Bracketology - 3/12/2023 - Final

We've made it. It's Selection Sunday. Enjoy the madness. 

South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    Fairleigh Dickinson (67)/Texas Southern (68)

8 West Virginia (32)

9 Illinois (34)

5 Iowa St (18)

12    VCU (50)

4 Indiana (15) Albany, NY

13    Iona (52)

6 Texas A&M (21)

11    Rutgers (43)/Pittsburgh (45)

3 Marquette (9) Des Moines, IA

14    Grand Canyon (58)

7 Missouri (27)

10    Penn State (38)

2 Baylor (8) Orlando, FL

15    Colgate (60)

Midwest

1 Kansas (2) Des Moines, IA

16    Texas A&M - CC (64)

8 Arkansas (31)

9 Iowa (33)

5 Duke (19)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Xavier (14) Greensboro, NC

13    Kent St (51)

6 Kentucky (24)

11    USC (41)

3 Gonzaga (10) Sacramento, CA

14    UCSB (55)

7 Creighton (25)

10    Utah St (40)

2 Arizona (7) Denver, CO

15    Montana St (59)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    Northern Kentucky (63)

8 Maryland (29)

9 Auburn (35)

5 San Diego St (17)

12    Charleston (48)

4 Virginia (16) Orlando, FL

13    Louisiana (53)

6 Miami (FL) (22)

11    Mississippi St (42)

3 Kansas St (11) Columbus, OH

14    Princeton (57)

7 Michigan St (28)

10    Boise St (37)

2 UCLA (5) Sacramento, CA

15    UNC-Asheville (62)

East

1 Purdue (4) Columbus, OH

16    Howard (65)/SEMO (66)

8 Florida Atlantic (30)

9 Memphis (36)

5 TCU (20)

12    Drake (49)

4 UConn (13) Albany, NY

13    Furman (54)

6 St Mary’s (23)

11    Arizona St (44)/NC State (46)

3 Tennessee (12) Greensboro, NC

14    Kennesaw St (56)

7 Northwestern (26)

10    Providence (39)

2 Texas (6) Denver, CO

15    Vermont (61)

Last Four In

Rutgers
Arizona State

Pittsburgh

NC State

First Four Out

Nevada

Oklahoma State

Wisconsin

Vanderbilt

Bracketology - 3/11/23

Don't read this blurb. Watch Championship Saturday instead. 

South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    SEMO (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 Iowa (31)

9 Boise St (35)

5 San Diego St (17)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Indiana (15) Orlando, FL

13    Iona (53)

6 Duke (23)

11    Mississippi St (42)

3 Marquette (11) Greensboro, NC

14    Kennesaw St (58)

7 Northwestern (26)

10    Memphis (37)

2 Texas (6) Denver, CO

15    Vermont (61)

Midwest

1 Kansas (2) Des Moines, IA

16    Northern Kentucky (64)

8 Arkansas (30)

9 Illinois (34)

5 TCU (20)

12    VCU (50)

4 Xavier (14) Albany, NY

13    Toledo (51)

6 Kentucky (24)

11    Utah St (41)

3 Gonzaga (9) Columbus, OH

14    Southern Utah (57)

7 Michigan St (27)

10    Providence (39)

2 Arizona (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Montana St (59)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    Grambling St (63)

8 Maryland (29)

9 Auburn (36)

5 Miami (FL) (19)

12    Charleston (48)

4 Virginia (16) Orlando, FL

13    Furman (54)

6 St Mary’s (21)

11    NC State (43)/Rutgers (44)

3 Kansas St (10) Des Moines, IA

14    UCSB (56)

7 Missouri (28)

10    Penn State (40)

2 UCLA (5) Sacramento, CA

15    UNC-Asheville (62)

East

1 Purdue (4) Columbus, OH

16    Texas A&M – CC (65)/Howard (66)

8 Florida Atlantic (32)

9 West Virginia (33)

5 Iowa St (18)

12    Drake (49)

4 UConn (13) Albany, NY

13    Yale (52)

6 Texas A&M (22)

11    Pittsburgh (45)/Arizona St (46)

3 Tennessee (12) Greensboro, NC

14    Louisiana (57)

7 Creighton (25)

10    USC (38)

2 Baylor (7) Denver, CO

15    Colgate (60)

Last Four In
NC State
Rutgers
Pittsburgh
Arizona St

First Four Out
Nevada
Oklahoma State
Vanderbilt
North Carolina

Bracketology - 3/10/23

 It's times like this I have resist moving teams up or down a seed line because of one impressive win. It's important to remember that these games count the same as all the others. This isn't a final exam that weighs extra, and there's only so much one team can do to fix that.

