New Bracketology - 1/21/15

It's that time. Time to start worrying about who's in and who's out, who's on the bubble and whose bubble will eventually burst.

Here's a look at my first in-season Bracketology for 2014-15.

As of games through Tuesday, January 20th.

WARNING: The predicted field/seeding is highly likely to change from day to day or minute to minute.

*Automatic bids in italics

1 SEEDS: Kentucky; Virginia; Duke; Kansas.

2 SEEDS: Gonzaga; Villanova; Arizona; Iowa State.

3 SEEDS: Wisconsin; Utah; North Carolina; Oklahoma.

4 SEEDS: Maryland; Notre Dame; Texas; Wichita State.

5 SEEDS: Butler; VCU; Georgetown; West Virginia.

6 SEEDS: Seton Hall; Louisville; Baylor; Providence.

7 SEEDS: Arkansas; Northern Iowa; Cincinnati; San Diego State.

8 SEEDS: Oklahoma State; Michigan State; Xavier; Stanford.

9 SEEDS: Indiana; SMU; Georgia; Iowa.

10 SEEDS: Old Dominion; LSU; NC State; St. John's.

11 SEEDS: Davidson; Dayton; Ohio State; Miami.

12 SEEDS: George Washington vs. Colorado State; Washington vs. BYU; Buffalo; Harvard.

13 SEEDS: Wofford; Iona; Eastern Washington; Long Beach State.

14 SEEDS: William & Mary; Valparaiso; North Carolina Central; S. F. Austin.

15 SEEDS: High Point; Georgia State; Stony Brook; American.

16 SEEDS: Eastern Illinois; Texas Southern; St. Francis (PA) vs. Florida Gulf Coast; South Dakota State vs. New Mexico State.


LAST FOUR IN: George Washington; Washington; BYU; Colorado State.

FIRST FOUR OUT: Tennessee; Mississippi; Alabama; Syracuse.

NEXT FOUR OUT: Texas A&M; Florida; Connecticut; St. Mary's.

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN: ACC (7); Big 12 (7); Big East (7); Big Ten (6); Atlantic 10 (4); Pac 12 (4); SEC (4); AAC (2); Missouri Valley (2); Mountain West (2); West Coast (2)


Note: Automatic bids are determined at this point by the highest RPI in each league.