Bracketology 1/12/2024

Michigan State is going to present a very interesting decision for the committee this year. The Spartans rank 26th in the NET and 17th in Kenpom but are 9-7 with only a single Q1 win over Baylor. There’s no precedent for a team with a NET in the 20s getting left out, but the Big Ten is light on quality win opportunities this year and the Spartans will have to start winning games if they want to make the tournament.

1: Purdue, Houston, Arizona, Connecticut

2: North Carolina, Kansas, Wisconsin, Baylor

3: Tennessee, Kentucky, Dayton, San Diego State

4: Auburn, Clemson, Duke, Illinois

5: Oklahoma, Colorado State, Marquette, Creighton

6: Memphis, BYU, Utah State, St. John’s

7: Iowa State, Alabama, Nebraska, Utah

8: Ole Miss, Nevada, South Carolina, Florida Atlantic

9: Villanova, Grand Canyon, Cincinnati, Mississippi State

10: Texas Tech, Princeton, Oregon, Texas A&M

11: Seton Hall, James Madison, Northwestern, Colorado

12: (Texas/Michigan State), (Ohio State/Providence), Indiana State, Gonzaga

13: McNeese State, Charleston, Samford, Purdue Fort Wayne

14: Morehead State, UC Irvine, Liberty, Weber State

15: Akron, High Point, Quinnipiac, Vermont

16: Southern, Stetson, (Colgate/Norfolk State), (Denver/Merrimack)

First Four Out: Miami (FL), Butler, Indiana State, TCU

Next Four Out: Gonzaga, Virginia, Boise State, Wake Forest

Also Considered: New Mexico, Indiana, Florida, San Francisco, NC State, Kansas State, Syracuse, Georgia

Moving In: Northwestern, Texas

Moving Out: Miami (FL), Wake Forest

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 9

SEC: 8

Big East: 7

Big Ten: 7

Mountain West: 4

Pac-12: 4

ACC: 3

American: 2