Bracketology – One Month to Selection Sunday


With the NCAA’s annual top 16 bracket reveal coming tomorrow at 12:30 on CBS, I figured it was probably past time to get back into the swing of things and to take my best shot at predicting what the field may look like today.
One Seeds
Italicized – Play-in game
1 Seeds: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue
2 Seeds: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona
3 Seeds: Tennessee, Virginia, Marquette, Gonzaga
4 Seeds: Kansas State, UConn, Xavier, Iowa State
5 Seeds: Indiana, Miami, Saint Mary’s, Creighton
6 Seeds: San Diego State, TCU, Illinois, Northwestern
7 Seeds: Iowa, Michigan State, Maryland, Rutgers
8 Seeds: Duke, Missouri, Providence, Auburn
9 Seeds: NC State, Nevada, Oklahoma State, Florida Atlantic
10 Seeds: Arkansas, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Boise State
11 Seeds: Texas A&M, Memphis, Kentucky, USC, Mississippi State, North Carolina
12 Seeds: Oral Roberts, Charleston, Southern Miss, Liberty
13 Seeds: Kent State, Drake, VCU, Utah Valley
14 Seeds: Yale, UC Santa Barbara, Iona, Furman
15 Seeds: Colgate, Eastern Washington, Youngstown State, Vermont
16 Seeds: UNC-Asheville, Northwestern State, Morehead State, Howard, Farleigh Dickinson, Alcorn State
Bubble Watch
Last Four Byes: West Virginia, Boise State, Texas A&M, Memphis
Last Four In: Kentucky, USC, Mississippi State, North Carolina
First Four Out: Wisconsin, Clemson, New Mexico, Utah State
Next Four Out: Oregon, North Texas, Seton Hall, Arizona State