Bracketology 2/11/19

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The committee's top 16 reveal went largely as expected. They had Duke #1 overall, not Virginia, so the Blue Devils' win in Charlottesville on Saturday only tightens their grip on the top overall spot. I had all 16 teams correct though, and just swapped Marquette and Louisville's seed lines. The weekend's bubble action was mixed, like usual. Clemson got a nice win over Virginia Tech, Arizona State knocked off Washington, and Butler picked up a road win at Georgetown. On the losing end, Indiana lost yet again (this time at home to Ohio State), Oklahoma dropped to 3-8 in the Big 12 and Utah State fell at SDSU. The biggest bubble games of the next 2 days are Oklahoma at Baylor and Butler at St. John's, both visitors will be looking to pick up big Q1 road wins.

1: Duke, Tennessee, Gonzaga, Virginia
2: Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Michigan State
3: Purdue, Marquette, Houston, Kansas
4: Nevada, Wisconsin, Louisville, Texas Tech
5: Iowa State, Kansas State, LSU, Villanova
6: Florida State, Virginia Tech, Iowa, Maryland
7: Cincinnati, Auburn, Ohio State, TCU
8: Buffalo, Mississippi State, Mississippi, Texas
9: St. John's, Washington, Baylor, Wofford
10: Syracuse, North Carolina State, Minnesota, VCU
11: Lipscomb, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arizona State
12: Seton Hall, (Clemson/Indiana), (UNC Greensboro/Butler), Belmont
13: New Mexico State, Hofstra, Vermont, Yale
14: South Dakota State, Old Dominion, Radford, Texas State
15: Northern Kentucky, Loyola Chicago, Montana, UC Irvine
16: Sam Houston State, Bucknell, (Robert Morris/Canisius), (Prairie View A&M/Norfolk State)
Washington, DCLouisville
ColumbiaColumbus
1Duke1Tennessee
16Prairie View A&M/Norfolk State16Robert Morris/Canisius
8Texas8Mississippi
9Washington9St. John's
San JoseHartford
5Villanova5Iowa State
12Clemson/Indiana12Belmont
4Nevada4Wisconsin
13New Mexico State13Hofstra
HartfordTulsa
6Florida State6Maryland
11Lipcsomb11Alabama
3Marquette3Houston
14Texas State14Radford
Des MoinesJacksonville
7Cincinnati7Auburn
10North Carolina State10Minnesota
2Michigan State2North Carolina
15Northern Kentucky15Loyola Chicago
Kansas CityAnaheim
ColumbiaSalt Lake City
1Virginia1Gonzaga
16Sam Houston State16Bucknell
8Buffalo8Mississippi State
9Baylor9Wofford
San JoseSalt Lake City
5LSU5Kansas State
12UNC Greensboro/Butler12Seton Hall
4Texas Tech4Louisville
13Yale13Vermont
JacksonvilleTulsa
6Virginia Tech6Iowa
11Oklahoma11Arizona State
3Purdue3Kansas
14South Dakota State14Old Dominion
ColumbusDes Moines
7Ohio State7TCU
10VCU10Syracuse
2Kentucky2Michigan
15UC Irvine15Montana
First Four Out: UCF, Florida, Nebraska, Utah State
Next Six Out: Belmont, Temple, Arkansas, Creighton, Providence, Georgetown
Moving In: Arizona State, Butler, Clemson, Texas State, Canisius
Moving Out: Florida, Utah State, Davidson, Georgia State, Rider

Big Ten: 9
ACC: 9
Big 12: 8
SEC: 7
Big East: 5
American: 2
Pac-12: 2
Southern: 2
Atlantic Sun: 1
Atlantic 10: 1
Mountain West: 1
WCC: 1
MAC: 1

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