Bracketology – ITS MARCH


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)