Bracketology - Final Selection Sunday Prediction

We're finally here! Soon, the final bracket will be revealed, and I for one am ecstatic. After the weirdness of last season, having a normal March has been a breath of fresh air. Soon, we will have match-ups to predict, Cinderellas to love, and a titanic Final Four.

For these final predictions, I had several difficult choices to make. Ultimately, I went with metrics over resume if I had a toss-up, as the committee has shown they will make more decisions seeding wise by a team's metrics. We'll find out soon enough, let the madness begin! 

 West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   CSU-Fullerton (63)

8 SDSU (30)

9 Iowa St (36)

5 Connecticut (18)

12   Vermont (50)

4 Wisconsin (13) Milwaukee, WI

13   Montana St (54)

6 Alabama (23)

11   Indiana (43)

3 UCLA (12) Portland, OR

14   Akron (57)

7 USC (27)

10   Memphis (38)

2 Tennessee (8) Greenville, SC

15   Jacksonville St (60)

South

1 Arizona (2) San Diego, CA

16   Texas Southern (67)/Texas A&M-CC (68)

8 TCU (32)

9 San Francisco (34)

5 Iowa (19)

12   South Dakota St (49)

4 Arkansas (14) Milwaukee, WI

13   New Mexico St (53)

6 LSU (21)

11   Miami (FL) (42)

3 Texas Tech (11) San Diego, CA

14   Longwood (58)

7 Ohio St (25)

10   Davidson (40)

2 Villanova (7) Pittsburgh, PA

15   Yale (59)

Midwest

1 Kansas (3) Fort Worth, TX

16   Wright St (65)/Bryant (66)

8 Seton Hall (31)

9 North Carolina (33)

5 Providence (17)

12   Wyoming (46)/Rutgers (47)

4 Houston (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Chattanooga (51)

6 Colorado St (24)

11   Loyola-Chicago (41)

3 Purdue (9) Indianapolis, IN

14   Saint Peters (56)

7 Boise St (26)

10   Creighton (37)

2 Kentucky (5) Indianapolis, IN

15   Georgia St (62)

East

1 Baylor (4) Fort Worth, TX

16   Norfolk St (64)

8 Michigan St (29)

9 Marquette (35)

5 St Mary’s (20)

12   UAB (48)

4 Illinois (15) Buffalo, NY

13   Richmond (52)

6 Texas (22)

11   Michigan (44)/Texas A&M (45)

3 Duke (10) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Colgate (55)

7 Murray St (28)

10   Virginia Tech (39)

2 Auburn (6) Greenville, SC

15   Delaware (61)

Last Four In

Michigan

Texas A&M

Wyoming

Rutgers

First Four Out

Xavier

Notre Dame

SMU

Wake Forest

Bracketology - 3/13/22 (Early)

 West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   CSU-Fullerton (63)

