2024 Final Bracket Projection

 This is it. The big one. What a crazy week it has been.

East

1        Connecticut (1) Brooklyn, NY

16    St Peters (63)

8        Colorado St (32)

9        Northwestern (34)

5        BYU (17)

12    McNeese St (48)

4        Auburn (14) Omaha, NE

13    Vermont (52)

6        Florida (24)

11    NC State (46)

3        Illinois (11) Pittsburgh, PA

14    Akron (56)

7        Gonzaga (28)

10    New Mexico (37)

2        Iowa St (7) Omaha, NE

15    South Dakota St (60)

South

1        Houston (2) Memphis, TN

16    Stetson (64)

8        Boise St (30)

9        Nebraska (33)

5        Wisconsin (20)

12    Samford (49)

4        Kentucky (13) Brooklyn, NY

13    Yale (51)

6        St Mary’s (23)

11    James Madison (45)

3        Duke (12) Pittsburgh, PA

14    Morehead St (55)

7        Washington St (27)

10    Texas A&M (41)/Florida Atlantic (42)

2        Marquette (8) Indianapolis, IN

15    Western Kentucky (59)

Midwest

1        Purdue (3) Indianapolis, IN

16    Grambling (67)/Wagner (68)

8        Dayton (29)

9        TCU (35)

5        South Carolina (18)

12    Grand Canyon (47)

4        Kansas (15) Spokane, WA

13    Charleston (54)

6        Texas Tech (21)

11    Drake (43)

3        Creighton (10) Salt Lake City, UT

14    Colgate (58)

7        Clemson (26)

10    Colorado (39)/Michigan St (40)

2        Tennessee (5) Charlotte, NC

15    Longwood (62)

West

1        North Carolina (4) Charlotte, NC

16    Howard (65)/Montana St (66)

8        Texas (31)

9        Mississippi St (36)

5        San Diego St (19)

12    Duquesne (50)

4        Alabama (16) Spokane, WA

13    UAB (53)

6        Utah St (22)

11    Oregon (44)

3        Baylor (9) Memphis, TN

14    Oakland (57)

7        Nevada (25)

10    Oklahoma (38)

2        Arizona (6) Salt Lake City, UT

15    Long Beach St (61)

Bracketology - 3/17/24 (not final)

 I don't even know anymore lol.

Seed List

1 Seeds

1. Connecticut

2. Houston

3. Purdue

4. North Carolina

2 Seeds

5. Tennessee

6. Arizona

7. Iowa St

8. Marquette

3 Seeds

9. Baylor

10. Creighton

11. Illinois

12. Duke

4 Seeds

13. Kentucky

14. Kansas

15. Auburn

16. Alabama

5 Seeds

17. BYU

18. South Carolina

19. San Diego St

20. Wisconsin

6 Seeds

21. Texas Tech

22. Utah St

23. St Mary’s

24. Florida

7 Seeds

25. Nevada

26. Clemson

27. Washington St

28. Gonzaga

8 Seeds

29. Dayton

30. Boise St

31. Texas

32. Colorado St

9 Seeds

33. Nebraska

34. Northwestern

35. TCU

36. Mississippi St

10 Seeds

37. Florida Atlantic

38. Michigan St

39. New Mexico

40. Oklahoma

41. Colorado

42. Texas A&M

11 Seeds

43. Drake

44. Oregon

45. James Madison

46. NC State

12 Seeds

47. Grand Canyon

48. McNeese St

49. VCU

50. Samford

13 Seeds

51. Yale

52. Vermont

53. UAB

54. Charleston

14 Seeds

55. Morehead St

56. Akron

57. Oakland

58. Colgate

15 Seeds

59. Western Kentucky

60. South Dakota St

61. Long Beach St

62. Longwood

16 Seeds

63. St Peters

64. Stetson

65. Howard

66. Montana St

67. Grambling

68. Wagner

Bracketology - 3/16/24

Man, there is a lot going on today. 13 tickets will be punched today, and the bubble will grow tighter and tighter. Fully embrace the madness today. 

