Bracketology 1/18/17

1) Relatively few changes today, although NC State's win over Pittsburgh moves both teams closer towards the cut line. There's a number of interesting games tonight, but I'll be keeping my eye on Kansas State @ Oklahoma State. The Cowboys are a talented team and most advanced metrics say they're tourney-worthy, but a loss tonight would put them at 0-6 in the Big 12, meaning they'd probably need to go 8-4 down the stretch to make the tournament.

1: Villanova, Baylor, Kansas, Kentucky
2: Gonzaga, Creighton, Florida State, Butler
3: UCLA, North Carolina, Louisville, Florida
4: Oregon, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Virginia
5: Arizona, Duke, Cincinnati, Minnesota
6: St. Mary's, Maryland, South Carolina, Xavier
7: Wisconsin, Purdue, SMU, TCU
8: Northwestern, USC, Michigan State, Dayton
9: Clemson, Virginia Tech, Arkansas, VCU
10: Middle Tennessee, Iowa State, Seton Hall, UNC Wilmington
11: Pittsburgh, Illinois, Indiana, (Georgia/Wake Forest)
12: (California/Miami (FL)), Illinois State, Chattanooga, Vermont
13: Nevada, Princeton, Valparaiso, Monmouth
14: Akron, New Mexico State, Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast
15: Belmont, Georgia Southern, Winthrop, Weber State
16: North Dakota State, Texas Southern, (UC Irvine/New Orleans), (Long Island/Morgan State)

First Four Out: Kansas State, Texas Tech, Rhode Island, Mississippi
Next Four Out: Marquette, North Carolina State, Nebraska, Wichita State
Also Considered: Charleston, Georgia Tech, Utah, Michigan, La Salle, Houston, UT-Arlington, Oklahoma State, Providence, Penn State, Tennessee, Stanford, Alabama, Central Florida


Bids by Conference:
ACC: 11
Big Ten: 8
Big 12: 5
Big East: 5
Pac-12: 5
SEC: 5
American: 2
Atlantic 10: 2
West Coast: 2