Welcome back to Bracketology! This week's edition features an incredibly cramped 7-8 line that I had no real idea what to do with – I think you could organize them about 15 different ways and I'd see the reasoning behind it. I think the most notable teams that are hard to place there are South Carolina and TCU, though Michigan State is also tough. The bubble (honestly, anything below Colorado) is a mess as well. Specifically, Villanova has flashes of 2023 Rutgers, and that's why they're left out as of now.
Also, games from today are not accounted for. Jan. 30, 8:19 PM
Bold indicates autobids and Italics indicate first four teams; first four matchups are in (parenthesis) if possible.
1 seeds: Purdue, Houston, UConn, North Carolina
2 seeds: Tennessee, Wisconsin, Arizona, Kansas
3 seeds: Marquette, Alabama, Iowa State, Creighton
4 seeds: Auburn, Illinois, Duke, Dayton
5 seeds: Kentucky, BYU, Texas Tech, San Diego State
6 seeds: Baylor, New Mexico, Utah State, Clemson
7 seeds: FAU, Oklahoma, Mississippi State, TCU
8 seeds: South Carolina, St. John's, Northwestern, Michigan State
9 seeds: Utah, Ole Miss, Colorado State, Texas
10 seeds: Colorado, Nebraska, St. Mary's, Indiana State
11 seeds: Washington State, Boise State, Providence, (Texas A&M, Cincinnati)
12 seeds: (Florida, Villanova), Grand Canyon, Princeton, McNeese
13 seeds: Appalachian State, UC Irvine, Samford, Akron
14 seeds: Louisiana Tech, Vermont, UNC Wilmington, Morehead State
15 seeds: High Point, Eastern Washington, Oakland, Colgate
16 seeds: Quinnipiac, Lipscomb, (South Dakota State, Southern), (Norfolk State, Merrimack)
Last 4 byes: Nebraska, Washington State, Boise State, Providence
Last 4 in: (Texas A&M, Cincinnati), (Florida, Memphis)
First 4 out: Villanova, Wake Forest, Seton Hall, Kansas State
Next 4 out: Gonzaga, Virginia, Syracuse, Oregon
Bubble watch is currently under construction! Hopefully, I can finish it off in the next few days. For now, check out bracketmatrix.com to get an idea of where bracketologists have teams; as I actually had a fairly accurate prediction last year, my bracket will now be included among the ones listed there! :)
Bids by conference:
Big 12: 10
SEC: 9
Big Ten: 6
Big East: 5
Mountain West: 5
Pac-12: 4
ACC: 3
American: 2
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