Sunday, March 14, 2021

Bracketology FINAL UPDATE: Post A-10 championship

Autobids indicated by Bold text. First four teams are in italics, first four matchups in (parenthesis) if possible. This was made after the A-10 championship.

1 seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Illinois
2 seeds: Ohio State, Alabama, Iowa, Texas
3 seeds: Oklahoma State, Kansas, West Virginia, Arkansas
4 seeds: Purdue, Florida State, Virginia, Houston
5 seeds: USC, Villanova, Tennessee, Missouri
6 seeds: Clemson, Wisconsin, BYU, Texas Tech
7 seeds: Creighton, LSU, Oklahoma, Colorado
8 seeds: Florida, Oregon, Rutgers, Georgia Tech
9 seeds: North Carolina, San Diego State, Virginia Tech, Michigan State
10 seeds: Maryland, St. Bonaventure, Loyola-Chicago, VCU
11 seeds: UConn, Louisville, (Syracuse, UCLA), (Drake, Colorado State)
12 seeds: Georgetown, Oregon State, Winthrop, UC Santa Barbara
13 seeds: North Texas, Ohio, Colgate, Morehead State
14 seeds: UNC-Greensboro, Liberty, Abilene Christian, Eastern Washington
15 seeds: Grand Canyon, Cleveland State, Drexel, Oral Roberts
16 seeds: Hartford Appalachian State, (Iona, Texas Southern)(Norfolk State, Mount St. Mary's)

Last four byes: Maryland, VCU, UConn, Louisville
Last four in:  (Syracuse, UCLA), (Drake, Colorado State)
First four out: Wichita State, Utah State, Ole Miss, Saint Louis
Next four out: Boise State, Seton Hall, Xavier, Duke

I'm literally 50/50 between whether the last team in should be Colorado State or Wichita State. I kept it as CSU, but it could easily be WSU.

Credit to bracketmatrix.com for compiling all the brackets in the bracket project, including my own! It's an honor to be on the big stage with names like ESPN and FOX...lol. Anyway, you can also see my actual bracket here, if it's updated. The date at the top of the bracket and below the seed list will be accurate.

Bids by conference:

Big Ten: 9
ACC: 8
Big 12: 7
SEC: 6
Pac-12: 5
Big East: 4
A10: 2
MWC: 2
MVC: 2
WCC: 2

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Skarmory's Bracketology - 3/14

Autobids indicated by Bold text. First four teams are in italics, first four matchups in (parenthesis) if possible. This was made before the UC Santa Barbara-UC Irvine game finished.

1 seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Illinois
2 seeds: Ohio State, Iowa, Kansas, Alabama
3 seeds: Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Texas, Purdue
4 seeds: Arkansas, Florida State, Virginia, Houston
5 seeds: USC, Villanova, Tennessee, Missouri
6 seeds: Clemson, Wisconsin, BYU, Texas Tech
7 seeds: Oklahoma, Creighton, Colorado Florida
8 seeds: LSU, Oregon, Rutgers, Georgia Tech
9 seeds: North Carolina, San Diego State, Virginia Tech, Michigan State
10 seeds: VCU, Maryland, St. Bonaventure, Loyola-Chicago
11 seeds: UConn, Louisville, (Syracuse, UCLA), (Drake, Colorado State)
12 seeds: Georgetown, Oregon State, Winthrop, UC Santa Barbara
13 seeds: North Texas, Ohio, Colgate, Morehead State
14 seeds: UNC-Greensboro, Liberty, Abilene Christian, Eastern Washington
15 seeds: Grand Canyon, Cleveland State, Drexel, Oral Roberts
16 seeds: Hartford Appalachian State, (Iona, Texas Southern)(Norfolk State, Mount St. Mary's)

Last four byes: VCU, Maryland, UConn, Louisville
Last four in:  (Syracuse, UCLA), (Drake, Colorado State)
First four out: Wichita State, Utah State, Ole Miss, Saint Louis
Next four out: Boise State, Seton Hall, Xavier, Duke

Credit to bracketmatrix.com for compiling all the brackets in the bracket project, including my own! It's an honor to be on the big stage with names like ESPN and FOX...lol. Anyway, you can also see my actual bracket here, if it's updated. The date at the top of the bracket and below the seed list will be accurate.

