Bracketology 1/15/18
Most of my update are just tweaks on the previous day's bracket, but today I re-did the whole thing top to bottom. This leads to a lot of changes throughout- major beneficiaries include Seton Hall, Rhode Island, Marquette and LSU while Michigan State, Florida State, Baylor and Maryland are among those hurt by it. The 2-line is all Big 12 teams right now, as those teams beat up on each other some will fall a bit while one or two will make a run at a 1 seed.
However, the biggest headline has to be the presence of 10 SEC teams in the bracket. While the Big 12 is the best conference in the country, the SEC scheduled well in the non-conference and the middle of the conference is exceptionally strong.
I'm going to update more often from here on out- probably 5 days a week or so. Expect daily updates beginning in February.
1: Villanova, Virginia, Duke, Purdue
2: Oklahoma, West Virginia, Kansas, Texas Tech
3: Seton Hall, Auburn, Clemson, Xavier
4: North Carolina, Wichita State, Arizona State, Arizona
5: Michigan State, Cincinnati, TCU, Tennessee
6: Kentucky, Miami (FL), Creighton, Rhode Island
7: Ohio State, Gonzaga, Florida, Michigan
8: Butler, Texas, Arkansas, Nevada
9: Texas A&M, Missouri, Louisville, Florida State
10: Alabama, St. Mary's, Boise State, Notre Dame
11: Marquette, LSU, (Georgia/Houston), (UCLA/Providence)
12: Western Kentucky, New Mexico State, Missouri State, East Tennessee State
13: Murray State, Northern Kentucky, Louisiana, Vermont
14: South Dakota State, Montana, Buffalo, Towson
15: Bucknell, Princeton, Iona, Stephen F. Austin
16: Florida Gulf Coast, UC Davis, (Radford/Robert Morris), (Texas Southern/Hampton)
First Four Out: Syracuse, USC, North Carolina State, Baylor
Next Four Out: Western Kentucky, St. Bonaventure, Washington, Oklahoma State
Also Considered: Middle Tennessee, Virginia Tech, SMU, San Diego State, South Carolina, Colorado, Utah, Maryland, BYU, Mississippi State, Kansas State, New Mexico State, Minnesota, UCF, Missouri State, Oregon, Penn State, St. John's
Moving In: Marquette, Providence, LSU, Georgia, Western Kentucky, Towson, Princeton, Florida Gulf Coast, UC Davis, Radford, Robert Morris
Moving Out: Maryland, Kansas State, Syracuse, Baylor, Middle Tennessee, Northeastern, Penn, Lipscomb, UC Santa Barbara, UNC Asheville, St. Francis (PA)
SEC: 10
ACC: 8
Big East: 7
Big 12: 6
Big Ten: 4
American: 3
Pac-12: 3
Mountain West: 2
West Coast: 2
However, the biggest headline has to be the presence of 10 SEC teams in the bracket. While the Big 12 is the best conference in the country, the SEC scheduled well in the non-conference and the middle of the conference is exceptionally strong.
I'm going to update more often from here on out- probably 5 days a week or so. Expect daily updates beginning in February.
1: Villanova, Virginia, Duke, Purdue
2: Oklahoma, West Virginia, Kansas, Texas Tech
3: Seton Hall, Auburn, Clemson, Xavier
4: North Carolina, Wichita State, Arizona State, Arizona
5: Michigan State, Cincinnati, TCU, Tennessee
6: Kentucky, Miami (FL), Creighton, Rhode Island
7: Ohio State, Gonzaga, Florida, Michigan
8: Butler, Texas, Arkansas, Nevada
9: Texas A&M, Missouri, Louisville, Florida State
10: Alabama, St. Mary's, Boise State, Notre Dame
11: Marquette, LSU, (Georgia/Houston), (UCLA/Providence)
12: Western Kentucky, New Mexico State, Missouri State, East Tennessee State
13: Murray State, Northern Kentucky, Louisiana, Vermont
14: South Dakota State, Montana, Buffalo, Towson
15: Bucknell, Princeton, Iona, Stephen F. Austin
16: Florida Gulf Coast, UC Davis, (Radford/Robert Morris), (Texas Southern/Hampton)
First Four Out: Syracuse, USC, North Carolina State, Baylor
Next Four Out: Western Kentucky, St. Bonaventure, Washington, Oklahoma State
Also Considered: Middle Tennessee, Virginia Tech, SMU, San Diego State, South Carolina, Colorado, Utah, Maryland, BYU, Mississippi State, Kansas State, New Mexico State, Minnesota, UCF, Missouri State, Oregon, Penn State, St. John's
Moving In: Marquette, Providence, LSU, Georgia, Western Kentucky, Towson, Princeton, Florida Gulf Coast, UC Davis, Radford, Robert Morris
Moving Out: Maryland, Kansas State, Syracuse, Baylor, Middle Tennessee, Northeastern, Penn, Lipscomb, UC Santa Barbara, UNC Asheville, St. Francis (PA)
SEC: 10
ACC: 8
Big East: 7
Big 12: 6
Big Ten: 4
American: 3
Pac-12: 3
Mountain West: 2
West Coast: 2
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