Bracketology 1/9/17

1) Most of the movement this update is on the 5-10 lines, as there's no new at-large teams and only two changes among the protected seeds. The most notable bubble action was probably California's win at USC to launch themselves into legitimate consideration, and UT-Arlington's damaging loss to Texas State.

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

First Four Out: Oklahoma State, Michigan, Rhode Island, Temple
Next Four Out: Kansas State, Marquette, Providence, UT-Arlington
Also Considered: Mississippi, California, Central Florida, Texas A&M, Nevada, Houston, Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio State, Colorado

Bids By Conference:
ACC (12), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (6), Big East (5), Pac-12 (4), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (2), American (2), West Coast (2)