Bracketology 2/7/20

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The biggest story last night in college basketball was out west, where Gonzaga, BYU and St. Mary's all took care of business. Gonzaga is obviously a lock, and I feel increasingly good about BYU and St. Mary's' at-large chances. The WCC is looking for its first 3 bid year since 2012, possibly more if someone steals a bid.

The committee will reveal their top 16 teams tomorrow afternoon. The team I'm most interested in seeing is Dayton- I've seen the Flyers anywhere between 6th and 11th overall on the seed list, it'll be interesting to see how the committee balances an underwhelming team sheet with fantastic predictive metrics.

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

Moving In: Minnesota, North Texas
Moving Out: Memphis, Louisiana Tech

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

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