KEY

Italicized – Play-in game
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed lines
RED – Moved down one or more seed lines
BLUE – New to bracket

1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, Auburn
2 Seeds: Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin
3 Seeds: Purdue, Texas Tech, Villanova, Tennessee
4 Seeds: Providence, Illinois, UCLA, Arkansas
5 Seeds: Houston, UConn, Texas, Saint Mary’s
6 Seeds: Alabama, Iowa, Ohio State, LSU
7 Seeds: USC, Colorado State, Boise State, Murray State
8 Seeds: Michigan State, Iowa State, Seton Hall, Marquette
9 Seeds: TCU, San Diego State, Davidson, San Francisco
10 Seeds: Creighton, Xavier, Wyoming, Wake Forest
11 Seeds: Notre Dame, North Carolina, Miami, Michigan, Memphis
12 Seeds: Loyola-Chicago, North Texas, Indiana, VCU, South Dakota State
13 Seeds: Iona, Chattanooga, Vermont, Toledo
14 Seeds: New Mexico State, Towson, Princeton, Texas State
15 Seeds: Montana State, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State, Colgate
16 Seeds: Longwood, Cleveland State, Bryant, Norfolk State, Nicholls, Texas Southern

Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes: Wake Forest, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Miami
Last Four In: Michigan, Memphis, Indiana, VCU
First Four Out: Rutgers, BYU, SMU, Florida
Next Four Out: Dayton, UAB, Virginia Tech, St. Bonaventure

Bids By Conference

Big Ten – 8 of 15 (+1 in First Eight Out)
Big East – 7 of 10 (0)
Big 12 – 6 of 10 (0)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
ACC – 5 of 15 (1)
Mountain West – 4 of 11 (0)
WCC – 3 of 10 (1)
Pac-12 – 3 of 12 (0)
American – 2 of 11 (1)
Atlantic 10 – 2 of 14 (2)
Conference USA – 1 of 14 (1)

KEY

Italicized – Play-in game
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed lines
RED – Moved down one or more seed lines
BLUE – New to bracket

1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor, Kansas
2 Seeds: Auburn, Kentucky, Duke, Purdue
3 Seeds: Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Villanova, Tennessee
4 Seeds: Providence, Illinois, UCLA, Houston
5 Seeds: Arkansas, UConn, Texas, Saint Mary’s
6 Seeds: Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, USC
7 Seeds: Iowa, Colorado State, Boise State, Michigan State
8 Seeds: Murray State, Iowa State, TCU, Seton Hall
9 Seeds: Marquette, San Diego State, Davidson, San Francisco
10 Seeds: Xavier, Creighton, Wyoming, Wake Forest
11 Seeds: Notre Dame, North Carolina, Miami, Loyola-Chicago
12 Seeds: Michigan, Memphis, North Texas, Indiana, BYU, Iona
13 Seeds: South Dakota State, Chattanooga, Vermont, New Mexico State
14 Seeds: Toledo, Towson, Princeton, Texas State
15 Seeds: Montana State, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State, Colgate
16 Seeds: Longwood, Bryant, Cleveland State, Norfolk State, Nicholls, Texas Southern

Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes: Wake Forest, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Miami
Last Four In: Michigan, Memphis, Indiana, BYU
First Four Out: Rutgers, VCU, SMU, Florida
Next Four Out: UAB, Oregon, Dayton, Virginia Tech

Bids By Conference

Big Ten – 8 of 15 (+1 in First Eight Out)
Big East – 7 of 10 (0)
Big 12 – 6 of 10 (0)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
ACC – 5 of 15 (1)
WCC – 4 of 10 (0)
Mountain West – 4 of 11 (0)
Pac-12 – 3 of 12 (1)
American – 2 of 11 (1)
Atlantic 10 – 1 of 14 (2)
Conference USA – 1 of 14 (1)

KEY

Italicized – Play-in game
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed lines
RED – Moved down one or more seed lines
BLUE – New to bracket

