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