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; Villanova.

3 SEEDS: Maryland; Florida State; Louisville; Duke

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

5 SEEDS: Oregon; Kentucky; Butler; Colorado.

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

7 SEEDS: Arizona; Illinois; Marquette; Auburn.

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

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

10 SEEDS: Indiana; Virginia; Stanford; Xavier.

11 SEEDS: Purdue; Richmond; Texas vs. NC State; Arizona State vs. Wichita State.

12 SEEDS: East Tenn. State; Yale; Vermont; Liberty.

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

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

15 SEEDS: South Dakota State; New Mexico State; Wright State; Eastern Washington.

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


LAST FOUR IN: NC State; Wichita State; Arizona State; Texas.

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

NEXT FOUR OUT: UCLA; Arkansas; Alabama; Cincinnati. 


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

FINAL BRACKETOLOGY

FINAL BRACKETOLOGY – 3/17/19

*Automatic bids in italics.

1 SEEDS: Duke; Virginia; North Carolina; Gonzaga.

2 SEEDS: Tennessee; Michigan State; Kentucky; Michigan.

3 SEEDS: Houston; LSU; Texas Tech; Kansas.

4 SEEDS: Florida State; Purdue; Wisconsin; Iowa State.

5 SEEDS: Kansas State; Villanova; Auburn; Virginia Tech.

6 SEEDS: Marquette; Mississippi State; Buffalo; Cincinnati.

7 SEEDS: Louisville; Maryland; Wofford; Nevada.

8 SEEDS: Mississippi; UCF; Baylor; Utah State.

9 SEEDS: VCU; Seton Hall; Florida; Syracuse.

10 SEEDS: Iowa; Washington; Minnesota; North Carolina State.

11 SEEDS: Oklahoma; Ohio State vs. Temple; Texas vs. Belmont; Saint Mary’s.

12 SEEDS: Oregon; Murray State; Liberty; New Mexico State.

13 SEEDS: Saint Louis; UC Irvine; Vermont; Northeastern.

14 SEEDS: Yale; ODU; Northern Kentucky; Georgia State.

15 SEEDS: Montana; Colgate; Abilene Christian; Gardner Webb.

16 SEEDS: Bradley; Iona; Prairie View vs. North Carolina Central; FDU vs. North Dakota State.

LAST 4 IN: Ohio State; Texas; Belmont; Temple.

FIRST 4 OUT: Arizona State; TCU; Indiana; St. John’s.

NEXT 4 OUT: Alabama; Creighton; Clemson; Furman.

New Bracketology - 3/9/19

Here’s a look at the NCAA Tournament field as if the season were to end 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: Duke; Virginia; Tennessee; Gonzaga.

2 SEEDS: Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina; Michigan State.

3 SEEDS: LSU; Purdue; Houston; Texas Tech.

4 SEEDS: Kansas; Wisconsin; Virginia Tech; Kansas State.

5 SEEDS: Florida State; Iowa State; Marquette; Mississippi State.

6 SEEDS: Maryland; Villanova; Louisville; Auburn.

7 SEEDS: Buffalo; Cincinnati; UCF; Wofford.

8 SEEDS: Nevada; Baylor; Washington; Texas.

9 SEEDS: Mississippi; Florida; Syracuse; Utah State.

10 SEEDS: Iowa; VCU; NC State; Oklahoma.

11 SEEDS: Ohio State; Minnesota; St. John’s; Seton Hall.

12 SEEDS: Creighton vs. Temple; Clemson vs. Alabama; Belmont; Lipscomb.

13 SEEDS: New Mexico State; Hofstra; UC Irvine; Vermont.

14 SEEDS: Old Dominion; Yale; South Dakota State; Northern Kentucky.

15 SEEDS: Georgia Southern; Loyola Chicago; Montana; Radford.

16 SEEDS: Colgate; Sam Houston State; FDU vs. Norfolk State; Iona vs. Prairie View.

LAST 4 IN: Creighton; Clemson; Alabama; Temple.

FIRST 4 OUT: Arizona State; Furman; Saint Mary’s; Xavier.

NEXT 4 OUT: Murray State; Indiana; TCU; Butler.

Note: Automatic bids are determined by the current conference standings or the team with the highest NET rating.

Too Early Top NCAA Tournament Seeds

It’s almost February, when this will really matter and teams will be jockeying for tournament positions and seeds with each conference game.

There were only minor changes since last week. Kentucky is playing well and has crept up to the 2-seed line. Texas Tech is reeling a bit and Purdue and Louisville are trending upward.

Here’s a look at my top four seed lines if the NCAA Tournament were to start today:

1 SEEDS:

Duke (18-2) Best win: Virginia, 72-70.

Virginia (18-1) Best win: vs. Wisconsin, 53-46.

Michigan (19-1) Best win: at Villanova, 73-46.

Michigan State (18-3) Best win: Purdue, 77-59.

2 SEEDS:

Tennessee (18-1) Best win: vs. Gonzaga, 76-73.

Gonzaga (19-2) Best win: vs. Duke, 89-87.

Kentucky (16-3) Best win: vs. North Carolina, 80-72.

Kansas (16-4) Best win: vs. Michigan State, 92-87.

3 SEEDS:

North Carolina (15-4) Best win: Gonzaga, 103-90.

Purdue (14-6) Best win: at Wisconsin, 84-80 OT.

Louisville (15-5) Best win: at North Carolina, 83-62.

Wisconsin (14-6) Best win: Michigan, 64-54.

4 SEEDS:

Iowa State (15-5) Best win: at Texas Tech, 68-64.

Houston (20-1) Best win: LSU, 82-76.

Texas Tech (17-4) Best win: at Texas, 68-62.

Marquette (18-3) Best win: vs. Louisville, 77-74 OT.

Dropped Out: Virginia Tech.

Best of the Rest: Villanova; Virginia Tech; Maryland; Oklahoma; LSU; Nevada; Kansas State; Mississippi State; Iowa.