Bids by conference:

Big Ten: 9
ACC: 8
Big 12: 7
SEC: 6
Pac-12: 5
Big East: 4
A10: 2
MWC: 2
MVC: 2
WCC: 2

Bracketology UPDATE: Post NMSU-GCU

Autobids indicated by Bold text. First four teams are in italics, first four matchups in (parenthesis) if possible. This was made immediately after the NMSU-Grand Canyon game finished.

1 seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Illinois
2 seeds: Ohio State, Iowa, Kansas, Alabama
3 seeds: Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Texas, Purdue
4 seeds: Arkansas, Florida State, Virginia, Houston
5 seeds: USC, Villanova, Tennessee, Missouri
6 seeds: Clemson, Wisconsin, BYU, Texas Tech
7 seeds: Oklahoma, Colorado, Creighton, Florida
8 seeds: LSU, Oregon, Rutgers, Georgia Tech
9 seeds: North Carolina, San Diego State, Virginia Tech, Michigan State
10 seeds: VCU, Maryland, St. Bonaventure, Loyola-Chicago
11 seeds: UConn, Louisville, Syracuse, (UCLA, Drake)
12 seeds: (Wichita State, Colorado State)Georgetown, Winthrop, UC Santa Barbara
13 seeds: North Texas, Ohio, Colgate, Morehead State
14 seeds: UNC-Greensboro, Liberty, Abilene Christian, Eastern Washington
15 seeds: Grand Canyon, Cleveland State, Drexel, Oral Roberts
16 seeds: Hartford Appalachian State, (Iona, Texas Southern)(Norfolk State, Mount St. Mary's)

Last four byes: Maryland, UConn, Louisville, Syracuse
Last four in: (UCLA, Drake) (Wichita State, Colorado State)
First four out: Utah State Ole Miss, Saint Louis, Boise State
Next four out: Seton Hall, Xavier, Duke, Western Kentucky

Credit to bracketmatrix.com for compiling all the brackets in the bracket project, including my own! It's an honor to be on the big stage with names like ESPN and FOX...lol. Anyway, you can also see my actual bracket here, if it's updated. The date at the top of the bracket and below the seed list will be accurate.

Bids by conference:

Big Ten: 9
ACC: 8
Big 12: 7
SEC: 6
Big East: 4
Pac-12: 4
MWC: 2
American: 2
A10: 2
MVC: 2
WCC: 2

Bracketology UPDATE: Post Ohio-Buffalo

Autobids indicated by Bold text. First four teams are in italics, first four matchups in (parenthesis) if possible. This was made immediately after the Ohio-Buffalo game finished.

1 seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Illinois
2 seeds: Ohio State, Iowa, Kansas, Alabama
3 seeds: Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Texas, Purdue
4 seeds: Arkansas, Florida State, Virginia, Houston
5 seeds: USC, Villanova, Tennessee, Missouri
6 seeds: Clemson, Wisconsin, BYU, Texas Tech
7 seeds: Oklahoma, Colorado, Creighton, Florida
8 seeds: LSU, Oregon, Rutgers, North Carolina
9 seeds: San Diego State, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Michigan State
10 seeds: VCU, Maryland, St. Bonaventure, Loyola-Chicago
11 seeds: UConn, Louisville, Syracuse, (UCLA, Drake)
12 seeds: (Wichita State, Colorado State)Western Kentucky, Georgetown, Winthrop
13 seeds: UC Santa Barbara, Ohio, Colgate, Morehead State
14 seeds: UNC-Greensboro, Liberty, Abilene Christian, Eastern Washington
15 seeds: Cleveland State, Drexel, Oral Roberts, Grand Canyon
16 seeds: Hartford Appalachian State, (Iona, Texas Southern)(Norfolk State, Mount St. Mary's)

Last four byes: Maryland, UConn, Louisville, Syracuse
Last four in: (UCLA, Drake) (Wichita State, Colorado State)
First four out: Utah State Ole Miss, Saint Louis, Boise State
Next four out: Seton Hall, Xavier, Duke, St. John's

Credit to bracketmatrix.com for compiling all the brackets in the bracket project, including my own! It's an honor to be on the big stage with names like ESPN and FOX...lol. Anyway, you can also see my actual bracket here, if it's updated. The date at the top of the bracket and below the seed list will be accurate.

