Bracketology 2/13/19

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Last night was one of the craziest nights of mid-week hoops I can remember. First, there was a fantastic game in Madison where Michigan State won a rockfight over Wisconsin. At the same time, LSU won at the buzzer at Kentucky. In the next window, Michigan lost at home to Penn State (the Nittany Lions' 2nd Big Ten win of the year) and Duke came back from a 20 point deficit in 9 minutes at Louisville. All in all, half of the committee's top 16 seeds have lost since the reveal on Saturday afternoon, muddying the picture at the top significantly. The 1 seeds are solid right now but I debated the order of the 2 seeds quite a bit.

1: Duke, Tennessee, Virginia, Gonzaga
2: Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina, Michigan
3: Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Houston
4: Nevada, LSU, Texas Tech, Kansas State
5: Wisconsin, Iowa State, Louisville, Maryland
6: Villanova, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Iowa
7: Auburn, Mississippi State, Buffalo, Ohio State
8: Cincinnati, TCU, Mississippi, St. John's
9: Baylor, Washington, Wofford, Syracuse
10: Texas, North Carolina State, Minnesota, VCU
11: Lipscomb, Clemson, Alabama, Arizona State
12: Seton Hall, (Indiana/Oklahoma), (UNC Greensboro/UCF), 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
8Mississippi8St. John's
9Washington9Baylor
JacksonvilleSalt Lake City
5Maryland5Louisville
12UCF/Oklahoma12Belmont
4LSU4Texas Tech
13Yale13Hofstra
TulsaTulsa
6Villanova6Iowa
11Lipcsomb11Clemson
3Kansas3Houston
14Texas State14Radford
Des MoinesDes Moines
7Auburn7Mississippi State
10Texas10VCU
2Michigan2Michigan State
15Northern Kentucky15Loyola Chicago
AnaheimKansas City
Salt Lake CityColumbia
1Gonzaga1Virginia
16Sam Houston State16Bucknell
8Cincinnati8TCU
9Syracuse9Wofford
San JoseSan Jose
5Iowa State5Wisconsin
12UNC Greensboro/Indiana12Seton Hall
4Nevada4Kansas State
13New Mexico State13Vermont
HartfordHartford
6Florida State6Virginia Tech
11Alabama11Arizona State
3Purdue3Marquette
14South Dakota State14Old Dominion
JacksonvilleColumbus
7Buffalo7Ohio State
10Minnesota10North Carolina State
2North Carolina2Kentucky
15UC Irvine15Montana
First Four Out: Temple, Florida, Butler, Nebraska
Next Five Out: Utah State, Belmont, Creighton, Providence, Georgetown
Moving In: UCF
Moving Out: Butler

Big Ten: 9
ACC: 9
Big 12: 8
SEC: 7
Big East: 4
American: 3
Pac-12: 2
Southern: 2
Atlantic Sun: 1
Atlantic 10: 1
Mountain West: 1
WCC: 1
MAC: 1

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