New Blacketology

As of games through Friday, February 26.

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; Oklahoma; Villanova; Virginia.

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

3 SEEDS: North Carolina; Miami; Iowa; West Virginia.

4 SEEDS: Iowa State; Texas; Utah; Maryland.

5 SEEDS: Kentucky; Notre Dame; Texas A&M; Baylor.

6 SEEDS: Purdue; California; Arizona; Indiana.

7 SEEDS: Texas Tech; Dayton; Wisconsin; Colorado.

8 SEEDS: USC; Syracuse; Connecticut; Oregon State.

9 SEEDS: Providence; St. Joe's; Michigan; South Carolina.

10 SEEDS: Seton Hall; Florida; Butler; Wichita State.

11 SEEDS: Pittsburgh vs. St. Bonaventure; Tulsa; Vanderbilt vs. Cincinnati; Monmouth.

12 SEEDS: Saint Mary’s; Valparaiso; Princeton; San Diego State.

13 SEEDS: Arkansas Little Rock; Hofstra; Chattanooga; South Dakota State.

14 SEEDS: Akron; Stony Brook; UAB; UC Irvine.

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

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

LAST FOUR IN: Pittsburgh; Vanderbilt; Cincinnati; St. Bonaventure.

FIRST FIVE OUT: Alabama; UCLA; VCU; George Washington; Gonzaga.

NEXT FIVE OUT: Florida State; Washington; Stanford; Georgetown; LSU.

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

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