March Madness Bracketology: CBB NCAA Tournament Projection
David Connelly
Host · Writer
College basketball has officially taken center stage in the sports world. March is just one day away, and Selection Sunday sits just over two weeks away. Haven’t been watching closely and want to get up to speed on what March Madness could look like? We’ve got you geared up with our latest update on bracket projections!
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| SOUTH | EAST | MIDWEST | WEST | |
| 1 | Auburn* | Duke* | Alabama | Houston* |
| 2 | Wisconsin | Tennessee* | Michigan State* | Florida |
| 3 | Kentucky | St. John’s* | Texas A&M | Michigan |
| 4 | Iowa State | Purdue | Texas Tech | Arizona |
| 5 | Missouri | Kansas | Clemson | Saint Mary’s* |
| 6 | Oregon | Mississippi State | Maryland | Louisville |
| 7 | Ole Miss | Illinois | Marquette | UCLA |
| 8 | Gonzaga | Baylor | BYU | Creighton |
| 9 | Memphis* | UConn | Utah State | Vanderbilt |
| 10 | West Virginia | New Mexico* | Nebraska | San Diego State |
| 11 | VCU*/IND | OSU/OKLA | Texas | Arkansas |
| 12 | Drake* | UC San Diego* | McNeese* | Yale* |
| 13 | Akron* | Lipscomb* | High Point* | Liberty* |
| 14 | Chattanooga* | Utah Valley* | James Madison* | Montana* |
| 15 | Bryant* | Robert Morris* | Central Conn St* | Towson* |
| 16 | Norfolk State* | Marist* | SEMO*/Southern* | Omaha*/American* |
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LAST FOUR BYES: San Diego State, Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas
LAST FOUR IN: Ohio State, VCU (w/o AQ), Oklahoma, Georgia
FIRST FOUR OUT: Indiana, San Francisco, Drake (w/o AQ), UC San Diego (w/o AQ)
NEXT FOUR OUT: Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Xavier, SMU
* = automatic qualifier through conference title (determined via current conference leader)
Battle for Final No. 1 Seed Continues
Houston has now claimed the final No. 1 seed we near conference tournament play in the power conferences after Florida’s defeat to Georgia last week. It would take a slip-up or two from the Cougars to allow the Gators or Tennessee back into the discussion. At the same time, the other three top seeds remain cemented into place, barring any catastrophe. A good showing for Kelvin Sampson’s men to close out the regular season and at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, and they will be headlining a region on Selection Sunday.
Dangerous Teams Floor the 8/9 Seed Line
The eight-seed and nine-seed lines feel as dangerous as ever this year, with a handful of teams boasting high ceilings and some disappointing performances that have damaged their resumés. Despite flirting with top-ten status in almost every predictive metric, Gonzaga hasn’t strung together the signature wins necessary to warrant anything higher than an eight-seed. The two-time defending champions UConn are a squad that no one-seed will want to find in the second round, while AAC-leading Memphis is 5-2 in Quad 1 this year with wins over Michigan State, Missouri, and Clemson. Don’t be surprised if we see at least one top seed go down in the first week this year.
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