Bracketology 2/2/14

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Notes:
1. Wow. If Syracuse hadn't hung on to beat Duke, all 4 of my #1 seeds would've lost yesterday. As is, Wichita State and Florida move up to the 1 line, replacing Michigan State and Kansas. I thought about keeping Arizona as my #1 overall seed but decided against it in the end. It doesn't really matter- Arizona is almost certainly going to be in the West Region if they get a #1 seed (unless somehow San Diego State passes them). 
2. Lots of movement around the bubble. Yesterday, bubble teams actually were pretty successful, notching a number of quality wins, headlined by Cal's victory over Arizona. This means that some bubble teams who had understandable losses (such as Richmond losing to VCU) fell more than you would think. 
3. Entering the field are California (beat Arizona) and LSU (beat Arkansas), replacing Missouri (lost to Kentucky) and Richmond (lost to VCU).
4. Southern Miss, UW-Green Bay and Harvard's placements on the lists at the bottom indicate where they would be if they didn't have an autobid.
1: Syracuse, Arizona, Wichita State, Florida
2: Michigan State, Kansas, San Diego State, Villanova
3: Creighton, Iowa State, Michigan, Cincinnati
4: Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Duke
5: Iowa, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Gonzaga
6: Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Texas, Ohio State
7: Colorado, Memphis, Saint Louis, UCLA
8: New Mexico, VCU, Connecticut, Louisville
9: North Carolina, Baylor, George Washington, Minnesota
10: Oregon, Xavier, California, SMU
11: Arizona State, Kansas State, Stanford, Southern Miss
12: UW-Green Bay, Harvard, (Florida State vs. Tennessee), (LSU vs. Providence)
13: Toledo, Stephen F. Austin, UC-Santa Barbara, North Dakota State
14: Georgia State, Vermont, Delaware, Mercer 
15: American, Iona, North Carolina Central, Davidson
16: (Utah Valley vs. Southern ), (Coastal Carolina vs. Weber State), Murray State, Robert Morris

Last Four Byes:
Arizona State
Kansas State
Stanford
Southern Miss (see note)

Last Four In:
LSU
Tennessee
Florida State
Providence

First Four Out:
BYU
Georgetown
Clemson
Missouri

Next Four Out:
Richmond
Harvard (see note)
Dayton
Mississippi

Also Considered:
Louisiana Tech
Indiana State
Arkansas
St. Mary's
North Carolina State

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