8 SDSU (29)

9 Iowa St (36)

5 Connecticut (18)

12   South Dakota St (50)

4 Wisconsin (13) Milwaukee, WI

13   Princeton (54)

6 Alabama (23)

11   Indiana (43)

3 UCLA (12) Portland, OR

14   Montana St (55)

7 USC (27)

10   Memphis (38)

2 Tennessee (8) Greenville, SC

15   Jacksonville St (60)

South

1 Arizona (2) San Diego, CA

16   Texas Southern (67)/Texas A&M-CC (68)

8 TCU (31)

9 Marquette (35)

5 St Mary’s (20)

12   Xavier (47)/Notre Dame (48)

4 Arkansas (14) Milwaukee, WI

13   New Mexico St (53)

6 LSU (21)

11   Michigan (44)

3 Texas Tech (10) San Diego, CA

14   Akron (58)

7 Ohio St (25)

10   Davidson (40)

2 Villanova (7) Pittsburgh, PA

15   Longwood (59)

Midwest

1 Kansas (3) Fort Worth, TX

16   Wright St (65)/Bryant (66)

8 Michigan St (32)

9 North Carolina (33)

5 Providence (17)

12   Wyoming (45)/SMU (46)

4 Illinois (15) Buffalo, NY

13   Chattanooga (52)

6 Colorado St (24)

11   Loyola-Chicago (41)

3 Duke (9) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Colgate (56)

7 Boise St (26)

10   Creighton (37)

2 Kentucky (5) Indianapolis, IN

15   Delaware (62)

East

1 Baylor (4) Fort Worth, TX

16   Norfolk St (64)

8 Seton Hall (30)

9 San Francisco (34)

5 Iowa (19)

12   UAB (49)

4 Houston (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Vermont (51)

6 Texas (22)

11   Miami (FL) (42)

3 Purdue (11) Indianapolis, IN

14   Saint Peters (57)

7 Murray St (28)

10   Virginia Tech (39)

2 Auburn (6) Greenville, SC

15   Georgia St (61)

Bracketology - 3/12/22

Conference championship Saturday is upon us, and it's truly the best non-NCAA tourney day on the calendar. All day, we will see teams fighting for their lives and playing their best basketball. Today will set the foundations for next week, and I for one am very excited.

 West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   LBSU (63)

8 Michigan St (32)

9 Iowa St (36)

5 Connecticut (17)

12   Notre Dame (47)/Rutgers (48)

4 Arkansas (14) Pittsburgh, PA

13   Chattanooga (51)

6 LSU (21)

11   Michigan (44)

3 Texas Tech (10) San Diego, CA

14   Montana St (56)

7 SDSU (27)

10   Davidson (39)

2 Duke (8) Greenville, SC

15   Saint Peters (59)

South

1 Arizona (2) San Diego, CA

16   SELA (67)/Alcorn St (68)

8 TCU (31)

9 San Francisco (34)

5 St Mary’s (19)

12   SMU (45)/Xavier (46)

4 Illinois (15) Buffalo, NY

13   Vermont (52)

6 Texas (22)

11   Indiana (43)

3 Tennessee (9) Indianapolis, IN

14   Kent St (55)

7 Ohio St (25)

10   Loyola-Chicago (40)

2 Villanova (7) Pittsburgh, PA

15   Delaware (62)

Midwest

1 Kansas (3) Fort Worth, TX

16   Wright St (65)/Bryant (66)

8 Seton Hall (30)

9 North Carolina (33)

5 Iowa (20)

12   South Dakota St (50)

4 UCLA (13) Portland, OR

13   New Mexico St (53)

6 Alabama (23)

11   Wyoming (41)

3 Purdue (11) Milwaukee, WI

14   Longwood (58)

7 USC (26)

10   Memphis (38)

2 Kentucky (5) Indianapolis, IN

15   Georgia St (61)

East

1 Baylor (4) Fort Worth, TX

16   Norfolk St (64)

8 Murray St (29)

9 Marquette (35)

5 Houston (18)

12   UAB (49)

4 Providence (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Princeton (54)

6 Colorado St (24)

11   Miami (FL) (42)

3 Wisconsin (12) Milwaukee, WI

14   Colgate (57)

7 Boise St (28)

10   Creighton (37)

2 Auburn (6) Greenville, SC

15   Jacksonville St (60)

Last Four In

SMU

Xavier

Notre Dame

Rutgers

First Four Out

Oklahoma

Virginia Tech

Dayton

Texas A&M

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Bracketology - 3/11/22

As the action heats, you'll find that teams that had positive resumes before start to diminish in value. The reason why is that some resumes look good on paper, but often have superficial numbers. If those resumes take one bad loss, they all of a sudden look much uglier. This is why teams like Xavier and Notre Dame, teams that had been positively viewed all season, are all of a sudden very much staring down the bubble. They will be rooting hard against bid thieves tonight, and the rest of the weekend.

 West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   Norfolk St (64)

