Bracketology 2/3/20

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Saturday was the busiest college hoops day of the year, and it's led to massive changes throughout the bracket. Louisville jumps up to the 2 line, where they're joined by fellow ACC teams Duke and Florida State. There's also now four Big East teams among the protected seeds- Creighton has really snuck up on me, the Bluejays have quite a strong profile and picked up a massive win at Villanova on Saturday.

Towards the bubble, Rhode Island picked up a big win against VCU and is now solidly in the field. I've dropped Minnesota out of the field for the first time in a month- the losses are really starting to pile up for the Golden Gophers, who are now 11-10. In their place, I've moved in Xavier who got a massive win at Seton Hall.

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

 First Four Out: Minnesota, Georgetown, Mississippi State, Utah State
Next Four Out: East Tennessee State, Arizona State, Georgetown, Texas
Also Considered: Tulsa, Cincinnati, Richmond, Saint Louis

Moving In: Xavier, Louisiana Tech, Little Rock, Hofstra, Texas Southern, North Carolina A&T
Moving Out: Minnesota, North Texas, Georgia State, William & Mary, Prairie View A&M, Norfolk State

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


HoustonIndianapolis
OmahaOmaha
1Baylor1Kansas
16Monmouth/Texas Southern16
Robert Morris/North Carolina A&T
8Wichita State8BYU
9Arkansas9USC
St. LouisTampa
5Colorado5Auburn
12Yale12East Tennessee State
4Creighton4Michigan State
13Louisiana Tech13Liberty
AlbanyAlbany
6Marquette6LSU
11VCU11Indiana
3Maryland3Seton Hall
14Winthrop14Wright State
ClevelandSt. Louis
7Arizona7Rutgers
10Northern Iowa10Oklahoma
2Dayton2Louisville
15Murray State15Little Rock
New York CityLos Angeles
SpokaneSacramento
1Gonzaga1San Diego State
16South Dakota State16Hofstra
8Houston8Michigan
9Texas Tech9St. Mary's
SacramentoSpokane
5Penn State5Iowa
12Stephen F. Austin12Memphis/Xavier
4Butler4Oregon
13Akron13Vermont
GreensboroCleveland
6Illinois6Kentucky
11Florida11Purdue/Virginia
3West Virginia3Villanova
14New Mexico State14Colgate
GreensboroTampa
7Wisconsin7Ohio State
10Stanford10Rhode Island
2Duke2Florida State
15UC Irvine15Eastern Washington

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