Check out http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for other projections.

South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    SEMO (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 Florida Atlantic (32)

9 West Virginia (33)

5 San Diego St (19)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Indiana (15) Orlando, FL

13    Iona (54)

6 Kentucky (23)

11    Utah St (41)

3 Marquette (12) Greensboro, NC

14    Furman (55)

7 Northwestern (26)

10    Memphis (37)

2 Texas (6) Denver, CO

15    Vermont (61)

Midwest

1 Kansas (2) Des Moines, IA

16    Northern Kentucky (64)

8 Iowa (31)

9 Auburn (36)

5 Miami (FL) (20)

12    VCU (50)

4 Xavier (14) Albany, NY

13    Toledo (51)

6 TCU (21)

11    Penn State (42)

3 Gonzaga (10) Columbus, OH

14    Kennesaw St (58)

7 Michigan St (27)

10    Mississippi St (40)

2 Arizona (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Montana St (59)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    Grambling St (63)

8 Arkansas (29)

9 Illinois (34)

5 St Mary’s (18)

12    Charleston (48)

4 Virginia (16) Orlando, FL

13    Utah Valley (52)

6 Creighton (22)

11    NC State (43)/Rutgers (44)

3 Kansas St (9) Des Moines, IA

14    UC-Irvine (56)

7 Maryland (28)

10    Providence (39)

2 UCLA (5) Sacramento, CA

15    UNC-Asheville (62)

East

1 Purdue (4) Columbus, OH

16    Texas A&M – CC (65)/Howard (66)

8 Missouri (30)

9 Boise St (35)

5 Iowa St (17)

12    Drake (49)

4 UConn (13) Albany, NY

13    Yale (53)

6 Texas A&M (24)

11    Pittsburgh (45)/Arizona St (46)

3 Tennessee (11) Greensboro, NC

14    Louisiana (57)

7 Duke (25)

10    USC (38)

2 Baylor (7) Denver, CO

15    Colgate (60)

Last Four In

NC State

Rutgers

Pittsburgh

Arizona St

First Four Out

Nevada

Oklahoma St

Clemson

Wisconsin

Bracketology - 3/9/23

From this point, the updates to the bracket will be daily. And this is where the real fun begins. 

South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    SEMO (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 Florida Atlantic (32)

9 West Virginia (33)

5 San Diego St (19)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Indiana (15) Orlando, FL

13    Iona (54)

6 Kentucky (23)

11    Utah St (42)

3 Marquette (12) Greensboro, NC

14    Furman (55)

7 Duke (26)

10    USC (38)

2 Texas (6) Denver, CO

15    Vermont (61)

Midwest

1 Kansas (2) Des Moines, IA

16    Northern Kentucky (64)

8 Iowa (31)

9 Auburn (36)

5 Miami (FL) (20)

12    VCU (50)

4 Xavier (14) Albany, NY

13    Toledo (51)

6 TCU (21)

11    Mississippi St (41)

3 Gonzaga (10) Columbus, OH

14    Kennesaw St (58)

7 Michigan St (27)

10    Memphis (37)

2 Arizona (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Montana St (59)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    Grambling St (63)