Bids by conference:

Big Ten: 9
ACC: 8
Big 12: 7
SEC: 6
Big East: 4
Pac-12: 4
MWC: 2
American: 2
A10: 2
MVC: 2
WCC: 2

Friday, March 12, 2021

Skarmory's Bracketology - 3/12? 3/13? /21

Autobids indicated by Bold text. First four teams are in italics, first four matchups in (parenthesis) if possible. This was made before the NMSU-UVU game finished.

1 seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Illinois
2 seeds: Ohio State, Iowa, Kansas, Alabama
3 seeds: Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Texas, Arkansas
4 seeds: Purdue, Florida State, Virginia, Houston
5 seeds: USC, Villanova, Tennessee, Missouri
6 seeds: Clemson, Wisconsin, BYU, Texas Tech
7 seeds: Creighton, Oklahoma, Florida, Colorado
8 seeds: Oregon, Rutgers, North Carolina, LSU
9 seeds: Virginia Tech, San Diego State, Georgia Tech, Michigan State
10 seeds: VCU, Maryland, St. Bonaventure, Loyola-Chicago
11 seeds: UConn, Louisville, Wichita State, Syracuse
12 seeds: UCLA, Drake, Colorado State, Utah StateWestern Kentucky, Winthrop
13 seeds: UC Santa Barbara, Colgate, Buffalo, Morehead State
14 seeds: UNC-Greensboro, Liberty, Abilene Christian, Eastern Washington
15 seeds: Cleveland State, Drexel, Oral Roberts, Hartford
16 seeds: Grand Canyon, Appalachian State, (Iona, Prairie View A&M)(Norfolk State, Mount St. Mary's)

Last four byes: UConn, Louisville, Wichita State, Syracuse
Last four in: UCLA, Drake, Colorado State, Utah State
First four out: Ole Miss, Saint Louis, Boise State, Seton Hall
Next four out: Xavier, St. John's, Memphis, SMU

Credit to bracketmatrix.com for compiling all the brackets in the bracket project, including my own! It's an honor to be on the big stage with names like ESPN and FOX...lol. Anyway, you can also see my actual bracket here, if it's updated. The date at the top of the bracket and below the seed list will be accurate.

Bids by conference:

Big Ten: 9
ACC: 8
Big 12: 7
SEC: 6
Pac-12: 4
Big East: 3
MWC: 3
American: 2
A10: 2
MVC: 2
WCC: 2

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Skarmory's Bracketology - 2/21/21

Autobids indicated by Bold text. First four teams are in italics, first four matchups in (parenthesis) if possible. This was made before the games on 2/21.

1 seeds: Baylor, Gonzaga, Michigan, Ohio State
2 seeds: Illinois, Alabama, Iowa, West Virginia
3 seeds: Oklahoma, Florida State, Villanova, Texas
4 seeds: Kansas, Virginia, Texas Tech, Wisconsin
5 seeds: Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Houston
6 seeds: Clemson, Purdue, Rutgers, Arkansas
7 seeds: USC, Oklahoma State, LSU, Florida
8 seeds: Creighton, BYU, Louisville, San Diego State
9 seeds: Colorado, Oregon, Loyola-Chicago, UCLA
10 seeds: Minnesota, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina
11 seeds: Seton Hall, VCU, Colorado State, Boise State
12 seeds: (Drake, Wichita State), (St. Bonaventure, Xavier), Western Kentucky, Winthrop
13 seeds: Belmont, Toledo, Colgate, UC Santa Barbara
14 seeds: Furman, Liberty, Abilene Christian, South Dakota State
15 seeds: Wright State, Northeastern, Eastern Washington, UMBC
16 seeds: Wagner, Grand Canyon, (Siena, Norfolk State)(Texas State, Prairie View A&M)

Last four byes: North Carolina, Seton Hall, Colorado State, Boise State
Last four in: (Drake, Wichita State)(St. Bonaventure, Xavier)
First four out: UConn, Stanford, Utah State, Saint Louis
Next four out: Not done yet

Credit to bracketmatrix.com for compiling all the brackets in the bracket project, including my own! It's an honor to be on the big stage with names like ESPN and FOX...lol. Anyway, you can also see my actual bracket here, if it's updated. The date at the top of the bracket and below the seed list will be accurate.