Big 5 to get half the NCAA field

[Xavier2005]

As of Feb 16 2021 ESPN and other bracket projections have each of the Big 5 Conferences getting from 5 to 9 teams . It totals to 33 or 34 teams in the NCAA field belonging to the big conferences. The Big East is projected to receive only 4 teams at most. Xavier is currently the 4th team at a 7 or 8th seed at most.