8 Arkansas (29)

9 Illinois (34)

5 St  Mary’s (17)

12    Charleston (48)

4 Virginia (16) Orlando, FL

13    Utah Valley (52)

6 Creighton (22)

11    Penn State (43)/Pittsburgh (44)

3 Kansas St (9) Des Moines, IA

14    UC-Irvine (56)

7 Maryland (28)

10    NC State (39)

2 UCLA (5) Sacramento, CA

15    UNC-Asheville (62)

East

1 Purdue (4) Columbus, OH

16    Texas A&M – CC (65)/Howard (66)

8 Missouri (30)

9 Boise St (35)

5 Iowa St (18)

12    Drake (49)

4 UConn (13) Albany, NY

13    Yale (53)

6 Texas A&M (24)

11    Rutgers (45)/Nevada (46)

3 Tennessee (11) Greensboro, NC

14    Louisiana (57)

7 Northwestern (25)

10    Providence (40)

2 Baylor (7) Denver, CO

15    Colgate (60)

Last Four In

Penn State

Pittsburgh

Rutgers

Nevada

First Four Out

Oklahoma State

Arizona State

Wisconsin

Michigan

Bracketology - 3/6/23

Conference tournament season is underway, and this is where we see large fluctuations at the bottom of the bracket.

Prior to the conference tournaments, the first place team was the team in the bracket. Now with auto-bids being handed out, teams that are not in first place take those bids. This can lead to a big change in a conference's seed. For example, the A-SUN champion went from a projected 12 (Liberty) to a projected 14 (Kennesaw State). 

We are about to see some incredible basketball. Enjoy every second of it.

As always, check out http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more. 

South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    SEMO (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 West Virginia (32)

9 Florida Atlantic (33)

5 Miami (FL) (20)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Indiana (15) Orlando, FL

13    Iona (54)

6 Kentucky (23)

11    Rutgers (41)

3 Marquette (12) Greensboro, NC

14    Furman (55)

7 Duke (26)

10    USC (38)

2 Texas (6) Denver, CO

15    Vermont (61)

Midwest

1 Kansas (2) Des Moines, IA

16    Grambling (64)

8 Iowa (31)

9 Auburn (36)

5 Virginia (17)

12    VCU (50)

4 Xavier (14) Albany, NY

13    Toledo (51)

6 TCU (21)

11    NC State (41)

3 Tennessee (10) Greensboro, NC

14    Louisiana (57)

7 Michigan St (27)

10    Memphis (37)

2 Arizona (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Montana St (59)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    UNC-Asheville (63)

8 Arkansas (29)

9 Illinois (34)

5 San Diego St (19)

12    Charleston (48)

4 St Mary’s (16) Orlando, FL

13    Utah Valley (52)

6 Creighton (22)

11    Pittsburgh (43)/Utah St (44)

3 Kansas St (9) Des Moines, IA

14    UC-Irvine (56)

7 Maryland (28)

10    Mississippi St (40)

2 UCLA (5) Sacramento, CA

15    Youngstown St (62)

East

1 Purdue (4) Columbus, OH

16    Texas A&M – CC (65)/Howard (66)

8 Missouri (30)

9 Boise St (35)

5 Iowa St (18)

12    Drake (49)

4 UConn (13) Albany, NY

13    Yale (53)

6 Texas A&M (24)

11    Wisconsin (45)/Nevada (46)

3 Gonzaga (11) Columbus, OH

14    Kennesaw St (58)

7 Northwestern (25)

10    Providence (39)

2 Baylor (7) Denver, CO

15    Colgate (60)

Last Four In

Pittsburgh

Utah St

Wisconsin

Nevada

First Four Out

Penn State

Arizona St

Oklahoma St

Michigan

Bracketology - 3/3/23

Remind me again, what month is it?

Ah, the sweet smell of March. No matter how many Marchs I've experienced, it's a beautiful sight every time. To an extent, March brings opportunity. Conference tournaments mean that every team has a shot, no matter how good or bad the season has been. A team can make its season by playing one great week of basketball, and make memories for a lifetime as well. It's a phenomenal excitement, and I look forward to seeing which memories are made in this March.

As always, check out http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more.

