Bracketology 1/20/16

1) I'm a tier one bracketologist over at the Bracket Matrix Rankings, which you should definitely check out.

2) Remember that all seed lines are read left to right.

3) Teams that are currently projected as auto-bids are listed in the bubble section at the bottom with respect to where they would be without their auto-bid.

4) All RPI data used for this comes from Warren Nolan. If you're as much of a college basketball geek as I am, it should be one of your bookmarks along with KenPom and the Bracket Matrix.

5) Lots of jockeying for position at the top, as 3 of my 4 #1 seeds on Monday have lost in the past two nights. I could see an argument for either Xavier or Iowa on the top line as well. Texas A&M finishes the season with an incredibly easy schedule, their last Kenpom tier A opponent is @LSU on February 13th. If they only pick up a loss or two between now and then, look for them on the 1 line in March.

1: Oklahoma, Villanova, North Carolina, Kansas

2: Xavier, Iowa, Texas A&M, Michigan State

3: Iowa State, Miami (FL), West Virginia, Virginia

4: Maryland, Oregon, Kentucky, Dayton

5: USC, South Carolina, Providence, Arizona

6: Utah, Duke, Purdue, Baylor

7:Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, Louisville, Indiana

8: Texas, Florida, Colorado, Notre Dame

9: Michigan, California, Butler, Oregon State

10: Wichita State, Seton Hall, St. Joseph's, St. Mary's

11: Valparaiso, (Stanford/George Washington), (UCLA/Gonzaga), Monmouth

12: Chattanooga, IPFW, San Diego State, VCU

13: Princeton, Stony Brook, Arkansas-LR, Hawaii

14: James Madison, Northern Illinois, UAB, Memphis

15: Montana, UNC-Asheville, North Florida, CSU Bakersfield

16: Navy, Tennessee State, (Hampton/Texas Southern), (Houston Baptist/Mount Saint Mary's)

First Four Out: Gonzaga, Washington, Clemson, Monmouth

Next Four Out: Connecticut, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Arkansas-LR

Bids by Conference:

Pac-12: 9/12

Big 12: 7/10

ACC: 7/14

Big Ten: 6/14

Big East: 5/8

SEC: 4/14

Atlantic 10: 4/14

West Coast: 2/10