Here’s our updated bracket following this weekend’s games. I’m going to try to have a post up later today or tomorrow on the structure of the bracket right now, focusing on how imbalanced the bracket will be if Gonzaga is the 1-seed in the West, with Arizona being the 2-seed.
Below is the link to our bracket, as well as the usual seed list, bubble teams, and conference breakdown.
Bracket – February 23 (PDF Link – CLICK HERE)
- 1 – Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Gonzaga
- 2 – Wisconsin, Villanova, Kansas, Arizona
- 3 – Iowa State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Utah
- 4 – Maryland, Northern Iowa, North Carolina, Baylor
- 5 – Louisville, Wichita State, Arkansas, VCU
- 6 – Butler, SMU, West Virginia, Georgetown
- 7 – San Diego State, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Providence
- 8 – Michigan State, Ole Miss, Indiana, Colorado State
- 9 – Xavier, Dayton, Temple, Cincinnati
- 10 – St. John’s, Iowa, Georgia, Texas
- 11 – Illinois, Texas A&M, Purdue, Oregon, LSU
- 12 – Boise State, Stanford, Stephen F. Austin, Valparaiso, Harvard
- 13 – Murray State, Louisiana Tech, Toledo, Wofford
- 14 – UC Davis, Iona, Eastern Washington, Georgia State
- 15 – William & Mary, North Carolina Central, South Dakota State, Florida Gulf Coast
- 16 – High Point, Albany, New Mexico State, Bucknell, St. Francis NY, Texas Southern
- Last 4 IN: Oregon, LSU, Boise State, Stanford
- First 4 OUT: NC State, Miami (FL), Davidson, BYU
- Next 4 OUT: UCLA, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, Old Dominion
Breakdown by Conference:
- Big Ten: 8
- Big 12: 7
- Big East: 6
- SEC: 6
- ACC: 5
- Pac-12: 4
- American: 3
- Mountain West: 3
- Atlantic 10: 2
- Missouri Valley: 2
As always, check out The Bracket Matrix to see how we compare to other brackets on the web.