 South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    Howard (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 Iowa (31)

9 Florida Atlantic (34)

5 TCU (19)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Indiana (15) Orlando, FL

13    Utah Valley (54)

6 Northwestern (23)

11    Auburn (42)

3 Marquette (12) Greensboro, NC

14    Iona (56)

7 Texas A&M (26)

10    Rutgers (37)

2 Baylor (6) Denver, CO

15    Vermont (61)

Midwest

1 Kansas (2) Des Moines, IA

16    UNC-Asheville (64)

8 Illinois (30)

9 Boise St (35)

5 Virginia (17)

12    VCU (50)

4 Xavier (14) Albany, NY

13    Bradley (51)

6 Michigan St (24)

11    NC State (41)

3 Tennessee (10) Greensboro, NC

14    Furman (57)

7 Maryland (27)

10    Memphis (38)

2 Arizona (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Eastern Washington (59)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    Texas A&M – CC (63)

8 Arkansas (29)

9 West Virginia (36)

5 San Diego St (18)

12    Charleston (48)

4 St Mary’s (16) Orlando, FL

13    Southern Miss (52)

6 Creighton (21)

11    Pittsburgh (43)/Nevada (44)

3 Kansas St (9) Des Moines, IA

14    UC-Irvine (58)

7 Duke (28)

10    Mississippi St (39)

2 UCLA (5) Sacramento, CA

15    Youngstown St (62)

East

1 Purdue (4) Columbus, OH

16    Morehead St (65)/Alcorn St (66)

8 Missouri (32)

9 Providence (33)

5 Miami (FL) (20)

12    Liberty (49)

4 UConn (13) Albany, NY

13    Toledo (53)

6 Iowa St (22)

11    Wisconsin (45)/Arizona St (46)

3 Gonzaga (11) Columbus, OH

14    Yale (55)

7 Kentucky (25)

10    USC (40)

2 Texas (7) Denver, CO

15    Colgate (60)

Last Four In

Pittsburgh

Nevada

Wisconsin

Arizona St

First Four Out

Penn St

North Carolina

Oklahoma St

Utah St

Bracketology - 2/27/23

Eventually, losses do matter.

I'm not referring to bad losses, per say. Those losses have always mattered. I'm referring more to the quantity of losses a team has.

When evaluating a team's resume, it's easy get to get caught up in the metrics, quality wins, the criteria that matters to the committee. But eventually, the amount of red on a team's sheet does start to accumulate.

Take the cases of Oklahoma State and West Virginia. Both teams have won road games against tourney competition, have good metrics, and most everything you look for in a resume. However, one set of numbers is beginning to stand out: 16-13. That's the record of both teams currently.

The number of losses has slowly crept up for the average tournament team. A team with 15 losses first made it in 2017, and ever since a team with that many has made every (non-COVID impacted) tournament. However, every team that has done so has done it after making some noise in their conference tournament. The math does not look great for either team, and it's likely one (or both) will get squeezed out for losing too many games. Because, eventually, losses do matter.

As always, please check out http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more.

South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    Howard (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 Providence (30)

9 NC State (35)

5 Xavier (17)

12    Kent St (50)

4 Indiana (13) Albany, NY

13    Bradley (52)

6 Creighton (21)

11    West Virginia (45)/Wisconsin (46)

3 Gonzaga (11) Des Moines, IA

14    UC-Irvine (57)

7 Maryland (25)

10    Auburn (39)

2 Baylor (7) Denver, CO

15    Colgate (59)

Midwest

1 Kansas (2) Des Moines, IA

16    UNC-Asheville (64)

8 Missouri (32)

9 Rutgers (33)

5 Miami (FL) (20)

12    Liberty (49)

4 UConn (14) Albany, NY

13    VCU (51)

6 TCU (22)

11    Memphis (42)

3 Tennessee (9) Greensboro, NC

14    Eastern Washington (58)

7 Arkansas (27)

10    Boise St (40)

2 Arizona (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Vermont (61)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    Texas A&M – CC (63)

