Bracketology 2/1/2024

South Carolina was the biggest winner of the week with their road win over Tennessee. The Gamecocks were on no one’s radar in the preseason but have leaped into the top 10 in strength of record after beating Kentucky and Tennessee in the last week.

1: Purdue, Houston, Connecticut, North Carolina

2: Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Marquette

3: Arizona, Iowa State, Dayton, Alabama

4: Illinois, Creighton, Duke, Auburn

5: Baylor, South Carolina, Utah State, Texas Tech

6: Oklahoma, Florida Atlantic, TCU, Ole Miss

7: BYU, Kentucky, Clemson, San Diego State

8: Northwestern, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado State

9: Indiana State, St. John’s, Nebraska, Michigan State

10: Providence, Boise State, Texas, St. Mary’s

11: Mississippi State, Grand Canyon, Washington State, Florida

12: Princeton, (Colorado/Texas A&M), (Nevada/Virginia), McNeese State

13: Appalachian State, Samford, UC Irvine, Louisiana Tech

14: Vermont, Akron, High Point, Morehead State

15: Eastern Washington, UNC Wilmington, Quinnipiac, Oakland

16: Colgate, South Dakota State, (Eastern Kentucky/Southern), (Norfolk State/Central Connecticut)

First Four Out: Syracuse, Oregon, Memphis, Seton Hall

Next Four Out: Gonzaga, Richmond, Butler, Kansas State

Also Considered: Villanova, Cincinnati, Georgia, Drake, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, Florida State, Xavier

Moving In: Florida, Virginia

Moving Out: Memphis, Syracuse

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 9

SEC: 9

Big Ten: 6

Mountain West: 6

Big East: 5

Pac-12: 4

ACC: 4