Bracketology (1/29) – NC State’s win over UNC earns a bid
S-CURVE
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed line
RED – Moved down one or more seed line
BLUE – New to bracket
Italicized – Play-In Game
1 Seeds: Villanova, Virginia, Purdue, Duke
2 Seeds: Kansas, Xavier, Auburn, Clemson
3 Seeds: Michigan State, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Arizona
4 Seeds: Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Kentucky
5 Seeds: Ohio State, West Virginia, Florida, Seton Hall
6 Seeds: Wichita State, Creighton, Rhode Island, Florida State
7 Seeds: Miami, Arizona State, TCU, Louisville
8 Seeds: Saint Mary’s, Nevada, Gonzaga, Arkansas
9 Seeds: Michigan, Alabama, Butler, Kansas State
10 Seeds: Texas, USC, Texas A&M, Providence
11 Seeds: Syracuse, Houston, Boise State, Marquette, NC State, SMU
12 Seeds: Middle Tennesse, New Mexico State, Buffalo, Louisiana-Lafayette
13 Seeds: Loyola-Chicago, East Tennessee State, Vermont, South Dakota State
14 Seeds: Belmont, Wright State, Northeastern, UC Santa Barbara
15 Seeds: Montana, Bucknell, Rider, Stephen F. Austin
16 Seeds: Florida Gulf Coast, Pennsylvania, Wagner, Winthrop, North Carolina A&T, Arkansas Pine-Bluff
S-CURVE
Avoiding Dayton
Texas A&M
Providence
Syracuse
Houston
Last Four In
Boise State
Marquette
NC State
SMU
First Four Out
Western Kentucky
Washington
Missouri
Virginia Tech
Next Four Out
Maryland
Notre Dame
Georgia
South Carolina
Conference Breakdown
ACC – 9 bids (60%) – plus two on the bubble out
SEC – 7 bids (50%) – plus three on the bubble out
Big East – 7 bids (70%)
Big 12 – 7 bids (70%)
Big Ten – 5 bids (36%) – plus one on the bubble out
American – 4 bids (33%)
Pac-12 – 3 bids (25%) – plus one on the bubble out
Mountain West – 2 bids (18%)
West Coast – 2 bids (20%)
Conference USA – 1 bid (7%) – plus one on the bubble out