And go to https://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for all your brackets.

Seed List

1 Seeds

1. Purdue

2. Connecticut

3. Houston

4. North Carolina

2 Seeds

5. Tennessee

6. Arizona

7. Marquette

8. Iowa St

3 Seeds

9. Baylor

10. Creighton

11. Duke

12. Kentucky

4 Seeds

13. Illinois

14. Kansas

15. Auburn

16. Alabama

5 Seeds

17. BYU

18. South Carolina

19. San Diego St

20. Wisconsin

6 Seeds

21. Texas Tech

22. Utah St

23. Nevada

24. St Mary’s

7 Seeds

25. Clemson

26. Washington St

27. Florida

28. Gonzaga

8 Seeds

29. Dayton

30. Boise St

31. Texas

32. Colorado St

9 Seeds

33. Northwestern

34. Florida Atlantic

35. Nebraska

36. TCU

10 Seeds

37. Michigan St

38. Mississippi St

39. St Johns

40. Colorado

11 Seeds

41. Oklahoma

42. Drake

43. Texas A&M

44. New Mexico

45. Providence

46. Princeton

12 Seeds

47. South Florida

48. James Madison

49. Grand Canyon

50. McNeese St

13 Seeds

51. VCU

52. Samford

53. Vermont

54. Charleston

14 Seeds

55. Morehead St

56. Oakland

57. Akron

58. Colgate

15 Seeds

59. Western Kentucky

60. UC Davis

61. South Dakota St

62. Fairfield

16 Seeds

63. Longwood

64. Stetson

65. Grambling

66. Montana St

67. Howard

68. Wagner

Last Four In

Oklahoma

Texas A&M

New Mexico

Providence

First Four Out

Virginia

Seton Hall

Indiana St

Pittsburgh

Bracketology - 3/15/24

 Another seed list, before the madness truly begins again.

Also, a historical tidbit, no team has ever won the national championship after losing their first conference tourney game. So for Creighton and Duke, a run to the championship would defy history.

1 Seeds

1. Purdue

2. Connecticut

3. Houston

4. Tennessee

2 Seeds

5. North Carolina

6. Arizona

7. Marquette

8. Iowa St

3 Seeds

9. Baylor

10. Creighton

11. Kentucky

12. Duke

4 Seeds

13. Illinois

14. Kansas

15. Alabama

16. Auburn

5 Seeds

17. BYU

18. South Carolina

19. San Diego St

20. Wisconsin

6 Seeds

21. Utah St

22. Clemson

23. Texas Tech

24. Nevada

7 Seeds

25. Dayton

26. Washington St

27. St Mary’s

28. Florida

8 Seeds

29. Gonzaga

30. Boise St

31. Texas

32. Northwestern

9 Seeds

33. Colorado St

34. Florida Atlantic

35. TCU

36. Nebraska

10 Seeds

37. Michigan St

38. Oklahoma

39. Seton Hall

40. Mississippi St

11 Seeds

41. Virginia

42. St Johns

43. Colorado

44. Drake

45. Providence

46. Princeton

12 Seeds

47. South Florida

48. James Madison

49. Grand Canyon

50. McNeese St

13 Seeds

51. VCU

52. Samford

53. Vermont

54. UC Irvine

14 Seeds

55. Charleston

56. Morehead St

57. Oakland

58. Akron

15 Seeds

59. Colgate

60. Sam Houston St

61. South Dakota St

62. Quinnipiac

16 Seeds

63. Longwood

64. Stetson

65. Norfolk St

66. Grambling

67. Montana St

68. Wagner

Last Four In

Virginia

St Johns

Colorado

Providence

First Four Out

Indiana St

Texas A&M

Pittsburgh

Kansas St

Bracketology - 3/14/24

 Today's bracketology doesn't have time for full match-ups, but here is a seed list to give a rough idea of how teams stand going into today.

