THE FINAL BRACKETOLOGY OF THE SEASON

Teams in GREEN have moved up one or more seed lines,
Teams in RED have moved down one or more seed lines,
Teams in BLUE are new to the field.

Teams are ranked left to right on each seed line (except for the 16 seeds, as the #3 16 seed plays the #6 16 seed, and the #4 16 seed plays the #5 16 seed)

1 Seeds: Villanova, Kansas, Gonzaga, North Carolina
2 Seeds: Kentucky, Duke, Arizona, Oregon
3 Seeds: Louisville, Baylor, UCLA, Florida State
4 Seeds: West Virginia, Butler, Notre Dame, Florida
5 Seeds: Purdue, Virginia, Iowa State, SMU
6 Seeds: Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Creighton Minnesota
7 Seeds: Saint Mary’s, Michigan, Maryland, Miami
8 Seeds: Wichita State, Virginia Tech, Arkansas, South Carolina
9 Seeds: Oklahoma State, Dayton, Northwestern, VCU
10 Seeds: Seton Hall, Michigan State, Marquette, Providence
11 Seeds: Xavier, Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee State, Wake Forest/Kansas State
12 Seeds: Rhode Island/USC, Nevada, UNC-Wilmington, Vermont
13 Seeds: Princeton, East Tennessee State, Bucknell, Winthrop
14 Seeds: New Mexico State, Florida Gulf Coast, Iona, Northern Kentucky
15 Seeds: Kent State, North Dakota, Jacksonville State, Texas Southern
16 Seeds: Troy, South Dakota State, UC Davis/North Carolina Central, New Orleans/Mount Saint Mary’s

BUBBLE WATCH

8th Last In – Michigan State
7th Last In – Marquette
6th Last In – Providence
5th Last In – Xavier
4th Last In – Vanderbilt
3rd Last In – Wake Forest
2nd Last In – Kansas State
Last Team In – USC (Trending Down)
—CUTLINE—
1st Team Out –  Syracuse
2nd Team Out – Illinois State
3rd Team Out – California
4th Team Out – Illinois (Trending Up)
5th Team Out – Houston
6th Team Out – Georgia
7th Team Out – TCU
8th Team Out – Iowa (Trending Down)