8 SDSU (29)

9 Iowa St (36)

5 Connecticut (17)

12   North Texas (44)

4 Arkansas (16) Pittsburgh, PA

13   Chattanooga (51)

6 Iowa (22)

11   Rutgers (45)

3 Texas Tech (10) San Diego, CA

14   Seattle (55)

7 Murray St (28)

10   Memphis (37)

2 Duke (8) Greenville, SC

15   Longwood (59)

South

1 Baylor (2) Fort Worth, TX

16   Nicholls (67)/Alcorn St (68)

8 San Francisco (32)

9 Michigan St (34)

5 Houston (18)

12   Indiana (48)/VCU (49)

4 Providence (15) Buffalo, NY

13   Toledo (53)

6 Texas (21)

11   Michigan (43)

3 Wisconsin (12) Milwaukee, WI

14   Montana St (56)

7 Boise St (27)

10   Creighton (39)

2 Kentucky (6) Indianapolis, IN

15   Jacksonville St (60)

Midwest

1 Arizona (3) San Diego, CA

16   LBSU (63)

8 TCU (31)

9 Marquette (35)

5 LSU (20)

12   Xavier (46)/Notre Dame (47)

4 Illinois (14) Buffalo, NY

13   Vermont (52)

6 Colorado St (24)

11   Miami (FL) (42)

3 Tennessee (9) Indianapolis, IN

14   Colgate (57)

7 USC (26)

10   Wyoming (40)

2 Kansas (5) Fort Worth, TX

15   Delaware (62)

East

1 Auburn (4) Greenville, SC

16   Wright St (65)/Bryant (66)

8 Seton Hall (30)

9 North Carolina (33)

5 St Mary’s (19)

12   South Dakota St (50)

4 UCLA (13) Portland, OR

13   Princeton (54)

6 Alabama (23)

11   Loyola-Chicago (41)

3 Purdue (11) Milwaukee, WI

14   Saint Peters (58)

7 Ohio St (25)

10   Davidson (38)

2 Villanova (7) Pittsburgh, PA

15   Georgia St (61)

Last Four In
Xavier
Notre Dame
Indiana

VCU

First Four Out

SMU
Oklahoma

Virginia Tech

Texas A&M

Bracketology - 3/10/22

Don't have time to type a blurb. I'll be enjoying the basketball.

 West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   Norfolk St (64)

8 SDSU (29)

9 North Carolina (36)

5 Connecticut (17)

12   Rutgers (46)/Xavier (47)

4 Arkansas (16) Pittsburgh, PA

13   Chattanooga (51)

6 Iowa (23)

11   Wyoming (43)

3 Texas Tech (11) San Diego, CA

14   Seattle (55)

7 Murray St (28)

10   Memphis (37)

2 Duke (8) Greenville, SC

15   Longwood (59)

South

1 Baylor (2) Fort Worth, TX

16   Nicholls (67)/Alcorn St (68)

8 Michigan St (31)

9 Marquette (34)

5 Houston (19)

12   North Texas (45)

4 Providence (15) Buffalo, NY

13   Toledo (53)

6 LSU (21)

11   Michigan (44)

3 Wisconsin (12) Milwaukee, WI

14   Montana St (56)

7 USC (26)

10   Notre Dame (39)

2 Kentucky (6) Indianapolis, IN

15   Jacksonville St (60)

Midwest

1 Arizona (3) San Diego, CA

16   LBSU (63)

8 Iowa St (32)

9 San Francisco (35)

5 Texas (18)

12   VCU (48)/SMU (49)

4 Illinois (14) Buffalo, NY

13   Vermont (52)

6 Ohio St (24)

11   Miami (FL) (42)

3 Tennessee (9) Indianapolis, IN

14   Colgate (57)

7 Colorado St (25)

10   Creighton (40)

2 Kansas (5) Fort Worth, TX

15   Delaware (62)

East

1 Auburn (4) Greenville, SC

16   Wright St (65)/Bryant (66)

8 Seton Hall (30)

9 TCU (33)

5 St Mary’s (20)

12   South Dakota St (50)

4 UCLA (13) Portland, OR

13   Princeton (54)

6 Alabama (22)

11   Loyola-Chicago (41)

3 Purdue (10) Milwaukee, WI

14   Saint Peters (58)

7 Boise St (27)

10   Davidson (38)

2 Villanova (7) Pittsburgh, PA

15   Georgia St (61)

Last Four In
Rutgers
Xavier
VCU
SMU

First Four Out
Indiana
Wake Forest
Dayton
BYU

Bracketology - 3/7/22

It's conference tournament season! From here on out, every game will be a post-season game. This week will set up the foundations for the NCAA tournament, and you will see some of the best basketball of the year.

Beware the commentators that say "with a win, they're in!" These commentators are the same types that think the tournament expanded to 128 teams. These games do not occur in a vacuum, and often one game is not enough to move the needle. There are exceptions, but they are few and far between. For now, we enjoy the basketball this week, and wait for the dust to settle in 6 days.

