Bracketology 2/26/20

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I had the hardest time putting together the 2 line in this update. Duke's loss to Wake Forest makes their path to a 1 seed really difficult, but it's hard to order them compared to the rest of the 2 seeds. I could see an argument for having Dayton over Maryland, or Duke over Florida State. Given the way that San Diego State has been playing recently, it's quite possible that one of these teams jumps up to the 1 line. If Maryland wins out, they might get there even without San Diego State losing.

Relatively few changes on the bubble in this update, Memphis falls further back after their loss to SMU, NC State falls a little bit as well after losing to UNC. Oklahoma looks a bit safer after their win over Texas Tech.

1: Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga, San Diego State
2: Maryland, Dayton, Florida State, Duke
3: Creighton, Villanova, Seton Hall, Louisville
4: Penn State, Kentucky, Michigan State, Oregon
5: Auburn, Michigan, Colorado, Ohio State
6: Iowa, West Virginia, Butler, BYU
7: Arizona, Houston, Marquette, Wisconsin
8: St. Mary's, Illinois, LSU, Arizona State
9: Indiana, Texas Tech, Rhode Island, Rutgers
10: East Tennessee State, Virginia, Wichita State, Florida
11: Oklahoma, Xavier, Utah State, Northern Iowa
12: (USC/Richmond), (Cincinnati/Stanford), Liberty, Stephen F. Austin
13: Yale, Vermont, New Mexico State, North Texas
14: Bowling Green, 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: Providence, Liberty, North Carolina State, Georgetown
Next Four Out: Mississippi State, Purdue, Memphis, Arkansas
Also Considered: UNC Greensboro, Minnesota, Texas, Notre Dame

Moving In: Bowling Green
Moving Out: Akron

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

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