Bracketology 2/24/20

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After a month of no changes at the top, a crazy weekend sees 4 of the top 5 teams on my seed list lose. Kansas has taken over the #1 overall seed from Baylor, but the Bears remain in the South region. I would've given Maryland the last #1 seed and the East region if they had beaten Ohio State, but San Diego State remains at the end of the 1 line. Creighton also moves up to the 2 line for the first time all year after a dominant win over Butler.

Towards the bubble, Stanford has stopped the bleeding with a sweep of their Washington road trip and claims the last spot in the field. The Cardinal's biggest resume strength is their NET rating of 31. Oklahoma has now lost 3 straight and it doesn't get any easier for the Sooners as they face Texas Tech and West Virginia next. The most fascinating bubble team will continue to be Purdue- the Boilers need to take at least 2 of their final 3 before the Big Ten Tournament.

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

First Four Out: Purdue, North Carolina State, Liberty, Memphis
Next Four Out: Georgetown, Purdue, Arkansas, UNC Greensboro
Also Considered: Mississippi State, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Stephen F. Austin

Moving In: Cincinnati, Stanford, North Carolina A&T, Belmont, Radford, St. Francis PA
Moving Out: Mississippi State, Georgetown, Norfolk State, Austin Peay, Winthrop, Robert Morris

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

IndianapolisHouston
OmahaOmaha
1Kansas1Baylor
16Saint Peter's/North Carolina A&T16St. Francis PA/Prairie View A&M
8LSU8Illinois
9Rutgers9Rhode Island
SacramentoCleveland
5Iowa5West Virginia
12Stephen F. Austin12Liberty
4Auburn4Penn State
13Yale13Akron
St. LouisAlbany
6Butler6Ohio State
11Northern Iowa11USC
3Louisville3Seton Hall
14Hosftra14Colgate
ClevelandGreensboro
7Wisconsin7Marquette
10East Tennessee State10Florida
2Dayton2Duke
15Little Rock15Belmont
New York CityLos Angeles
SacramentoSpokane
1San Diego State1Gonzaga
16Radford16Montana
8St. Mary's8Texas Tech
9Indiana9Arizona State
TampaSpokane
5Michigan5Michigan State
12Stanford/Cincinnati12Oklahoma/Richmond
4Kentucky4Oregon
13Vermont13New Mexico State
AlbanyTampa
6Colorado6BYU
11Xavier11Utah State
3Villanova3Florida State
14North Texas14South Dakota State
GreensboroSt. Louis
7Houston7Arizona
10Wichita State10Virginia
2Maryland2Creighton
15Wright State15UC Irvine

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