 West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   Norfolk St (64)

8 SDSU (29)

9 North Carolina (36)

5 Connecticut (17)

12   Rutgers (48)/VCU (49)

4 Arkansas (16) Pittsburgh, PA

13   Chattanooga (51)

6 Iowa (23)

11   Creighton (44)

3 Texas Tech (11) San Diego, CA

14   Seattle (57)

7 Murray St (28)

10   Memphis (38)

2 Duke (8) Greenville, SC

15   Longwood (60)

South

1 Baylor (2) Fort Worth, TX

16   Nicholls (67)/Alcorn St (68)

8 Michigan St (31)

9 Marquette (34)

5 Houston (19)

12   Michigan (45)/Wyoming (47)

4 Providence (15) Buffalo, NY

13   Iona (52)

6 LSU (21)

11   Miami (FL) (43)

3 Wisconsin (12) Milwaukee, WI

14   Toledo (55)

7 USC (26)

10   Xavier (37)

2 Kentucky (6) Indianapolis, IN

15   Georgia St (61)

Midwest

1 Arizona (3) San Diego, CA

16   Jacksonville (63)

8 Iowa St (32)

9 San Francisco (35)

5 Texas (18)

12   North Texas (46)

4 Illinois (14) Buffalo, NY

13   Vermont (53)

6 Ohio St (24)

11   Notre Dame (41)

3 Tennessee (9) Indianapolis, IN

14   Princeton (56)

7 Colorado St (25)

10   Davidson (40)

2 Kansas (5) Fort Worth, TX

15   LBSU (62)

East

1 Auburn (4) Greenville, SC

16   Cleveland St (65)/Bryant (66)

8 Seton Hall (30)

9 TCU (33)

5 St Mary’s (20)

12   South Dakota St (50)

4 UCLA (13) Portland, OR

13   Towson (54)

6 Alabama (22)

11   Loyola-Chicago (42)

3 Purdue (10) Milwaukee, WI

14   Montana St (57)

7 Boise St (27)

10   Wake Forest (39)

2 Villanova (7) Pittsburgh, PA

15   Colgate (59)

Last Four In
Michigan
Wyoming
Rutgers
VCU

First Four Out
SMU
Indiana
Florida
BYU

Bracketology - 3/4/22

As we head into the home stretch of the season, one oft-heard complaint about some tournament teams is that "they didn't even go .500 in their conference."

You see, several college analysts (including a couple famous bracketologists) believe that if a team can't even finish .500 in their conference, they should not be allowed in the field. Other numbers and wins be darned, if they can't reach that arbitrary criteria, they're out.

It's well intentioned (wanting more mid-majors), but foolish.

You see, in the era of unbalanced scheduling, teams in the same conference can have vastly different schedule strengths. One team can be 9-9 by feasting on the bottom of the conference, while another is 8-10 having to play stronger competition. Does conference record determine who's better? Not really.

Take LSU. They're 17 in the NET, have Top 20 metrics, and have beaten Kentucky and Tennessee. I have them as a 6 seed. But they're 8-9 in conference, so by some people's definition, they should be excluded.

That's silly. Conference record helps with conference tournament seeding, but aside from that means nothing. The criteria should just be the best teams in the country, and then go from there.

West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   LBSU (63)

