Bracketology 1/23/20
Most of the action since Monday has been in the 9 to 10 seed range. Texas Tech, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Memphis and Purdue all lost, making that area of the seed list quite muddy. This leads to some strange seeds in that area, such as USC as a 9 seed. The Trojans' adjusted efficiency margins are quite bad for an at-large, but they've got a solid resume.
After their drubbing at the hands of Tulsa, it's time to consider that Memphis may not actually make the field. Their best wins are over NC State on a neutral and at Tennessee, and they have a bit of an ugly home loss to Georgia. There are strangely few opportunities in the American this year, as they won't play a Kenpom tier A game until they travel to a resurgent Cincinnati on February 13th. In a weak AAC, 10-8 or 11-7 in conference may not get it done.
1: Baylor, Kansas, San Diego State, Gonzaga
2: Duke, Dayton, Florida State, Michigan State
3: West Virginia, Butler, Seton Hall, Louisville
4: Villanova, Oregon, Iowa, Auburn
5: Maryland, Penn State, Arizona, Creighton
6: Wisconsin, Stanford, Colorado, Houston
7: Wichita State, Rutgers, Kentucky, Michigan
8: Illinois, LSU, Marquette, Ohio State
9: USC, Indiana, Texas Tech, Arkansas
10: Oklahoma, St. Mary's, Memphis, North Carolina State
11: Liberty, Purdue, Northern Iowa, BYU
12: (Minnesota/Virginia Tech), (Florida/Richmond), East Tennessee State, Yale
13: Akron, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech, Wright State
14: Vermont, New Mexico State, Colgate, Belmont
15: William & Mary, Georgia State, Eastern Washington, North Dakota State
16: UC Irvine, St. Francis PA, (Monmouth/Radford), (Prairie View A&M/Norfolk State)
First Four Out: East Tennessee State, Texas, Georgetown, DePaul
Next Four Out: VCU, Saint Louis, Xavier, Alabama
Moving In: Richmond
Moving Out: Saint Louis
Bids by Conference:
Big Ten: 12
ACC: 5
Big 12: 5
Big East: 5
Pac-12: 5
SEC: 5
American: 3
West Coast: 3
Atlantic 10: 2
After their drubbing at the hands of Tulsa, it's time to consider that Memphis may not actually make the field. Their best wins are over NC State on a neutral and at Tennessee, and they have a bit of an ugly home loss to Georgia. There are strangely few opportunities in the American this year, as they won't play a Kenpom tier A game until they travel to a resurgent Cincinnati on February 13th. In a weak AAC, 10-8 or 11-7 in conference may not get it done.
1: Baylor, Kansas, San Diego State, Gonzaga
2: Duke, Dayton, Florida State, Michigan State
3: West Virginia, Butler, Seton Hall, Louisville
4: Villanova, Oregon, Iowa, Auburn
5: Maryland, Penn State, Arizona, Creighton
6: Wisconsin, Stanford, Colorado, Houston
7: Wichita State, Rutgers, Kentucky, Michigan
8: Illinois, LSU, Marquette, Ohio State
9: USC, Indiana, Texas Tech, Arkansas
10: Oklahoma, St. Mary's, Memphis, North Carolina State
11: Liberty, Purdue, Northern Iowa, BYU
12: (Minnesota/Virginia Tech), (Florida/Richmond), East Tennessee State, Yale
13: Akron, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech, Wright State
14: Vermont, New Mexico State, Colgate, Belmont
15: William & Mary, Georgia State, Eastern Washington, North Dakota State
16: UC Irvine, St. Francis PA, (Monmouth/Radford), (Prairie View A&M/Norfolk State)
First Four Out: East Tennessee State, Texas, Georgetown, DePaul
Next Four Out: VCU, Saint Louis, Xavier, Alabama
Moving In: Richmond
Moving Out: Saint Louis
Bids by Conference:
Big Ten: 12
ACC: 5
Big 12: 5
Big East: 5
Pac-12: 5
SEC: 5
American: 3
West Coast: 3
Atlantic 10: 2
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