BRACKETOLOGY 2/20 – BAYLOR FALLS OFF THE ONE LINE, BUT WHO REPLACES THEM?

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

Teams are ranked left to right on the S-Curve, Villanova is the #1 overall seed, and UNC is #4 overall seed, et cetera.

1 Seeds: Villanova, Gonzaga, Kansas, North Carolina
2 Seeds: Baylor, Louisville, Oregon, Arizona
3 Seeds: Duke, Florida State, Florida, Kentucky
4 Seeds: UCLA, West Virginia, Butler, Purdue
5 Seeds: Virginia, Cincinnati, Creighton, Wisconsin
6 Seeds: Notre Dame, Maryland, SMU, Saint Mary’s
7 Seeds: South Carolina, Minnesota, Xavier, Oklahoma State
8 Seeds: Northwestern, VCU, Dayton, Iowa State
9 Seeds: USC, Virginia Tech, Miami, Arkansas
10 Seeds: Michigan, Michigan State, Wichita State, California
11 Seeds: Kansas State, Marquette, Middle Tennessee State, Seton Hall/Illinois State
12 Seeds: Syracuse/TCU, UNC-Wilmington, Nevada, UT-Arlington
13 Seeds: Akron, Monmouth, Vermont, Valparaiso
14 Seeds: Princeton, Belmont, UNC-Ashville, Bucknell
15 Seeds: Florida Gulf Coast, Furman, CSU Bakersfield, North Dakota State
16 Seeds: North Carolina Central, Texas Southern, UC Irvine/North Dakota, Mount Saint Mary’s/New Orleans

Dropped Out (ABC Order): Arkansas State, Boise State, UC Davis, Weber State

BUBBLE WATCH

8th Last – Wichita State
7th Last – California
6th Last – Kansas State
5th Last – Marquette
4th Last – Seton Hall
3rd Last – Syracuse
2nd Last – Illinois State
Last In – TCU
—CUTLINE—
1st Out – Georgia Tech
2nd Out – Clemson
3rd Out – Wake Forest
4th Out – Tennessee
5th Out – Texas Tech
6th Out – Providence
7th Out – Georgetown
8th Out – Indiana

ACC (9), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (2), American (2), West Coast (2), Missouri Valley (2)

ACC – North Carolina, Florida State, Louisville, Virginia, Duke, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Syracuse

America East – Vermont

American – Cincinnati, SMU

Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, TCU

Big East – Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Xavier, Seton Hall, Marquette

Big Sky – North Dakota

Big South – NC-Asheville

Big Ten – Purdue, Wisconsin, Maryland, Northwestern, Minnesota, Michigan State, Michigan

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – NC-Wilmington

Conference USA – Middle Tennessee

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Monmouth

MAC – Akron

MEAC – North Carolina Central

Missouri Valley – Wichita State, Illinois State

Mountain West – Nevada

Northeast – Mount St. Mary’s

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Oregon, Arizona, UCLA, USC, California

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Arkansas

Southern – Furman

Southland – New Orleans

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – CSU Bakersfield

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)