BRACKETOLOGY 2/6 – FOUR NEW TEAMS IN BRACKET + 12! ACC TEAMS IN TOURNEY OR ON BUBBLE
Teams moving up are in GREEN, teams moving down are in RED, teams new to the bracket are BOLD, and teams that are unchanged are in the normal BLACK
1 Seeds: Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas, Villanova
2 Seeds: Arizona, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina
3 Seeds: Florida State, Oregon, Virginia, West Virginia
4 Seeds: Cincinnati, Florida, UCLA, Wisconsin
5 Seeds: Butler, Creighton, Duke, Maryland
6 Seeds: Purdue, South Carolina, St. Mary’s, Xavier
7 Seeds: Northwestern, Notre Dame, SMU, USC
8 Seeds: Dayton, Iowa State, Minnesota, Virginia Tech
9 Seeds: Marquette, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, VCU
10 Seeds: Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas State, TCU
11 Seeds: Clemson, Wichita State, Miami/Seton Hall, Illinois State/California
12 Seeds: Akron, Middle Tennessee State, Nevada, UNC-Ashville
13 Seeds: Monmouth, New Mexico State, Valparaiso, Vermont
14 Seeds: Arkansas State, Belmont, Florida Gulf Coast, Princeton
15 Seeds: Bucknell, East Tennessee State, North Dakota State, Winthrop
16 Seeds: Sam Houston State, Texas Southern, Weber State/Mount Saint Mary’s, UC Davis/North Carolina Central
Dropped Out: Georgia Tech, Michigan, Furman, North Carolina Central
BUBBLE WATCH – (Higher on the list = better chance to make tourney, lower on list = lower chance)
Last Four Byes
Kansas State
Indiana
TCU
Clemson
Last Four In
Miami
Illinois State
California
Seton Hall
First Four Out
Wake Forest
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Rhode Island
Next Four Out
Syracuse
Michigan
Georgetown
Boise State
Bids By Conference
ACC (9), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (2), American (2), Missouri Valley (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Louisville, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Duke, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Miami (FL)
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU
Big East – Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Xavier, Marquette, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Weber State
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Wisconsin, Maryland, Purdue, Northwestern, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan State
Big West – UC Davis
Colonial – NC-Wilmington
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Valparaiso
Ivy – Princeton
MAAC – Monmouth
MAC – Akron
MEAC – North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley – Illinois State, Wichita State
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Mount St. Mary’s
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Oregon, Arizona, UCLA, USC, California
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – Sam Houston State
Summit – North Dakota State
Sun Belt – Arkansas State
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)