Bracketology 2/13/17

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The two teams the committee were getting the most heat for leaving out of their top 16, Cincinnati and Wisconsin, both lost today. Wisconsin's loss to Northwestern in Madison was huge for the Wildcats, as their bid was looking a bit in jeopardy after the loss to Illinois earlier in the week. Elsewhere in the Big Ten, Michigan is in my field for the first time in a few weeks as they knocked off Indiana at Assembly Hall. I've got an interesting quirk in my bracket today- my first four teams out are all from the Big East!

1: Villanova, Kansas, Gonzaga, Baylor
2: North Carolina, Louisville, Oregon, Arizona
3: Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, West Virginia
4: Virginia, UCLA, Duke, Purdue
5: SMU, Notre Dame, Butler, Cincinnati
6: Creighton, Xavier, Wisconsin, Maryland
7: St. Mary's, Minnesota, Northwestern, South Carolina
8: VCU, USC, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State
9: Dayton, Iowa State, Kansas State, TCU
10: Michigan State, Clemson, Wake Forest, Wichita State
11: California, Miami (FL), (Georgia Tech/Arkansas), Middle Tennessee
12: (Syracuse/Michigan), UNC Wilmington, Vermont, UT-Arlington
13: Belmont, Princeton, Boise State, Bucknell
14: Valparaiso, Furman, Akron, Monmouth
15: UNC Asheville, Cal State Bakersfield, Florida Gulf Coast, North Dakota State
16: North Carolina Central, Weber State, (UC Irvine/New Orleans), (Texas Southern/Mount Saint Mary's)

First Four Out: Marquette, Seton Hall, Georgetown, Providence
Next Four Out: Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Illinois State, Mississippi

Moving In: Michigan, Boise State
Moving Out: Marquette, Nevada
Removed From Consideration: Nevada

Bids by Conference:
ACC: 12
Big 12: 7
Big Ten: 7
Pac-12: 5
Big East: 4
SEC: 4
Atlantic 10: 2
American: 2
West Coast: 2

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