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