Bracketology 11/2/19

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College hoops season is now only 3 days away, so it's time for the final bracketology update of the preseason. At the top, things are relatively similar to my June update, with North Carolina and Kentucky moving up to the top line, replacing Duke and Kansas. Closer to the bubble, everything is very shaky at this point in the season as teams from the 6 or 7 line on down are pretty indistinguishable from one another.

The Pac-12 is looking to rebound from its disastrous 2018-19 season, and the league has 6 or 7 possible tournament teams this year. When you consider a strong American, Atlantic 10 and WCC, it means that there could be fewer bids to go around to power conference teams who are 9-9 or 8-10 in conference play.

The next update will be sometime before Feast Week- for now, enjoy the beginning of the season. In addition to the Champions Classic, there's a whole lineup of intriguing non-conference games to start the year.

1: Michigan State, Louisville, North Carolina, Kentucky
2: Florida, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas
3: Virginia, Maryland, Villanova, Purdue
4: Baylor, Ohio State, Seton Hall, VCU
5: Xavier, Arizona, St. Mary's, Providence
6: Texas Tech, Memphis, Arizona, Oregon
7: Utah State, LSU, Florida State, Cincinnati
8: Auburn, Davidson, Tennessee, Marquette
9: Michigan, Houston, Texas, Illinois
10: Notre Dame, Missouri, Harvard. Colorado
11: Penn State, Oklahoma, Washington, (NC State/Creighton)
12: (Wisconsin/West Virginia), New Mexico State, East Tennessee State, Vermont
13: Toledo, Belmont, Western Kentucky, Liberty
14: Loyola Chicago, Wright State, UC Irvine, Colgate
15: South Alabama, Hofstra, South Dakota, Radford
16: Sam Houston State, Iona, (Southern Utah/LIU), (Morgna State/Jackson State)

IndianapolisNew York City
ClevelandCleveland
1Michigan State1Louisville
16Morgan State/Jackson State16Southern Utah/LIU
8Marquette8Tennessee
9Houston9Michigan
SacramentoOmaha
5Arizona5Providence
12Wisconsin/West Virginia12New Mexico State
4Seton Hall4Baylor
13Toledo13Belmont
AlbanyTampa
6Texas Tech6Arizona
11Penn State11Oklahoma
3Virginia3Purdue
14Colgate14UC Irvine
OmahaSpokane
7LSU7Florida State
10Notre Dame10Colorado
2Kansas2Gonzaga
15South Alabama15Hofstra
Los AngelesHouston
St. LouisGreensboro
1Kentucky1North Carolina
16Sam Houston State16Iona
8Davidson8Auburn
9Texas9Illinois
SpokaneSacramento
5Xavier5St. Mary's
12East Tennessee State12Vermont
4VCU4Ohio State
13Liberty13Western Kentucky
AlbanySt. Louis
6Oregon6Memphis
11NC State/Creighton11Washington
3Maryland3Villanova
14Loyola Chicago14Wright State
GreensboroTampa
7Utah State7Cincinnati
10Missouri10Harvard
2Duke2Florida
15Radford15South Dakota

First Four Out: Mississippi State, Dayton, Iowa State, Georgetown
Next Four Out: Iowa, Arkansas, Alabama, San Diego State

Bids by Conference:
Big Ten: 8
ACC: 7
Big 12: 7
Big East: 6
SEC: 6
Pac-12: 4
American: 3
West Coast: 2
Atlantic 10: 2

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