Bracketology 12/16/19
The most chaotic season of college hoops that I can remember continues on, with only four undefeated teams remaining. The chaos is most evident in the Big Ten, where 12 of the 14 teams are 1-1 in league play. No team has distinguished themselves from the pack- current Kenpom #1 Ohio State would've ranked #8 at the end of last season, and current T-Rank #1 Kansas would've ranked #5 at the end of last season.
One story I'm going to be monitoring all season is the decline of the ACC. Last year, the league had 3 #1 seeds and 5 protected seeds. This year, I have 5 ACC teams total in the field. North Carolina in particular is a huge question mark after their loss at home to Wofford yesterday. The SEC also looks likely to produce fewer tournament teams than last year, to the benefit of the Pac-12, Big Ten and Big East.
It's finals week on most campuses, so the period between now and Christmas is the slowest time of the college basketball year. My next update will come around Christmas, and I'll be updating at least weekly from there on out.
1: Kansas, Ohio State, Gonzaga, Louisville
2: Maryland, Oregon, Duke, Baylor
3: Butler, Auburn, San Diego State, Dayton
4: Memphis, Kentucky, Virginia, Michigan State
5: West Virginia, Arizona, Michigan, Florida State
6: Wichita State, Iowa, Marquette, Penn State
7: Villanova, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Arkansas
8: Texas Tech, Stanford, Xavier, Indiana
9: Florida, VCU, Utah State, Purdue
10: Colorado, North Carolina, Texas, Seton Hall
11: BYU, Liberty, Washington, (Duquesne/DePaul)
12: (LSU/Creighton), Northern Iowa, Yale, Vermont
13: Kent State, UNC Greensboro, Delaware, UTEP
14: Stephen F. Austin, Belmont, New Mexico State, Northern Kentucky
15: South Dakota, Colgate, Sacramento State, Georgia State
16: Hawaii, Rider, (Radford/Bryant), (Coppin State/Texas Southern)
First Four Out: Illinois, Oklahoma, Arizona State, Temple
Next Four Out: Richmond, North Carolina State, Rutgers, St. Mary's
Bids by Conference:
Big Ten: 8
Big East: 7
Big 12: 6
SEC: 6
ACC: 5
Pac-12: 5
Atlantic 10: 3
American: 2
Mountain West: 2
West Coast: 2
One story I'm going to be monitoring all season is the decline of the ACC. Last year, the league had 3 #1 seeds and 5 protected seeds. This year, I have 5 ACC teams total in the field. North Carolina in particular is a huge question mark after their loss at home to Wofford yesterday. The SEC also looks likely to produce fewer tournament teams than last year, to the benefit of the Pac-12, Big Ten and Big East.
It's finals week on most campuses, so the period between now and Christmas is the slowest time of the college basketball year. My next update will come around Christmas, and I'll be updating at least weekly from there on out.
1: Kansas, Ohio State, Gonzaga, Louisville
2: Maryland, Oregon, Duke, Baylor
3: Butler, Auburn, San Diego State, Dayton
4: Memphis, Kentucky, Virginia, Michigan State
5: West Virginia, Arizona, Michigan, Florida State
6: Wichita State, Iowa, Marquette, Penn State
7: Villanova, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Arkansas
8: Texas Tech, Stanford, Xavier, Indiana
9: Florida, VCU, Utah State, Purdue
10: Colorado, North Carolina, Texas, Seton Hall
11: BYU, Liberty, Washington, (Duquesne/DePaul)
12: (LSU/Creighton), Northern Iowa, Yale, Vermont
13: Kent State, UNC Greensboro, Delaware, UTEP
14: Stephen F. Austin, Belmont, New Mexico State, Northern Kentucky
15: South Dakota, Colgate, Sacramento State, Georgia State
16: Hawaii, Rider, (Radford/Bryant), (Coppin State/Texas Southern)
First Four Out: Illinois, Oklahoma, Arizona State, Temple
Next Four Out: Richmond, North Carolina State, Rutgers, St. Mary's
Bids by Conference:
Big Ten: 8
Big East: 7
Big 12: 6
SEC: 6
ACC: 5
Pac-12: 5
Atlantic 10: 3
American: 2
Mountain West: 2
West Coast: 2
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