1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, Kansas
2 Seeds: Auburn, Kentucky, Duke, Purdue
3 Seeds: Texas Tech, Villanova, Tennessee, Wisconsin
4 Seeds: Providence, Illinois, UCLA, UConn
5 Seeds: Arkansas, Houston, Texas, Alabama
6 Seeds: Saint Mary’s, Ohio State, LSU, USC
7 Seeds: Iowa, Michigan State, Colorado State, Iowa State
8 Seeds: Marquette, Boise State, Murray State, Seton Hall
9 Seeds: TCU, Xavier, Wyoming, Davidson
10 Seeds: San Diego State, San Francisco, Notre Dame, Wake Forest
11 Seeds: Creighton, Miami, North Carolina, North Texas
12 Seeds: Michigan, Indiana, Loyola-Chicago, Memphis, BYU, Iona
13 Seeds: South Dakota State, Chattanooga, Vermont, New Mexico State
14 Seeds: Toledo, Towson, Princeton, Texas State
15 Seeds: Montana State, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State, Colgate
16 Seeds: Longwood, Bryant, Cleveland State, Norfolk State, Nicholls, Texas Southern

Dropped Out: SMU

Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes: Wake Forest, Creighton, Miami, North Carolina
Last Four In: Michigan, Indiana, Memphis, BYU
First Four Out: SMU, VCU, Rutgers, Florida
Next Four Out: UAB, Oregon, Dayton, Virginia Tech

Bids By Conference

Big Ten – 8 of 15 (+1 in First Eight Out)
Big East – 7 of 10 (0)
Big 12 – 6 of 10 (0)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
ACC – 5 of 15 (1)
WCC – 4 of 10 (0)
Mountain West – 4 of 11 (0)
Pac-12 – 3 of 12 (1)
American – 2 of 11 (1)
Atlantic 10 – 1 of 14 (2)
Conference USA – 1 of 14 (1)

KEY

Italicized – Play-in game
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed lines
RED – Moved down one or more seed lines
BLUE – New to bracket

1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor, Kansas
2 Seeds: Auburn, Kentucky, Duke, Purdue
3 Seeds: Texas Tech, Villanova, Tennessee, Wisconsin
4 Seeds: Providence, Illinois, UCLA, UConn
5 Seeds: Houston, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama
6 Seeds: Ohio State, Saint Mary’s, USC, LSU
7 Seeds: Michigan State, Iowa, Marquette, Colorado State
8 Seeds: Murray State, Iowa State, Boise State, Seton Hall
9 Seeds: TCU, Wyoming, San Francisco, Davidson
10 Seeds: Xavier, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Creighton
11 Seeds: San Diego State, Miami, North Carolina, Loyola-Chicago
12 Seeds: Michigan, Indiana, Memphis, SMU, North Texas, Iona
13 Seeds: South Dakota State, Chattanooga, Vermont, New Mexico State
14 Seeds: Toledo, Towson, Princeton, Texas State
15 Seeds: Montana State, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State, Colgate
16 Seeds: Longwood, Bryant, Cleveland State, Norfolk State, Nicholls, Texas Southern

Dropped Out: Wagner

Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes: Creighton, San Diego State, Miami, North Carolina
Last Four In: Michigan, Indiana, Memphis, SMU
First Four Out: BYU, VCU, Rutgers, Oregon
Next Four Out: Florida, UAB, Dayton, Virginia Tech

Bids By Conference

Big Ten – 8 of 15 (+1 in First Eight Out)
Big East – 7 of 10 (0)
Big 12 – 6 of 10 (0)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
ACC – 5 of 15 (1)
Mountain West – 4 of 11 (0)
WCC – 3 of 10 (1)
Pac-12 – 3 of 12 (1)
American – 3 of 11 (0)
Atlantic 10 – 1 of 14 (2)
Conference USA – 1 of 14 (1)

KEY

Italicized – Play-in game
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed lines
RED – Moved down one or more seed lines
BLUE – New to bracket

