Bracketology - 2/27/24

As the calendar comes closer to March, opportunities arise for teams to solidify their spots on the bracket. Not all opportunities are created equal, and some teams have been able to improve their standing dramatically.

Wake Forest always had great metrics, but lacked that top notch win that would be the lynchpin of the resume. After Saturday's win over Duke, Wake now is on the right side of the cutline with a little room to spare. On the flip side, New Mexico took a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad loss to Air Force on Saturday, taking what was a solid resume into bubble territory.

There is ample ball to be played, and the best time of the year is upon us shortly.

As always, there are more great brackets at https://www.bracketmatrix.com.

Midwest

1        Purdue (1) Indianapolis, IN

16    Grambling (67)/Norfolk St(68)

8        Oklahoma (30)

9        Mississippi St (35)

5        Clemson (20)

12    South Florida (49)

4        San Diego St (14) Spokane, WA

13    Akron (54)

6        Utah St (24)

11    Seton Hall (44)/Texas A&M (45)

3        Iowa St (9) Omaha, NE

14    High Point (58)

7        Washington St (26)

10    Wake Forest (39)

2        Tennessee (6) Charlotte, NC

15    Morehead St (60)

East

1        Connecticut (2) Brooklyn, NY

16    Quinnipiac (63)

8        Michigan St (32)

9        Texas (36)

5        Dayton (19)

12    Princeton (48)

4        Auburn (15) Brooklyn, NY

13    Samford (52)

6        St Mary’s (23)

11    Indiana St (46)

3        Baylor (12) Salt Lake City, UT

14    Charleston (57)

7        Florida (27)

10    Northwestern (38)

2        North Carolina (5) Charlotte, NC

15    Colgate (62)

South

1        Houston (3) Memphis, TN

16    South Dakota St (64)

8        Florida Atlantic (31)

9        Nebraska (34)

5        BYU (18)

12    Grand Canyon (50)

4        Illinois (16) Spokane, WA

13    UC Irvine (53)

6        Texas Tech (22)

11    Gonzaga (42)/Providence (43)

3        Alabama (10) Memphis, TN

14    Louisiana Tech (55)

7        South Carolina (28)

10    Nevada (37)

2        Marquette (7) Indianapolis, IN

15    Oakland (59)

West

1        Arizona (4) Salt Lake City, UT

16    Merrimack (65)/Eastern Kentucky (66)

8        TCU (29)

9        Boise St (33)

5        Wisconsin (17)

12    McNeese St (47)

4        Creighton (13) Pittsburgh, PA

13    Appalachian St (51)

6        Kentucky (21)

11    New Mexico (41)

3        Duke (11) Pittsburgh, PA

14    Vermont (56)

7        Colorado St (25)

10    Virginia (40)

2        Kansas (8) Omaha, NE

15    Eastern Washington (61)

Last Four In

Gonzaga

Providence

Seton Hall

Texas A&M

First Four Out

Villanova

Butler

Ole Miss

Colorado