8 SDSU (30)

9 Iowa St (33)

5 Connecticut (17)

12   Chattanooga (50)

4 Arkansas (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Iona (51)

6 Iowa (22)

11   North Texas (44)

3 Texas Tech (12) San Diego, CA

14   Seattle (58)

7 Colorado St (26)

10   Notre Dame (40)

2 Villanova (8) Pittsburgh, PA

15   Colgate (61)

South

1 Baylor (2) Fort Worth, TX

16   Cleveland St (65)/Bryant (66)

8 Seton Hall (31)

9 San Francisco (35)

5 Houston (18)

12   Michigan (46)/Loyola-Chicago (47)

4 Illinois (15) Pittsburgh, PA

13   Vermont (52)

6 Ohio St (24)

11   Memphis (41)

3 Tennessee (10) Indianapolis, IN

14   Princeton (56)

7 Boise St (27)

10   Davidson (37)

2 Duke (7) Greenville, SC

15   Jacksonville St (60)

Midwest

1 Arizona (3) San Diego, CA

16   Nicholls (67)/Alcorn St (68)

8 TCU (32)

9 Marquette (34)

5 Texas (19)

12   North Carolina (45)/Rutgers (48)

4 Providence (14) Buffalo, NY

13   Towson (53)

6 St Mary’s (22)

11   Wyoming (43)

3 Wisconsin (9) Milwaukee, WI

14   Texas St (57)

7 Michigan St (28)

10   Wake Forest (39)

2 Auburn (5) Greenville, SC

15   Longwood (62)

East

1 Kansas (4) Fort Worth, TX

16   Norfolk St (64)

8 Murray St (29)

9 Xavier (36)

5 Alabama (20)

12   South Dakota St (49)

4 UCLA (13) Portland, OR

13   Toledo (54)

6 LSU (23)

11   Miami (FL) (42)

3 Purdue (11) Milwaukee, WI

14   Northern Iowa (55)

7 USC (25)

10   Creighton (38)

2 Kentucky (6) Indianapolis, IN

15   Montana St (59)

Last Four In
North Carolina
Michigan
Loyola-Chicago
Rutgers

First Four Out
Indiana
BYU
VCU
SMU

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Bracketology - 2/28/22

March is tomorrow. But I figured you already knew that.

What a wild day Saturday was. 6 of the top 7 seeds lost on Saturday, all on the road. It was the first time ever that every team in the AP Top 6 lost. The big winner was Baylor. They showed they could overcome the loss of JTT by beating Kansas. With 11 Q1 wins and Top 4 metrics, Baylor is now a surefire 1 seed. They honestly could jump to the #2 overall seed with another good week and an Arizona loss. But there are still two weeks to play, there's plenty of action left.

 West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   Cleveland St (64)

8 Boise St (30)

9 TCU (34)

5 Texas (17)

12   Iona (49)

4 Connecticut (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Vermont (52)

6 Marquette (24)

11   Michigan (44)/Loyola-Chicago (46)

3 Tennessee (10) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Texas St (57)

7 USC (25)

10   San Francisco (37)

2 Purdue (8) Indianapolis, IN

15   Colgate (60)

South

1 Arizona (2) San Diego, CA

16   Bryant (67)/Nicholls (68)

8 Seton Hall (32)

9 SDSU (35)

5 Arkansas (19)

12   South Dakota St (50)

4 Illinois (15) Milwaukee, WI

13   Toledo (53)

6 St Mary’s (22)

11   Davidson (43)

3 Texas Tech (9) San Diego, CA

14   Montana St (58)

7 Michigan St (27)

10   Creighton (39)

2 Duke (7) Greenville, SC

15   Jacksonville St (59)

Midwest

1 Baylor (3) Fort Worth, TX

16   Norfolk St (65)/UNCW (66)

8 Murray St (31)

9 Wyoming (36)

5 Alabama (18)

12   North Carolina (45)/Indiana (47)

4 Providence (13) Buffalo, NY

13   Chattanooga (51)

6 LSU (23)

11   Memphis (42)

3 Wisconsin (12) Milwaukee, WI

14   Northern Iowa (55)

7 Iowa (28)

10   Miami (FL) (40)

2 Auburn (5) Greenville, SC

15   Longwood (62)

East

1 Kansas (4) Fort Worth, TX

16   Texas Southern (63)

8 Colorado St (29)

9 Xavier (33)

5 Houston (20)

12   North Texas (48)

4 UCLA (14) Portland, OR

13   New Mexico St (54)

6 Ohio St (21)

11   Wake Forest (41)

3 Villanova (11) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Princeton (56)

7 Iowa St (26)

10   Notre Dame (38)

2 Kentucky (6) Indianapolis, IN

15   CSU-Fullerton (61)

Last Four In

Michigan

North Carolina

Loyola-Chicago

Indiana

First Four Out

Rutgers

SMU

Virginia Tech

BYU

Bracketology - 2/25/22

This year I believe highlights how different things have become with the shifting from the RPI to the NET. With the RPI, it was very difficult to move up multiple spots with one game, due to the amount of emphasis placed on a schedule. In the NET, however, the emphasis placed on efficiency margins means it is very possible for a team to drastically improve their rating with one blowout win. This is especially helpful for mid-majors, who in the RPI days found their ranking to be difficult to raise up. For example, Loyola smothered Evansville by 51, and saw their NET rise 10 spots, giving their at-large case more legitimacy. It will be interesting to see what teams take advantage of this in the last two weeks, as every game matters.

