Bracketology (2/7) – A new team on the one line

The Bracket

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, Xavier
2 Seeds: Auburn, Kansas, Duke, Clemson
3 Seeds: Michigan State, Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Tennessee
4 Seeds: North Carolina, West Virginia, Arizona, Oklahoma
5 Seeds: Ohio State, Seton Hall, Kentucky, Rhode Island
6 Seeds: Gonzaga, Creighton, Miami, Saint Mary’s
7 Seeds: Nevada, Florida, Wichita State, Florida State
8 Seeds: Butler, Michigan, Arizona State, TCU
9 Seeds: Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri
10 Seeds: Providence, Washington, Arkansas, Louisville
11 Seeds: Houston, NC State, Boise State, USC, Syracuse, Kansas State
12 Seeds: Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, Buffalo, Louisiana-Lafayette
13 Seeds: Loyola-Chicago, Vermont, East Tennessee State, South Dakota State
14 Seeds: Belmont, Montana, College of Charleston, Wright State
15 Seeds: UC Santa Barbara, Rider, Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast
16 Seeds: Wagner, Pennsylvania, UNC-Ashville, Nicholls State, North Carolina A&T, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Bubble Watch

Avoiding Dayton

Arkansas
Louisville
Houston
NC State

Last Four In

Boise State
USC
Syracuse
Kansas State

First Four Out

UCLA
SMU
Nebraska
Marquette

Next Four Out

Virginia Tech
Mississippi State
Western Kentucky
LSU

By Conference

ACC (9 bids, 60%) + 1 On Bubble Out
SEC (8 bids, 57%) + 2 On Bubble Out
Big East (7 bids, 70%) + 1 On Bubble Out
Big 12 (7 bids, 70%)
Pac-12 (4 bids, 33%) + 1 On Bubble Out
Big Ten (4 bids, 29%) + 1 On Bubble Out
American (3 bids, 25%) + 1 On Bubble Out
Mountain West (2 bids, 18%)
West Coast (2 bids, 20%)
Conference USA (1 bid, 7%) + 1 On Bubble Out