These next three days are going to be absolutely incredible. So much high level basketball will be played, enjoy every second of it.

Seed List

1 Seeds

1. Purdue

2. Connecticut

3. Houston

4. Tennessee

2 Seeds

5. North Carolina

6. Arizona

7. Iowa St

8. Marquette

3 Seeds

9. Creighton

10. Baylor

11. Duke

12. Kentucky

4 Seeds

13. Illinois

14. Kansas

15. Alabama

16. Auburn

5 Seeds

17. BYU

18. South Carolina

19. San Diego St

20. Wisconsin

6 Seeds

21. Utah St

22. Clemson

23. Dayton

24. Nevada

7 Seeds

25. Washington St

26. St Mary’s

27. Texas Tech

28. Gonzaga

8 Seeds

29. Florida

30. Boise St

31. Texas

32. Northwestern

9 Seeds

33. Colorado St

34. Florida Atlantic

35. TCU

36. Michigan St

10 Seeds

37. Oklahoma

38. Nebraska

39. Seton Hall

40. Mississippi St

11 Seeds

41. Virginia

42. St Johns

43. Colorado

44. Drake

45. Indiana St

46. Richmond

12 Seeds

47. Princeton

48. South Florida

49. James Madison

50. Grand Canyon

13 Seeds

51. McNeese St

52. Samford

53. Vermont

54. UC Irvine

14 Seeds

55. Charleston

56. Morehead St

57. Oakland

58. Toledo

15 Seeds

59. Colgate

60. Sam Houston St

61. South Dakota St

62. Quinnipiac

16 Seeds

63. Longwood

64. Stetson

65. Norfolk St

66. Grambling

67. Montana St

68. Wagner

Last Four In

Virginia

St Johns

Colorado

Indiana St

First Four Out

New Mexico

Texas A&M

Wake Forest

Pittsburgh

Bracketology - 3/11/24

With conference tournaments in fullswing, the bubble gets even more focus. In particular, the group everyone will be watching out for are the bid theives.

We have already seen our first potential bid thief, with Drake upsetting Indiana State in the MVC final. The question is, who did Drake steal a tourney bid from? Was it from another bubble team, or Indiana State?

The Sycamores now have to wait an agonizing week to find out if they will be dancing or not. Their resume is solid, but they have no further opportunities to improve it, something that other bubble teams have. Time will tell if any other teams join Indiana State in this category, and who else will be sweating Sean Miller-style on Selection Sunday.

As always, go to https://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more great brackets! 