8 Texas A&M (31)

9 Iowa (34)

5 San Diego St (19)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Iowa St (15) Orlando, FL

13    Utah Valley (54)

6 Illinois (24)

11    USC (41)

3 Kansas St (10) Columbus, OH

14    Yale (55)

7 Kentucky (28)

10    Nevada (38)

2 UCLA (6) Sacramento, CA

15    Youngstown St (62)

East

1 Purdue (4) Columbus, OH

16    Morehead St (65)/Alcorn St (66)

8 Duke (29)

9 Florida Atlantic (36)

5 Virginia (18)

12    Charleston (48)

4 St Mary’s (16) Orlando, FL

13    Southern Miss (53)

6 Northwestern (23)

11    Mississippi St (43)/Oklahoma St (44)

3 Marquette (12) Greensboro, NC

14    Iona (56)

7 Michigan St (26)

10    Pittsburgh (37)

2 Texas (5) Denver, CO

15    Samford (60)

Last Four In

Mississippi St

Oklahoma St

West Virginia

Wisconsin

First Four Out

Arizona St

Michigan

North Carolina

Utah St

Bracketology - 2/24/23

 Some teams are obvious, and some teams sneak up on you. Texas A&M is definitively the latter.

After coming close to making the field last season, it appeared that Texas A&M would not do so this season, having a dreadful non-conference that included losses to Wofford and Murray State (both Q4). It appeared to be another season of mediocrity for Buzz Williams' crew.

But they have had the most amazing turnaround. They have dominated SEC play, going 13-2 to start and being a Top 10 team since conference play has begun. While there is some scheduling luck (Bama and Tennessee only once, and both at home), A&M has done what many bubble teams fail to do, and that is to win. As a result, a team not sniffing the field even a couple of weeks ago is now a rapidly rising 8 seed.

We will see which teams take that continued ascent, and which ones fall short. But it will be a very entertaining race to the finish. And as always, check out http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for others.

South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    Howard (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 NC State (32)

9 Rutgers (33)

5 Xavier (19)

12    Kent St (50)

4 Indiana (14) Albany, NY

13    VCU (51)

6 TCU (21)

11    Memphis (42)

3 Marquette (11) Columbus, OH

14    Yale (55)

7 Maryland (25)

10    Florida Atlantic (38)

2 Baylor (7) Denver, CO

15    Colgate (59)

Midwest

1 Houston (2) Birmingham, AL

16    UNC-Asheville (64)

8 Missouri (31)

9 Pittsburgh (36)

5 St Mary’s (17)

12    Charleston (48)

4 Iowa St (15) Orlando, FL

13    Drake (53)

6 Illinois (24)

11    West Virginia (43)/USC (45)

3 Tennessee (9) Greensboro, NC

14    Eastern Washington (58)

7 Michigan St (26)

10    Auburn (37)

2 Texas (5) Denver, CO

15    Samford (60)

East

1 Purdue (3) Columbus, OH

16    Morehead St (65)/Alcorn St (66)

8 Duke (29)

9 Kentucky (34)

5 Creighton (20)

12    Liberty (49)

4 Virginia (13) Albany, NY

13    Utah Valley (54)

6 San Diego St (22)

11    Wisconsin (44)/Mississippi St (46)

3 Kansas St (10) Des Moines, IA

14    UC-Irvine (57)

7 Providence (27)

10    Boise St (40)

2 UCLA (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Vermont (61)

West

1 Kansas (4) Des Moines, IA

16    Texas A&M – CC (63)

8 Texas A&M (30)

9 Iowa (35)

5 Miami (FL) (18)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 UConn (16) Orlando, FL

13    Southern Miss (52)

6 Northwestern (23)

11    Oklahoma St (41)

3 Gonzaga (12) Greensboro, NC

14    Iona (56)

7 Arkansas (28)

10    Nevada (39)

2 Arizona (6) Sacramento, CA

15    Youngstown St (62)

Last Four In

West Virginia

Wisconsin

USC

Mississippi St

First Four Out

New Mexico

Penn State

North Carolina

Texas Tech

Bracketology - 2/20/23

So, the Top 16 reveal was Saturday. The first look into how the committee will seed the teams this season. The results were... cloudy.

The things that were prioritized the last several seasons - Q1 wins, strong metrics, strong SOS - are still the highest valued, but the order in which they are seem to be a case to case basis. One such example is Arizona vs UCLA. UCLA has the better metrics by far, but Arizona has the better wins, especially away from home. Arizona was seeded higher in the reveal as a result. 

Now, will things change these next three weeks? Naturally, but the small reveal on Saturday gives us even a tiny insight into what we can expect on March 12.