1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas, Baylor
2 Seeds: Auburn, Kentucky, Purdue, Duke
3 Seeds: Texas Tech, Villanova, Tennessee, Wisconsin
4 Seeds: Providence, Illinois, UCLA, Houston
5 Seeds: UConn, Texas, Ohio State, Arkansas
6 Seeds: Alabama, USC, Saint Mary’s, LSU
7 Seeds: Michigan State, Marquette, Iowa, Colorado State
8 Seeds: Murray State, Boise State, Iowa State, Seton Hall
9 Seeds:Wyoming, TCU, San Francisco, Xavier
10 Seeds: Davidson, Creighton, Wake Forest, San Diego State
11 Seeds: Notre Dame, Miami, North Carolina, Loyola-Chicago
12 Seeds: Michigan, Indiana, Memphis, SMU, North Texas, Iona
13 Seeds: South Dakota State, Vermont, Chattanooga, New Mexico State
14 Seeds: Toledo, Towson, Princeton, Texas State
15 Seeds: Montana State, Wagner, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State
16 Seeds: Colgate, Longwood, Cleveland State, Norfolk State, Nicholls, Texas Southern

Dropped Out: Rutgers, Southern

Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes: San Diego State, Notre Dame, Miami, North Carolina
Last Four In: Michigan, Indiana, Memphis, SMU
First Four Out: Rutgers, VCU, BYU, Oregon
Next Four Out: Florida, Dayton, UAB, St. Bonaventure

Bids By Conference

Big Ten – 8 of 15 (+1 in First Eight Out)
Big East – 7 of 10 (0)
Big 12 – 6 of 10 (0)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
ACC – 5 of 15 (0)
Mountain West – 4 of 11 (0)
WCC – 3 of 10 (1)
Pac-12 – 3 of 12 (1)
American – 3 of 11 (0)
Atlantic 10 – 1 of 14 (3)
Conference USA – 1 of 14 (1)

Seed List

KEY

Italicized – Play-in game
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed lines
RED – Moved down one or more seed lines
BLUE – New to bracket

1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas, Auburn
2 Seeds: Purdue, Kentucky, Baylor, Duke
3 Seeds: Texas Tech, Villanova, Illinois, Tennessee
4 Seeds: Wisconsin, Providence, UCLA, Houston
5 Seeds: Texas, Ohio State, UConn, Alabama
6 Seeds: Arkansas, USC, LSU, Marquette
7 Seeds: Saint Mary’s, Michigan State, Iowa, Murray State
8 Seeds: Colorado State, Iowa State, Xavier, Boise State
9 Seeds: Seton Hall, Wyoming, Wake Forest, San Francisco
10 Seeds: TCU, Miami, Davidson, Creighton
11 Seeds: Notre Dame, Michigan, Loyola-Chicago, San Diego State
12 Seeds: North Carolina, Indiana, Rutgers, Memphis, North Texas, Iona
13 Seeds: South Dakota State, Chattanooga, New Mexico State, Vermont
14 Seeds: Toledo, Towson, Wagner, Princeton
15 Seeds: Texas State, Montana State, Long Beach State, Jacksonville State
16 Seeds: Colgate, Longwood, Cleveland State, Norfolk State, Nicholls, Southern

Dropped Out: New Orleans

Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes: Creighton, Notre Dame, Michigan, San Diego State
Last Four In: North Carolina, Indiana, Rutgers, Memphis
First Four Out: SMU, BYU, VCU, Oregon
Next Four Out: Dayton, Florida, Oklahoma, UAB

Bids By Conference

Big Ten – 9 of 15 (+0 in First Eight Out)
Big East – 7 of 10 (0)
Big 12 – 6 of 10 (1)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
ACC – 5 of 15 (0)
Mountain West – 4 of 11 (0)
Pac-12 – 3 of 12 (1)
WCC – 3 of 10 (1)
American – 2 of 11 (1)
Atlantic 10 – 1 of 14 (2)
Conference USA – 1 of 14 (1)

Seed List

KEY

Italicized – Play-in game
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed lines
RED – Moved down one or more seed lines
BLUE – New to bracket

