New Blacketology

As of games through Wednesday, February 17.

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

*Automatic bids in italics

1 SEEDS: Kansas; Villanova; Oklahoma; Virginia.

2 SEEDS: Iowa; Oregon; Xavier; Michigan State.

3 SEEDS: Duke; West Virginia; Iowa State; Miami.

4 SEEDS: North Carolina; Texas; Maryland; Notre Dame.

5 SEEDS: Kentucky; Purdue; Utah; Texas A&M.

6 SEEDS: Arizona; USC; Dayton; California.

7 SEEDS: Baylor; Indiana ; Syracuse; Texas Tech.

8 SEEDS: Florida; Providence; Colorado; UConn.

9 SEEDS: Wisconsin; St. Joe's; Oregon State; Michigan.

10 SEEDS: Alabama; South Carolina; Butler; Wichita State.

11 SEEDS: Pittsburgh; Florida State vs. Cincinnati; Seton Hall vs. Tulsa; Monmouth.

12 SEEDS: Gonzaga; Valparaiso; Chattanooga; Arkansas Little Rock.

13 SEEDS: San Diego State; Princeton; Akron; South Dakota State.

14 SEEDS: Stony Brook; William & Mary; UC Irvine; Middle Tennessee State.

15 SEEDS: Belmont; S. F. Austin; New Mexico State; Winthrop.

16 SEEDS: Montana; North Florida; Navy vs. Hampton; Southern vs. Wagner.

LAST FOUR IN: Florida State; Seton Hall; Tulsa; Cincinnati.

FIRST FIVE OUT: VCU; Washington; Vanderbilt; UCLA; Kansas State.

NEXT FIVE OUT: Saint Mary’s; Clemson; LSU; Georgetown; St. Bonaventure.

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN: ACC (8); Big Ten (7); Big 12 (7); Pac 12 (7); Big East (5); SEC (5); AAC (3); Atlantic 10 (2).

 

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