoming (20-9), Minnesota (16-14)
The 8 line:  UTEP (21-9), Toledo (19-12), Bucknell (18-14), Charleston Southern (16-11)

The first 13 above are in the NIT lockbox, as well as the last 2.

Bubble, projected to survive:
Arizona St
Vanderbilt
Memphis
Buffalo
George Washington
UMass
Seton Hall

Bubble, truly on the bubble:
Green Bay
Alabama
Oregon St
Clemson

Bubble, projected to lose their spot to autobid winners:
Illinois St
Harvard
Wyoming
Minnesota
UTEP
Toledo

Bubble, projected out now and forever more:
California (17-14)
St Bonaventure (17-12)
Kent St (20-10)
Eastern Washington (20-8)
Bowling Green (19-9)

A bracket.

1) Temple (22-9) vs. 8) Bucknell (18-14)
4) Buffalo (21-9) vs. 5) UMass (17-14)
3) Richmond (19-12) vs. 6) Alabama (17-13)
2) Pittsburgh (18-13) vs. 7) Harvard (19-7)

1) Old Dominion (24-6) vs. 8) Toledo (19-12)
4) Vanderbilt (18-12) vs. 5) George Washington (20-11)
3) UConn (17-13) vs. 6) Oregon St (16-13)
2) Illinois (19-12) vs. 7) Illinois St (20-12)

1) Miami (20-11) vs. 8) Charleston Southern (16-11)
4) Memphis (18-13) vs. 5) Seton Hall (16-14)
3) Richmond (19-12) vs. 6) Clemson (16-14)
2) Murray St (25-5) vs. 7) Minnesota (16-14)

1) Tulsa (21-8) vs. 8) UTEP (21-9)
4) St Mary's (20-9) vs. 5) Arizona St (17-14)
3) Texas A&M (20-10) vs. 6) Green Bay (22-7)
2) Stanford (18-12) vs. 7) Wyoming (20-9)