Midwest

1        Purdue (1) Indianapolis, IN

16    Merrimack (67)/Grambling(68)

8        St Mary’s (29)

9        Oklahoma (34)

5        San Diego St (18)

12    James Madison (49)

4        Auburn (16) Spokane, WA

13    Vermont (53)

6        Dayton (22)

11    Colorado (43)/Indiana St (45)

3        Creighton (9) Memphis, TN

14    Morehead St (56)

7        Gonzaga (27)

10    Nebraska (37)

2        Iowa St (7) Omaha, NE

15    Sam Houston St (60)

East

1        Connecticut (2) Brooklyn, NY

16    Longwood (64)

8        Colorado St (32)

9        TCU (35)

5        BYU (17)

12    South Florida (48)

4        Kentucky (14) Pittsburgh, PA

13    McNeese St (51)

6        Washington St (23)

11    Drake (44)

3        Kansas (12) Salt Lake City, UT

14    Toledo (58)

7        Florida (25)

10    Florida Atlantic (38)

2        North Carolina (5) Charlotte, NC

15    Quinnipiac (62)

South

1        Houston (3) Memphis, TN

16    South Dakota St (63)

8        Boise St (30)

9        Northwestern (33)

5        Clemson (19)

12    Grand Canyon (50)

4        Alabama (15) Spokane, WA

13    UC Irvine (54)

6        Wisconsin (21)

11    Richmond (46)

3        Duke (11) Pittsburgh, PA

14    Charleston (55)

7        Texas Tech (28)

10    Mississippi St (39)

2        Marquette (8) Indianapolis, IN

15    Colgate (59)

West

1        Tennessee (4) Charlotte, NC

16    Stetson (65)/Norfolk St (66)

8        Texas (31)

9        Michigan St (36)

5        South Carolina (20)

12    Princeton (47)

4        Illinois (13) Brooklyn, NY

13    Samford (52)

6        Utah St (24)

11    Virginia (41)/St Johns (42)

3        Baylor (10) Omaha, NE

14    Oakland (57)

7        Nevada (26)

10    Seton Hall (40)

2        Arizona (6) Salt Lake City, UT

15    Weber St (61)

Last Four In

Virginia

St Johns

Colorado

Indiana St

First Four Out

New Mexico

Villanova

Providence

Iowa

Bracketology - 3/8/24

The conference tournaments are in full swing at the mid-major level, and with it comes the most intense basketball so far this season. For the one bid leagues, the conference tournament is literally do or die, and we have already seen some fantastic basketball, particularly in the Atlantic Sun.

For the conference tournaments, the highest seeded team remaining in the tournament is now the auto-bid representive, until the tournament concludes and the champion takes that spot. So after Eastern Kentucky was upset, Stetson is now the auto-bid for the time being.

For the big conferences, these are the last chances to to gain a quality win or some momentum heading into their own tournaments. While most of the season is settled, there are still opportunities left to make March memories.

As always, head to https://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more brackets. 

Midwest

1        Purdue (1) Indianapolis, IN

16    Grambling (67)/Norfolk St(68)

8        Gonzaga (29)

9        TCU (34)

5        San Diego St (18)

12    Grand Canyon (50)

4        Auburn (16) Spokane, WA

13    UC Irvine (53)

6        Florida (24)

11    Richmond (46)

3        Creighton (12) Brooklyn, NY

14    Vermont (55)

7        St Mary’s (26)

10    Nebraska (39)

2        Iowa St (7) Omaha, NE

15    Colgate (62)

East

1        Connecticut (2) Brooklyn, NY

16    Fairfield (63)

8        Boise St (31)

9        Oklahoma (35)

5        BYU (17)

12    McNeese St (48)

4        Kentucky (15) Salt Lake City, UT

13    Louisiana Tech (54)

6        Wisconsin (21)

11    Indiana St (45)

3        Kansas (9) Omaha, NE

14    High Point (58)

7        Nevada (28)

10    Mississippi St (37)

2        North Carolina (6) Charlotte, NC

15    Morehead St (60)

South

1        Houston (3) Memphis, TN

16    South Dakota St (64)

8        Colorado St (32)

9        Northwestern (33)

5        Clemson (19)

12    Princeton (47)

4        Alabama (13) Pittsburgh, PA

13    Appalachian St (51)

6        Dayton (22)

11    St Johns (43)/New Mexico (44)

3        Duke (11) Pittsburgh, PA

14    Akron (56)

7        Texas Tech (27)

10    Florida Atlantic (38)

2        Marquette (8) Indianapolis, IN

15    Oakland (59)

West

1        Tennessee (4) Charlotte, NC

16    Merrimack (65)/Stetson (66)

8        Texas (30)

9        Michigan St (36)

5        South Carolina (20)

12    South Florida (49)

4        Illinois (14) Spokane, WA

13    Samford (52)

6        Washington St (23)

11    Seton Hall (41)/Virginia (42)

3        Baylor (10) Memphis, TN

14    Charleston (57)

7        Utah St (25)

10    Villanova (40)

2        Arizona (5) Salt Lake City, UT

15    Eastern Washington (61)

Last Four In

Seton Hall

Virginia

St Johns

New Mexico

First Four Out

Providence

Colorado

Iowa

Drake