West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   Longwood (64)

8 Boise St (32)

9 Seton Hall (33)

5 Texas (18)

12   Rutgers (47)/North Carolina (48)

4 Connecticut (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Vermont (54)

6 Arkansas (21)

11   Davidson (44)

3 Wisconsin (12) Milwaukee, WI

14   Wagner (57)

7 USC (25)

10 San Francisco (39)

2 Duke (8) Greenville, SC

15   Jacksonville St (60)

South

1 Arizona (2) San Diego, CA

16   LBSU (63)

8 Colorado St (31)

9 TCU (35)

5 Ohio St (17)

12   Iona (50)

4 Providence (14) Buffalo, NY

13   Chattanooga (52)

6 Marquette (23)

11   Notre Dame (43)

3 Tennessee (11) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Toledo (55)

7 Michigan St (28)

10   Wyoming (37)

2 Baylor (5) Fort Worth, TX

15   Montana St (59)

Midwest

1 Auburn (3) Greenville, SC

16   Norfolk St (66)/UNCW (68)

8 Iowa (30)

9 Loyola-Chicago (34)

5 Houston (20)

12   North Texas (49)

4 UCLA (15) Portland, OR

13   New Mexico St (53)

6 St Mary’s (24)

11   Creighton (42)

3 Texas Tech (9) San Diego, CA

14   Texas St (58)

7 Xavier (27)

10   Miami (FL) (38)

2 Purdue (7) Indianapolis, IN

15   Cleveland St (61)

East

1 Kansas (4) Fort Worth, TX

16   Texas Southern (65)/ Nicholls (67)

8 Murray St (29)

9 SDSU (36)

5 Alabama (19)

12   Memphis (45)/Indiana (46)

4 Illinois (13) Milwaukee, WI

13   South Dakota St (51)

6 LSU (22)

11   Michigan (41)

3 Villanova (10) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Princeton (56)

7 Iowa St (26)

10   Wake Forest (40)

2 Kentucky (6) Indianapolis, IN

15   Colgate (62)

Last Four In

Memphis

Indiana

Rutgers

North Carolina

First Four Out

Florida

SMU

BYU

Dayton

Bracketology - 2/21/22

The Top 16 was revealed on Saturday, giving better insight on what the committee is looking for. It appears that the value of wins are king, as many teams saw their seeding improve based off beating top-tier teams. There is also a strong value placed on the metrics, though not to the point that it trumps wins. It will be interesting to see how the teams near the bottom are seeded, given many of them have great wins and questionable losses. These teams will have a chance to play their way off the bubble the next couple weeks, and many will, one way or the other. 

Also, as we go down to the last few weeks, check http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more great brackets.

West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   Colgate (64)

