New Bracketology

Here's a look at the NCAA Tournament field/seeding 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; Seton Hall; Maryland.

3 SEEDS: Villanova; Florida State; Louisville; Duke

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

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

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

7 SEEDS: Arizona; Illinois; BYU; Marquette.

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

9 SEEDS: LSU; Saint Mary's; Oklahoma; Rutgers.

10 SEEDS: Indiana; Virginia; Stanford; Xavier.

11 SEEDS: NC State; Wichita State vs. USC; Arizona State vs. Alabama; UCLA

12 SEEDS: Northern Iowa; East Tenn. State; 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; Winthrop; NC A&T vs. Siena; Prairie View A&M vs. St. Francis PA.


LAST FOUR IN: Wichita State; Arizona State; USC; Alabama.

FIRST FOUR OUT: Rhode Island; Purdue; Mississippi State; Utah State.

NEXT FOUR OUT: Cincinnati; Arkansas; Richmond; Texas.


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

Top 25

1.     Gonzaga (20-1) LW: 1

2.     Baylor (15-1) LW: 2

3.     Kansas (14-3) LW: 6

4.     Florida State (16-2) LW: 7

5.     San Diego State (19-0) LW: 8

6.     Louisville (15-3) LW: 10

7.     Dayton (16-2) LW: 12

8.     Villanova (14-3) LW: 13

9.     Duke (15-3) LW: 3

10.  Butler (15-3) LW: 4

11.  Oregon (15-4) LW: 9

12.  Michigan State (14-4) LW: 17

13.  Seton Hall (14-4) LW: 21

14.  Kentucky (13-4) LW: 11

15.  Auburn (15-2) LW: 5

16.  Maryland (14-4) LW: 15

17.  Memphis (14-3) LW: 19

18.  West Virginia (14-3) LW: 14

19.  Rutgers (14-4) LW: 24

20.  Texas Tech (12-5) LW: 25

21.  Houston (14-4) LW: NR

22.  Wichita State (15-3) LW: 16

23.  Iowa (13-5) LW: NR

24.  Arizona (13-5) LW: NR

25.  Ohio State (12-6) LW: 18

In the mix: Arkansas; Colorado; Florida; Illinois; LSU; Marquette; Penn State; Wisconsin.

Top 25

1      Gonzaga (18-1) LW: 1

2      Baylor (13-1) LW: 4

3      Duke (15-1) LW: 2

4      Butler (15-1) LW: 6

5      Auburn (15-0) LW: 5

6      Kansas (12-3) LW: 3

7      Florida State (14-2) LW: 7

8      San Diego State (17-0) LW: 8

9      Oregon (14-3) LW: 9

10   Louisville (13-3) LW: 10

11   Kentucky (12-3) LW: 12

12   Dayton (14-2) LW: 14

13   Villanova (12-3) LW: 17

14   West Virginia (13-2) LW: 21

15   Maryland (13-3) LW: 13

16   Wichita State (15-1) LW: 23

17   Michigan State (13-4) LW: 15

18   Ohio State (11-5) LW: 11

19   Memphis (13-3) LW: 16

20   Michigan (11-5) LW: 18

21   Seton Hall (12-4) LW: NR

22   Creighton (13-4) LW: NR

23   Indiana (13-3) LW: NR

24   Rutgers (12-4) LW: NR

25   Texas Tech (10-5) LW: 25

In the mix: Arizona; Arkansas; Colorado; Houston; Iowa; Penn State; Wisconsin