1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas, Auburn
2 Seeds: Purdue, Kentucky, Baylor, Texas Tech
3 Seeds: Duke, Villanova, Tennessee, Illinois
4 Seeds: Wisconsin, UCLA, Providence, Houston
5 Seeds: Texas, Alabama, UConn, Ohio State
6 Seeds: Arkansas, LSU, USC, Marquette
7 Seeds: Saint Mary’s, Boise State, Xavier, Iowa
8 Seeds: Michigan State, Colorado State, Iowa State, Seton Hall
9 Seeds: Murray State, Wyoming, Wake Forest, TCU
10 Seeds: San Francisco, Miami, Notre Dame, San Diego State
11 Seeds: Davidson, Loyola-Chicago, Michigan, North Carolina
12 Seeds: Creighton, Rutgers, Indiana, Memphis, North Texas, Iona
13 Seeds: South Dakota State, Chattanooga, New Mexico State, Vermont
14 Seeds: Toledo, Towson, Wagner, Princeton
15 Seeds: Liberty, Montana State, Texas State, Long Beach State
16 Seeds: Colgate, Longwood, Cleveland State, Norfolk State, New Orleans, Southern

Dropped Out: Ohio

Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes: San Diego State, Loyola-Chicago, Michigan, North Carolina
Last Four In: Creighton, Rutgers, Indiana, Memphis
First Four Out: SMU, BYU, VCU, Dayton
Next Four Out: Oklahoma, Florida, Belmont, UAB

Bids By Conference

Big Ten – 9 of 15 (+0 in First Eight Out)
Big East – 7 of 10 (0)
Big 12 – 6 of 10 (1)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
ACC – 5 of 15 (0)
Mountain West – 4 of 11 (0)
Pac-12 – 3 of 12 (0)
WCC – 3 of 10 (1)
American – 2 of 11 (1)
Atlantic 10 – 1 of 14 (2)
Conference USA – 1 of 14 (1)
Ohio Valley – 1 of 10 (1)

Seed List

KEY

Italicized – Play-in game

1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas, Auburn
2 Seeds: Purdue, Kentucky, Baylor, Duke
3 Seeds: Villanova, Texas Tech, Illinois, Tennessee
4 Seeds: Wisconsin, UCLA, Providence, Houston
5 Seeds: Texas, Alabama, Ohio State, UConn
6 Seeds: LSU, Arkansas, USC, Michigan State
7 Seeds: Marquette, Saint Mary’s, Xavier, Colorado State
8 Seeds: Boise State, Seton Hall, Iowa, Murray State
9 Seeds: Iowa State, Wyoming, TCU, Wake Forest
10 Seeds: Miami, San Francisco, Loyola-Chicago, Notre Dame
11 Seeds: San Diego State, Davidson, Michigan, Indiana
12 Seeds: Creighton, Rutgers, North Carolina, Memphis, North Texas, Iona
13 Seeds: South Dakota State, Chattanooga, New Mexico State, Vermont
14 Seeds: Ohio, Towson, Wagner, Princeton
15 Seeds: Montana State, Texas State, Liberty, Long Beach State
16 Seeds: Cleveland State, Longwood, Colgate, Norfolk State, New Orleans, Southern

Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes: Notre Dame, San Diego State, Michigan, Indiana
Last Four In: Creighton, Rutgers, North Carolina, Memphis
First Four Out: SMU, BYU, VCU, Oklahoma
Next Four Out: Florida, Dayton, Belmont, Oregon

Bids By Conference

Big Ten – 9 of 15 (+0 in First Eight Out)
Big East – 7 of 10 (0)
Big 12 – 6 of 10 (1)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
ACC – 5 of 15 (0)
Mountain West – 4 of 11 (0)
Pac-12 – 3 of 12 (0)
WCC – 3 of 10 (1)
American – 2 of 11 (1)
Atlantic 10 – 1 of 14 (2)
Conference USA – 1 of 14 (1)
Ohio Valley – 1 of 10 (1)

First Four

16) Texas Southern over 16) Mount St. Mary’s
11) Wichita State over 11) Drake
16) Appalachian State over 16) Norfolk State
11) Michigan State over 11) UCLA

As these are not included in most bracket picking pools I’ll be brief. In the 16 vs 16 games, I will ride with the raw talent of Texas Southern and Appalachian State. In the headline games between the at-large teams, I’m rolling with Tom Izzo in March, and against the team whose best player will be playing his first game back from a broken foot against the AAC regular season champs.

The Bracket