As always, for more bracketology go to http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

 South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    Howard (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 Rutgers (30)

9 Florida Atlantic (36)

5 UConn (17)

12    Kent St (50)

4 Indiana (13) Albany, NY

13    Utah Valley (53)

6 Northwestern (24)

11    West Virginia (43)/USC (46)

3 Virginia (10) Greensboro, NC

14    Iona (56)

7 Maryland (25)

10    Boise St (39)

2 Baylor (7) Denver, CO

15    Colgate (59)

Midwest

1 Houston (2) Birmingham, AL

16    UNC-Asheville (64)

8 Auburn (31)

9 NC State (33)

5 Miami (FL) (19)

12    Charleston (48)

4 Xavier (16) Orlando, FL

13    Drake (53)

6 TCU (21)

11    Memphis (42)

3 Tennessee (9) Greensboro, NC

14    Eastern Washington (58)

7 Michigan St (26)

10    Texas A&M (40)

2 Texas (5) Denver, CO

15    Youngstown St (60)

East

1 Purdue (3) Columbus, OH

16    Morehead St (65)/Alcorn St (66)

8 Duke (29)

9 Arkansas (34)

5 St Mary’s (18)

12    Liberty (49)

4 Marquette (14) Albany, NY

13    VCU (51)

6 San Diego St (22)

11    Mississippi St (44)/Wisconsin (45)

3 Kansas St (11) Des Moines, IA

14    UCSB (57)

7 Providence (27)

10    Oklahoma St (37)

2 UCLA (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Vermont (61)

West

1 Kansas (4) Des Moines, IA

16    Texas A&M – CC (63)

8 Missouri (32)

9 Pittsburgh (35)

5 Creighton (20)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Gonzaga (15) Orlando, FL

13    Southern Miss (52)

6 Illinois (23)

11    Kentucky (41)

3 Iowa St (12) Columbus, OH

14    Yale (55)

7 Iowa (28)

10    Nevada (38)

2 Arizona (6) Sacramento, CA

15    Samford (62)

Last Four In

West Virginia

Mississippi St

Wisconsin

USC

First Four Out

North Carolina

Utah St

New Mexico

Texas Tech

Bracketology - 2/17/23

Ah, today there is time for a blurb.

On Saturday, we will find out the current Top 16 teams as things stand today. Though a small nugget of information, it will be crucial to get this insight into what the committee values this season. As committee membership changes every season, different things are prioritized. Some years the committee loves metrics, other years top heavy wins carry more weight, etc. The only constants are that the committee loves strong road performances and hates weak non-cons. It will be very useful going forward.

As always, check out http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for other great brackets.

