Bracketology 2/20/18

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I want to talk about the SEC briefly, specifically LSU and Georgia. I've consistently had both teams higher than the consensus because they have a ton of good wins- 7 Q1 and 1 Q2 win for LSU, 5 Q1 and 4 Q2 wins for Georgia. Sure, they have a lot of losses and bad RPI numbers, but why is Florida so safely in the field when they're in a similar situation? Why is Texas so far ahead of LSU and Georgia in most projections when they also have 11 losses in a good conference, with tons of good wins? Oklahoma getting a 4 seed and Kansas getting a 2 seed in the bracket reveal showed me that the committee is still focusing on quality wins above all else, and I think that people shouldn't be sleeping on these SEC bubble teams.

1: Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas
2: Auburn, Duke, Purdue, Michigan State
3: Texas Tech, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Clemson
4: Tennessee, Wichita State, Arizona, West Virginia
5: Ohio State, Rhode Island, Gonzaga, Missouri
6: Houston, Kentucky, Alabama, Michigan
7: Creighton, Nevada, Texas A&M, Florida State
8: Arizona State, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida
9: Kansas State, Virginia Tech, St. Mary's, TCU
10: Miami (FL), Seton Hall, North Carolina State, St. Bonaventure
11: Providence, Butler, Middle Tennessee, (Syracuse/Texas)
12: (LSU/Baylor), Loyola Chicago, New Mexico State, Louisiana
13: Buffalo, Vermont, Murray State, East Tennessee State
14: Montana, South Dakota State, Northern Kentucky, UC Santa Barbara
15: Bucknell, Charleston, Rider, Florida Gulf Coast
16: Winthrop, Penn, (Wagner/Nicholls State), (Bethune Cookman/Southern)

First Four Out: Georgia, Washington, UCLA, Temple
Next Four Out: Louisville, Boise State, Marquette, USC
In Consideration: Mississippi State, Utah, Western Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State, Notre Dame

Moving In: Bethune Cookman
Moving Out: Savannah State

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