Bracketology 1/17/2022

There was some interesting bubble action over the weekend, highlighted by Murray State going to Nashville and destroying Belmont on the road. Both teams have solid at-large prospects with wins over Memphis and Alabama, respectively. Elswhere, BYU beat San Francisco on the road and moves closer to a protected seed.

1: Auburn, Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona

2: Kansas, Villanova, Duke, Houston

3: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Purdue

4: LSU, Michigan State, USC, Kentucky

5: Ohio State, BYU, Providence, Xavier

6: Texas Tech, UCLA, Iowa, Loyola Chicago

7: Texas, Seton Hall, Connecticut, Alabama

8: West Virginia, Tennessee, Colorado State, San Diego State

9: Indiana, Oklahoma, TCU, North Carolina

10: Wake Forest, San Francisco, Davidson, Murray State

11: Wyoming, Marquette, Mississippi State, Creighton

12: (Miami (FL)/Belmont), (St. Mary’s/Florida), UAB, Iona

13: Ohio, New Mexico State, Oakland, Chattanooga

14: South Dakota State, Wagner, Princeton, Navy

15: Hofstra, Texas State, UC Irvine, Vermont

16: Liberty, Norfolk State, (UNC Asheville/Southern Utah), (Nicholls State/Texas Southern)

First Four Out: UAB, Oregon, Boise State, Texas A&M

Next Four Out: Minnesota, Memphis, SMU, VCU