 South

1 Alabama (1) Birmingham, AL

16    Howard (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 Providence (30)

9 West Virginia (36)

5 Indiana (17)

12    Charleston (48)

4 Xavier (16) Orlando, FL

13    VCU (52)

6 Creighton (21)

11    Mississippi St (45)/Wisconsin (46)

3 Virginia (10) Greensboro, NC

14    Iona (56)

7 Iowa (25)

10    Boise St (40)

2 Baylor (7) Denver, CO

15    Colgate (60)

Midwest

1 Houston (2) Birmingham, AL

16    UNC-Asheville (64)

8 Missouri (32)

9 Pittsburgh (34)

5 TCU (20)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Kansas St (15) Orlando, FL

13    Drake (54)

6 Illinois (22)

11    Texas A&M (41)

3 UConn (11) Albany, NY

14    Yale (55)

7 Northwestern (26)

10    Florida Atlantic (37)

2 Texas (5) Denver, CO

15    Youngstown St (61)

East

1 Purdue (3) Columbus, OH

16    Morehead St (65)/Alcorn St (66)

8 Duke (29)

9 Arkansas (35)

5 St Mary’s (18)

12    Liberty (49)

4 Iowa St (14) Albany, NY

13    Kent St (51)

6 Maryland (24)

11    Memphis (42)

3 Tennessee (9) Greensboro, NC

14    Furman (57)

7 Michigan St (27)

10    Nevada (39)

2 Arizona (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Eastern Washington (59)

West

1 Kansas (4) Des Moines, IA

16    Northwestern St (63)

8 Auburn (31)

9 NC State (33)

5 Miami (FL) (19)

12    Southern Miss (50)

4 Gonzaga (13) Denver, CO

13    Utah Valley (53)

6 San Diego St (23)

11    North Carolina (43)/Kentucky (44)

3 Marquette (12) Des Moines, IA

14    UCSB (58)

7 Rutgers (28)

10    Oklahoma St (38)

2 UCLA (6) Sacramento, CA

15    Vermont (62)

Last Four In

North Carolina

Kentucky

Mississippi St

Wisconsin

First Four Out

USC

Clemson

New Mexico

Utah St

Bracketology - 2/13/2023

 No time for blurb. Enjoy bracketology:

South

1 Alabama (1) Columbus, OH

16    Howard (67)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 NC State (32)

9 Northwestern (36)

5 Miami (FL) (20)

12    Charleston (48)

4 Marquette (15) Orlando, FL

13    Drake (54)

6 Creighton (22)

11    Memphis (43)/Texas A&M (45)

3 Virginia (10) Greensboro, NC

14    Furman (55)

7 Duke (25)

10    Boise St (40)

2 Baylor (8) Des Moines, IA

15    Colgate (59)

Midwest

1 Purdue (2) Birmingham, AL

16    Morehead St (65)/Alcorn St (66)

8 Auburn (31)

9 Florida Atlantic (35)

5 TCU (18)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Gonzaga (16) Sacramento, CA

13    Utah Valley (53)

6 Illinois (21)

11    New Mexico (42)

3 Xavier (12) Columbus, OH

14    Iona (56)

7 Iowa (27)

10    Pittsburgh (38)

2 Texas (5) Denver, CO

15    Youngstown St (60)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    UNC-Asheville (64)

8 Maryland (30)

9 West Virginia (33)

5 St Mary’s (19)

12    Liberty (49)

4 Iowa St (13) Albany, NY

13    VCU (52)

6 San Diego St (23)

11    USC (44)/Mississippi St (46)

3 Kansas St (11) Orlando, FL

14    Princeton (58)

7 Providence (28)

10    Nevada (39)

2 UCLA (6) Sacramento, CA

15    Eastern Washington (61)

East

1 Kansas (4) Des Moines, IA

16    Northwestern St (63)

8 Michigan St (29)

9 Arkansas (34)

5 Indiana (17)

12    Southern Miss (50)

4 UConn (14) Albany, NY

13    Kent St (51)

6 Rutgers (24)

11    North Carolina (41)

3 Tennessee (9) Greensboro, NC

14    UCSB (57)

7 Missouri (26)

10    Oklahoma St (37)

2 Arizona (7) Denver, CO

15    Vermont (62)

Last Four In

Memphis

USC

Texas A&M

Mississippi St

First Four Out

Kentucky

Wisconsin

Clemson

Oregon

Bracketology - 2/10/2023

 Not a ton of time today to do a comprehensive post, but I did want to say that it's rare for one game to have a significant impact on a team's seed. It's tempting to react strongly to the previous game, but the seed list is built with resumes. So if a team shifts drastically, it's because I re-evaluated them, not for one game.

For more excellent bracketology, please check out http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

