Bracketology 2/10/20

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The committee's top 16 reveal on Saturday went largely as planned. I was a little surprised to see Michigan State in the reveal instead of Penn State, but other than that there were no real surprises. It was a bad weekend for bubble teams, with many teams (Stanford, Florida, Arkansas) taking questionable losses and falling closer to the bubble. My guess is that some of the teams on the outside looking in with good metrics, like Cincinnati and Mississippi State, are going to make a run into the field in the coming weeks.

1: Baylor, Kansas, San Diego State, Gonzaga
2: Duke, Dayton, Louisville, Maryland
3: Seton Hall, West Virginia, Florida State, Auburn
4: Villanova, Penn State, Oregon, Butler
5: Marquette, Colorado, Creighton, Michigan State
6: Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Houston
7: Rutgers, Texas Tech, Ohio State, BYU
8: Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan, LSU
9: St. Mary's, Northern Iowa, USC, Purdue
10: Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Xavier, Stanford
11: VCU, Indiana, Wichita State, (Arkansas/Virginia)
12: (Florida/Arizona State), East Tennessee State, Stephen F. Austin, Yale
13: Liberty, Akron, North Texas, Vermont
14: New Mexico State, Colgate, Winthrop, Wright State
15: Little Rock,  Northern Colorado, UC Irvine, Murray State
16: Hofstra, South Dakota State, (Monmouth/North Carolina A&T), (Robert Morris/Texas Southern)

First Four Out: East Tennessee State, Utah State, Minnesota, Georgetown
Next Four Out: Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Memphis, Richmond
Also Considered: Alabama, Syracuse, Providence, SMU

Moving In: Northern Colorado, Prairie View A&M, Arizona State
Moving Out: Eastern Washington, Texas Southern, Minnesota

Bids by Conference:
Big Ten: 11
Big East: 6
Pac-12: 6
Big 12: 5
SEC: 5
ACC: 4
Atlantic 10: 3
West Coast: 3
American: 2


HoustonIndianapolis
OmahaOmaha
1Baylor1Kansas
16Monmouth/Prairie View A&M16
Robert Morris/North Carolina A&T
8LSU8Michigan
9Purdue9St. Mary's
ClevelandSacramento
5Michigan State5Colorado
12Stephen F. Austin12East Tennessee State
4Villanova4Butler
13North Texas13Liberty
TampaTampa
6Illinois6Kentucky
11Wichita State11VCU
3Auburn3Florida State
14Winthrop14Wright State
St. LouisCleveland
7Texas Tech7Rutgers
10Rhode Island10Stanford
2Louisville2Dayton
15UC Irvine15Little Rock
New York CityLos Angeles
SacramentoSpokane
1San Diego State1Gonzaga
16South Dakota State16Hofstra
8Wisconsin8Arizona
9USC9Northern Iowa
St. LouisSpokane
5Creighton5Marquette
12Yale12Florida/Arizona State
4Penn State4Oregon
13Akron13Vermont
AlbanyAlbany
6Houston6Iowa
11Indiana11Arkansas/Virginia
3Seton Hall3West Virginia
14New Mexico State14Colgate
GreensboroGreensboro
7Ohio State7BYU
10Oklahoma10Xavier
2Duke2Maryland
15Northern Colorado15Murray State

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