Before I get to the Bracketology, a little blurb on a bit of bracket rules that helps explain things:
The little numbers next to the teams is their overall seed on my S-curve. This is what the committee uses to rank the teams before giving them their seeds.
If you have been paying close attention, you'll notice BYU has an overall ranking of 31 (8 seed), but is a 7 seed in the bracket. Why is that?
Well, due to religious reasons, BYU does not play basketball games on Sundays. Because of this, they have to be put in a pod and a region that are both Thursday/Saturday games. This is not conducive to any current 8 seed because three of the four 1/8/9/16 pods are Friday/Sunday, and the one Thursday/Saturday pod has conference rival Gonzaga as the 1, which breaks another rule.
In 2003, BYU was accidentally placed in a Friday/Sunday regional, causing a big uproar and the NCAA developing a contingency plan if BYU made it to the second weekend. BYU, a 12 seed, ultimately lost in the first round, avoiding a crisis, but the NCAA has to be extra careful in making sure it does not happen again.
Anyways, onto the Bracketology:
South Region |
| 1. Baylor (1) - Omaha |
| 16. Siena (65)/Prairie View A&M (66) |
| 8. Houston (30) |
| 9. Xavier (34) |
| 5. Butler (17) |
| 12. ETSU (48) |
| 4. Penn State (15) - Tampa |
| 13. Akron (53) |
| 6. Arizona (24) |
| 11. Indiana (41) |
| 3. Florida State (9) - Tampa |
| 14. Colgate (56) |
| 7. Michigan (25) |
| 10. Florida (38) |
| 2. Dayton (7) - Cleveland |
| 15. UC Irvine (61) |
| Midwest Region |
| 1. Kansas (2) - Omaha |
| 16. South Dakota State (63) |
| 8. Illinois (29) |
| 9. Rhode Island (35) |
| 5. Michigan State (19) |
| 12. Liberty (50) |
| 4. Auburn (16) – Sacramento |
| 13. Stephen F. Austin (51) |
| 6. Iowa (22) |
| 11. Georgetown (43)/Stanford (46) |
| 3. Louisville (10) – St. Louis |
| 14. Wright State (57) |
| 7. LSU (26) |
| 10. USC (39) |
| 2. Maryland (6) - Greensboro |
| 15. Winthrop (59) |
| West Region |
| 1. Gonzaga (3) - Spokane |
| 16. Robert Morris (67)/Norfolk State (68) |
| 8. Rutgers (32) |
| 9. Oklahoma (33) |
| 5. Kentucky (20) |
| 12. Yale (49) |
| 4. Oregon (14) – Spokane |
| 13. North Texas (54) |
| 6. Colorado (21) |
| 11. Purdue (42) |
| 3. Creighton (12) – St. Louis |
| 14. New Mexico State (55) |
| 7. BYU (31) |
| 10. Wichita State (40) |
| 2. Seton Hall (8) – Albany |
| 15. Austin Peay (62) |
| East Region |
| 1. San Diego State (4) - Sacramento |
| 16. Montana (64) |
| 8. Texas Tech (28) |
| 9. Saint Mary’s (36) |
| 5. Marquette (18) |
| 12. Virginia (44)/Utah State (47) |
| 4. West Virginia (13) – Cleveland |
| 13. Vermont (52) |
| 6. Ohio State (23) |
| 11. Northern Iowa (45) |
| 3. Villanova (11) - Albany |
| 14. Hofstra (58) |
| 7. Wisconsin (27) |
| 10. Arizona State (37) |
| 2. Duke (5) - Greensboro |
| 15. Little Rock (60) |
Last Four Byes
USC
Wichita State
Indiana
Purdue
Last Four In
Georgetown
Virginia
Stanford
Utah State
First Four Out
Arkansas
Richmond
Mississippi State
NC State
Next Four Out
Cincinnati
Providence
UNC-Greensboro
Minnesota
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