South

1 Purdue (1) Columbus, OH

16    UNC-Asheville (64)

8 NC State (32)

9 Arkansas (34)

5 TCU (17)

12    Charleston (48)

4 UConn (15) Orlando, FL

13    Drake (54)

6 Creighton (24)

11    Northwestern (43)/Memphis (44)

3 Baylor (9) Denver, CO

14    Princeton (58)

7 Iowa (27)

10    Oklahoma St (37)

2 UCLA (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Eastern Washington (61)

Midwest

1 Alabama (2) Birmingham, AL

16    Alcorn St (66)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 Maryland (31)

9 Florida Atlantic (35)

5 Miami (FL) (20)

12    VCU (49)

4 Gonzaga (16) Orlando, FL

13    Southern Miss (52)

6 Rutgers (21)

11    North Carolina (41)

3 Xavier (12) Columbus, OH

14    Iona (56)

7 Providence (26)

10    USC (39)

2 Texas (6) Des Moines, IA

15    Youngstown St (60)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    UMES (65)/Morehead St (67)

8 Auburn (29)

9 New Mexico (36)

5 St Mary’s (18)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Iowa St (14) Albany, NY

13    Kent St (51)

6 San Diego St (22)

11    Kentucky (45)/Wisconsin (46)

3 Kansas St (11) Denver, CO

14    UCSB (57)

7 West Virginia (28)

10    Boise St (38)

2 Arizona (5) Sacramento, CA

15    Vermont (62)

East

1 Kansas (4) Des Moines, IA

16    Northwestern St (63)

8 Missouri (30)

9 Michigan St (33)

5 Indiana (19)

12    Liberty (50)

4 Marquette (13) Albany, NY

13    Utah Valley (53)

6 Illinois (23)

11    Pittsburgh (42)

3 Virginia (10) Greensboro, NC

14    Furman (55)

7 Duke (25)

10    Nevada (40)

2 Tennessee (7) Greensboro, NC

15    Colgate (59)

Last Four In

Northwestern

Memphis

Kentucky

Wisconsin

First Four Out

Clemson

Texas A&M

Oregon

Mississippi St

Bracketology 2/6/2023 - welcome to 2023!

Welcome to the first edition of 2023 bracketology!

This season has already shown to be a tremendously unpredictable one. The combination of the transfer portal with the extra season of COVID eligibility has left us with a group of teams that are not dominant, but are very capable. Predicting how things will end up is a fool's errand, but, that is why I'm here anyway.

These teams will look quite differently on Selection Sunday, but this will provide a good idea of where teams are with five weeks ago. Which teams have done well, which ones have work to do, and which ones need a salvage, ASAP.

 South

1 Purdue (1) Columbus, OH

16    UNC-Asheville (64)

8 NC State (32)

9 Arkansas (35)

5 TCU (17)

12    Charleston (48)

4 Xavier (16) Orlando, FL

13    Southern Miss (53)

6 Duke (22)

11    Northwestern (43)/Nevada (45)

3 Baylor (9) Denver, CO

14    Princeton (58)

7 Auburn (27)

10    Boise St (39)

2 UCLA (8) Sacramento, CA

15    Eastern Washington (61)

Midwest

1 Alabama (2) Birmingham, AL

16    Alcorn St (66)/Fairleigh Dickinson (68)

8 West Virginia (30)

9 Michigan St (33)

5 Rutgers (19)

12    VCU (49)

4 Gonzaga (14) Albany, NY

13    Utah Valley (52)

6 Miami (FL) (21)

11    Memphis (42)

3 Marquette (11) Columbus, OH

14    Iona (56)

7 Creighton (26)

10    USC (37)

2 Texas (6) Des Moines, IA

15    Youngstown St (60)

West

1 Houston (3) Birmingham, AL

16    UMES (65)/Morehead St (67)

8 Missouri (29)

9 Florida Atlantic (34)

5 Indiana (20)

12    Oral Roberts (47)

4 Kansas St (13) Orlando, FL

13    Drake (54)

6 San Diego St (24)

11    Kentucky (44)/Clemson (46)

3 Iowa St (12) Denver, CO

14    UCSB (57)

7 Iowa (28)

10    New Mexico (38)

2 Arizona (7) Sacramento, CA

15    Vermont (62)

East

1 Kansas (4) Des Moines, IA

16    Northwestern St (63)

8 Maryland (31)

9 North Carolina (36)

5 St Mary’s (18)

12    Liberty (50)

4 UConn (15) Albany, NY

13    Kent St (51)

6 Illinois (23)

11    Pittsburgh (41)

3 Virginia (10) Greensboro, NC

14    Furman (55)

7 Providence (25)

10    Oklahoma St (40)

2 Tennessee (5) Greensboro, NC

15    Colgate (59)

Last Four In

Northwestern

Kentucky

Nevada

Clemson

First Four Out

Wisconsin

Oklahoma

Texas A&M

Penn St