8 Boise St (31)

9 Iowa (33)

5 Alabama (18)

12   North Texas (49)

4 Texas (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Vermont (54)

6 Arkansas (24)

11   Notre Dame (41)

3 Illinois (12) Milwaukee, WI

14   Princeton (57)

7 USC (26)

10   Indiana (40)

2 Duke (8) Greenville, SC

15   Jacksonville St (61)

South

1 Arizona (2) San Diego, CA

16   Longwood (63)

8 Colorado St (30)

9 TCU (36)

5 Ohio St (17)

12   Iona (50)

4 Providence (15) Buffalo, NY

13   Chattanooga (52)

6 Connecticut (21)

11   Rutgers (43)

3 Tennessee (11) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Toledo (55)

7 St Mary’s (25)

10   Miami (FL) (39)

2 Baylor (5) Fort Worth, TX

15   Montana St (59)

Midwest

1 Auburn (3) Greenville, SC

16   Southern (67)/New Orleans (68)

8 Seton Hall (32)

9 Wyoming (34)

5 Houston (19)

12   Creighton (46)/Florida (48)

4 UCLA (14) Portland, OR

13   New Mexico St (53)

6 Marquette (22)

11   Michigan (42)

3 Texas Tech (10) San Diego, CA

14   Texas St (58)

7 Xavier (27)

10   Wake Forest (37)

2 Purdue (7) Indianapolis, IN

15   Cleveland St (60)

East

1 Kansas (4) Fort Worth, TX

16   Norfolk St (65)/ UNCW (66)

8 Murray St (29)

9 Loyola-Chicago (35)

5 LSU (20)

12   San Francisco (45)/Memphis (46)

4 Wisconsin (13) Milwaukee, WI

13   South Dakota St (51)

6 Michigan St (23)

11   Davidson (44)

3 Villanova (9) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Wagner (56)

7 Iowa St (28)

10   SDSU (38)

2 Kentucky (6) Indianapolis, IN

15   LBSU (62)

Last Four In

San Francisco

Memphis

Creighton

Florida

First Four Out

North Carolina

BYU

Oregon

Belmont

Bracketology 2/18/2022

While it's true that one game doesn't mean a whole lot for the resume, a string of positive games sure does. Take Rutgers. Two weeks ago they weren't on the radar, with a nice home win over Purdue but also a Q4 home loss to Lafayette to go with two Q3 losses. Four straight wins over ranked teams later, they are now in the field with some breathing room. Ultimately, beating good teams is what the committee is looking for, and Rutgers deserves credit for being a bubble team that has taken that to heart.

 West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   Colgate (64)

8 Boise St (30)

9 TCU (36)

5 Michigan St (17)

12   Iona (50)

4 UCLA (14) Portland, OR

13   New Mexico St (53)

6 USC (24)

11   Memphis (43)

3 Texas Tech (10) San Diego, CA

14   Montana St (57)

7 St Mary’s (26)

10   Indiana (38)

2 Villanova (8) Pittsburgh, PA

15   Yale (60)

Midwest

1 Auburn (2) Greenville, SC

16   Southern (67)/New Orleans (68)

8 Seton Hall (29)

9 Iowa (35)

5 Ohio St (18)

12   Davidson (46)

4 Houston (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Vermont (54)

6 LSU (22)

11   Rutgers (44)/BYU (45)

3 Providence (12) Buffalo, NY

14   Wagner (56)

7 Xavier (25)

10   Notre Dame (39)

2 Purdue (7) Indianapolis, IN

15   Cleveland St (59)

South

1 Arizona (3) San Diego, CA

16   Longwood (63)

8 Iowa St (31)

9 Loyola-Chicago (34)

5 Texas (18)

12   San Francisco (47)/Creighton (48)

4 Tennessee (13) Pittsburgh, PA

13   Chattanooga (51)

6 Connecticut (23)

11   SDSU (42)

3 Wisconsin (11) Milwaukee, WI

14   Ohio (55)

7 Arkansas (27)

10   Wake Forest (40)

2 Baylor (6) Fort Worth, TX

15   LBSU (62)

East

1 Kansas (4) Fort Worth, TX

16   Norfolk St (65)/ UNCW (66)

8 Murray St (32)

9 Wyoming (33)

5 Alabama (20)

12   North Texas (49)

4 Illinois (15) Milwaukee, WI

13   South Dakota St (52)

6 Marquette (21)

11   Michigan (41)

3 Duke (9) Greenville, SC

14   Texas St (57)

7 Colorado St (28)

10   Miami (FL) (37)

2 Kentucky (5) Indianapolis, IN

15   Jacksonville St (61)

Last Four In

Rutgers

BYU

San Francisco

Creighton

First Four Out

Oklahoma

North Carolina

Oregon

Florida

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West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   Norfolk St (64)

