Bracketology 3/4/19

The biggest surprise of Sunday was in Chicago, where DePaul completed a season sweep of St. John's. The Red Storm close at Xavier on Saturday. A loss there combined with an early exit from the Big East tournament could be curtains for a team whose NET is now all the way down to 61. Out west, both Washington and Arizona State got narrow, but necessary, road wins at Stanford and Oregon State. Washington will be fine as long as they don't go 0-3 down the stretch, but Arizona State remains right on the nose of the bubble. I have them out simply because there isn't much precedent for teams with so many losses to non-tourney teams making the field, but I know that's a minority opinion right now. I think the Sun Devils need at least two more wins. 

Tonight, conference tournament action kicks off with the Atlantic Sun quarterfinals. Lipscomb should cruise through their home game against Kennesaw State. In the Big 12, TCU could go a long way towards punching their bid against Kansas State and Texas could lock up their bid in Lubbock.

1: Virginia, Duke, Gonzaga, Tennessee
2: Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan, Michigan State
3: LSU, Purdue, Houston, Texas Tech
4: Kansas, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Marquette
5: Iowa State, Wisconsin, Mississippi State, Maryland
6: Nevada, Buffalo, Kansas State, Cincinnati
7: Villanova, Louisville, Baylor, Wofford
8: Auburn, Iowa, Syracuse, Ohio State
9: Oklahoma, UCF, Washington, Mississippi
10: North Carolina State, Utah State, St. John's, Texas
11: TCU, VCU, Minnesota, Florida
12: Belmont, (Alabama/Seton Hall), (Clemson/Georgetown), Lipscomb
13: New Mexico State, Vermont, UC Irvine, Hofstra
14: Yale, South Dakota State, Old Dominion, Georgia Southern
15: Northern Kentucky, Montana, Radford, Loyola Chicago
16: Colgate, Sam Houston State, (Texas Southern/St. Francis PA), (Norfolk State/Siena)

	Washington, DC		Louisville
	Columbia		Columbia
1	Virginia	1	Duke
16	Norfolk State/Siena	16	Texas Southern/St. Francis PA
8	Iowa	8	Ohio State
9	UCF	9	Mississippi
	San Jose		San Jose
5	Mississippi State	5	Wisconsin
12	Georgetown/Clemson	12	Lipscomb
4	Kansas	4	Marquette
13	New Mexico State	13	Vermont
	Tulsa		Salt Lake City
6	Buffalo	6	Nevada
11	TCU	11	Florida
3	Houston	3	Texas Tech
14	Georgia Southern	14	Old Dominion
	Des Moines		Columbus
7	Louisville	7	Baylor
10	Texas	10	North Carolina State
2	Michigan	2	Kentucky
15	Northern Kentucky	15	Montana
	Kansas City		Anaheim
	Columbus		Salt Lake City
1	Tennessee	1	Gonzaga
16	Colgate	16	Sam Houston State
8	Syracuse	8	Auburn
9	Washington	9	Oklahoma
	Hartford		Hartford
5	Iowa State	5	Maryland
12	Belmont	12	Alabama/Seton Hall
4	Virginia Tech	4	Florida State
13	Hofstra	13	UC Irvine
	Tulsa		Jacksonville
6	Cincinnati	6	Kansas State
11	VCU	11	Minnesota
3	Purdue	3	LSU
14	Yale	14	South Dakota State
	Jacksonville		Des Moines
7	Wofford	7	VIllanova
10	St. John's	10	Utah State
2	North Carolina	2	Michigan State
15	Loyola Chicago	15	Radford

First Four Out: Arizona State, Temple, Furman, Lipscomb
Next Six Out: Creighton, Xavier, St. Mary's, Indiana, Memphis, UNC Greensboro

Moving In: Old Dominion
Moving Out: Southern Miss

ACC: 9
Big Ten: 8
Big 12: 8
SEC: 8
Big East: 5
American: 3
Mountain West: 2
Pac-12: 1
Atlantic 10: 1
Southern: 1
WCC: 1
MAC: 1
Ohio Valley: 1