New Bracketology

Here’s a look at the NCAA Tournament field as if the season ended yesterday.

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

*Automatic bids in italics 

1 SEEDS: Kansas; Baylor; Gonzaga; San Diego State.

2 SEEDS: Dayton; Creighton; Maryland; Seton Hall.

3 SEEDS: Villanova; Florida State; Duke; Louisville.

4 SEEDS: Penn State; Oregon; Kentucky; Michigan State.

5 SEEDS: Ohio State; Colorado; Butler; Auburn.


6 SEEDS: Wisconsin; Michigan; Iowa; West Virginia.

7 SEEDS: Arizona; Illinois; Marquette; BYU.

8 SEEDS: Florida; Texas Tech; Houston; LSU.

9 SEEDS: Rutgers; Saint Mary's; Providence; Indiana.

10 SEEDS: Xavier; NC State; Virginia; Wichita State.

11 SEEDS: Rhode Island; Arizona State; USC vs. Oklahoma; Alabama vs. Stanford.

12 SEEDS: East Tenn. State; Northern Iowa; Yale; Vermont.

13 SEEDS: Liberty; Stephen F. Austin; North Texas; Northern Colorado.

14 SEEDS: Belmont; UC Irvine; Hofstra; Colgate.

15 SEEDS: South Dakota State; New Mexico State; Wright State; Bowling Green.

16 SEEDS: Little Rock; Radford; NC A&T vs. Siena; Prairie View A&M vs. St. Francis PA.


LAST FOUR IN: Stanford; Oklahoma; Alabama; USC.

FIRST FOUR OUT: Purdue; Utah State; Mississippi State; Cincinnati.

NEXT FOUR OUT: Arkansas; UCLA; Richmond; Syracuse. 


Note: Automatic bids are determined by current conference standings or the highest NET ranking. 

New Bracketology

Here’s a look at the NCAA Tournament field as if the season ended yesterday.

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

*Automatic bids in italics 


1 SEEDS: Kansas; Baylor; Gonzaga; San Diego State.

2 SEEDS: Duke; Dayton; Seton Hall; Maryland.

3 SEEDS: Creighton; Villanova; Florida State; Louisville.

4 SEEDS: Penn State; Oregon; Colorado; Kentucky.

5 SEEDS: Michigan State; Butler; Auburn; Ohio State.

6 SEEDS: Iowa; West Virginia; Arizona; Michigan.

7 SEEDS: Illinois; Wisconsin; Marquette; BYU.

8 SEEDS: Texas Tech; LSU; Houston; Florida.

9 SEEDS: Rutgers; Saint Mary’s; Providence; Indiana.

10 SEEDS: NC State; Xavier; Wichita State; Rhode Island.

11 SEEDS: Virginia; Arizona State; Oklahoma vs. Stanford; Georgetown vs. Alabama.

12 SEEDS: E. Tenn State; Northern Iowa; Yale; Vermont.

13 SEEDS: Liberty; Akron; Stephen F. Austin; North Texas.

14 SEEDS: Belmont; UC Irvine; Hofstra; Colgate.

15 SEEDS: South Dakota State; New Mexico State; Wright State; Montana.

16 SEEDS: Little Rock; Radford; NC A&T vs. St. Francis PA; Saint Peters vs. Prairie View A&M.


LAST FOUR IN: Stanford; Alabama; Georgetown; Oklahoma.

FIRST FOUR OUT: Utah State; USC; Cincinnati; Mississippi State.

NEXT FOUR OUT: Purdue; Minnesota; Arkansas; Richmond.


Note: Automatic bids are determined by current conference standings or the highest NET ranking.