8 Boise St (32)

9 TCU (34)

5 Ohio St (17)

12   Iona (50)

4 Tennessee (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Ohio (54)

6 Connecticut (24)

11   BYU (41)

3 Texas Tech (10) San Diego, CA

14   Montana St (58)

7 USC (25)

10   Loyola-Chicago (37)

2 Duke (8) Greenville, SC

15   Yale (60)

Midwest

1 Auburn (2) Greenville, SC

16   Colgate (67)/New Orleans (68)

8 Iowa (31)

9 Murray St (35)

5 Michigan St (18)

12   North Texas (49)

4 Houston (14) Milwaukee, WI

13   South Dakota St (53)

6 Xavier (23)

11   Oklahoma (44)

3 Wisconsin (11) Milwaukee, WI

14   Liberty (57)

7 Arkansas (28)

10   Wake Forest (38)

2 Kansas (5) Fort Worth, TX

15   Longwood (62)

South

1 Arizona (3) San Diego, CA

16   LBSU (63)

8 Wyoming (30)

9 Indiana (33)

5 Texas (19)

12   SDSU (45)/Creighton (47)

4 Illinois (15) Pittsburgh, PA

13   Chattanooga (51)

6 Alabama (21)

11   North Carolina (43)

3 Providence (12) Buffalo, NY

14   Wagner (56)

7 St Mary’s (26)

10   Miami (FL) (39)

2 Baylor (6) Fort Worth, TX

15   Texas St (61)

East

1 Kentucky (4) Indianapolis, IN

16   UNCW (65)/Southern (66)

8 Iowa St (29)

9 Colorado St (36)

5 Marquette (20)

12   San Francisco (46)/Michigan (48)

4 UCLA (13) Portland, OR

13   New Mexico St (52)

6 LSU (22)

11   Davidson (42)

3 Villanova (9) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Vermont (55)

7 Seton Hall (27)

10   Notre Dame (40)

2 Purdue (7) Indianapolis, IN

15   Cleveland St (59)

Last Four In

San Diego St

San Francisco

Creighton

Michigan

First Four Out

Oregon

Florida

West Virginia

Rutgers

Bracketology 2/11/2022

 This was quite a wild week of college basketball. Six Top 10 teams fell, and several teams found themselves teetering on edge of defeat. Despite this, one game rarely makes a sizable impact on a team's seeding.

Bracketology is not a power ranking. Recent results do not carry more weight, all games are weighted equally for a team. As such, teams won't go flying up and down the list, but remain fairly steady. If a team sees a drastic jump, it means I have changed my evaluation of a team and adjusted accordingly (like Arizona).

West

1 Gonzaga (1) Portland, OR

16   Norfolk St (64)

8 Boise St (31)

9 TCU (35)

5 Michigan St (19)

12   North Texas (50)

4 UCLA (13) Portland, OR

13   New Mexico St (51)

6 LSU (22)

11   BYU (42)

3 Texas Tech (11) San Diego, CA

14   Montana St (58)

7 USC (27)

10   Davidson (40)

2 Wisconsin (8) Milwaukee, WI

15   Yale (60)

Midwest

1 Auburn (2) Greenville, SC

16   Colgate (67)/New Orleans (68)

8 Wyoming (32)

9 Indiana (33)

5 Texas (20)

12   SDSU (45)/Creighton (46)

4 Illinois (15) Milwaukee, WI

13   South Dakota St (53)

6 Alabama (21)

11   North Carolina (44)

3 Villanova (12) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Vermont (55)

7 Seton Hall (28)

10   Colorado St (38)

2 Kansas (5) Fort Worth, TX

15   LBSU (62)

South

1 Arizona (3) San Diego, CA

16   Appalachian St (63)

8 Arkansas (29)

9 Wake Forest (36)

5 Marquette (18)

12   San Francisco (47)/Oregon (48)

4 Tennessee (16) Buffalo, NY

13   Chattanooga (52)

6 Connecticut (24)

11   Notre Dame (41)

3 Houston (9) Greenville, SC

14   Liberty (57)

7 St Mary’s (25)

10   Miami (FL) (39)

2 Baylor (7) Fort Worth, TX

15   Longwood (61)

East

1 Kentucky (4) Indianapolis, IN

16   UNCW (65)/Southern (66)

8 Iowa (30)

9 Loyola-Chicago (34)

5 Ohio St (17)

12   Iona (49)

4 Providence (14) Buffalo, NY

13   Ohio (54)

6 Xavier (23)

11   Oklahoma (43)

3 Duke (10) Pittsburgh, PA

14   Wagner (56)

7 Iowa St (26)

10   Murray St (37)

2 Purdue (6) Indianapolis, IN

15   Cleveland St (59)

Last Four In

San Diego St

Creighton

San Francisco

Oregon

First Four Out

Florida

West Virginia

Michigan

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