BUBBLE WATCH/BRACKETOLOGY – 1/27 – A NEW 1 SEED (again)

*Note/Something to keep in mind, the Bubble Watch portion is predictive for what will happen on selection Sunday, while Bracketology is if the season ended today.

ACC

Locks: Florida StateLouisvilleNorth CarolinaVirginia(Up)
Near Locks: DukeNotre Dame
Probably In: None
Bubble: Virginia Tech
Work To Do: ClemsonMiamiWake Forest

Big Ten

Locks: Wisconsin
Near Locks: Purdue
Probably In: MarylandMinnesotaNorthwestern
Bubble: Indiana(Down)Michigan(Up)Michigan State
Work To Do: None

Big 12

Locks: BaylorKansasWest Virginia
Near Locks: None
Probably In: Iowa State
Bubble: Kansas State
Work To Do: Oklahoma StateTCU(Down)

Big East

Locks: ButlerCreightonVillanova
Near Locks: Xavier
Probably In: Marquette
Bubble: None
Work To Do: Seton Hall

SEC

Locks: FloridaKentucky
Near Locks: South Carolina
Probably In: Arkansas(Up)
Bubble: None
Work To Do: Alabama(Up)GeorgiaTennessee(Up)

Pac-12

Locks: ArizonaOregonUCLA
Near Locks: None
Probably In: USC
Bubble: CaliforniaUtah (Down)
Work To Do: None

*Note/Something to keep in mind, the Bubble Watch portion is predictive for what will happen on selection Sunday, while Bracketology is if the season ended today.

BRACKETOLOGY

East

1 – Villanova
2 – North Carolina
3 – UCLA (Down)
4 – Purdue (Up)
5 – Wisconsin
6 – Saint Mary’s
7 – Northwestern
8 – Virginia Tech (Up)

Midwest

1 – Kansas
2 – Florida State
3 – Oregon (Up)
4 – Notre Dame
5 – Creighton (Down)
6 – Florida (Down)
7 – Xavier (Down)
8 – Marquette (Up)

South

1 – Baylor (Up)
2 – Kentucky (Down)
3 – Butler
4 – Virginia
5- Cincinnati
6 – Maryland (Up)
7 – Indiana (Up)
8 – SMU (Down)

West

1 – Gonzaga (Up)
2 – Arizona (Up)
3 – Louisville
4 – West Virginia (Down)
5 – Duke
6 – South Carolina
7 – Minnesota
8 – USC