Bracketology 1/23/2023

I thought Houston stood a decent chance of finishing the season undefeated in conference play. They would’ve been a contender for the #1 overall seed had they been able to do that, but instead they lost a shocking game at home to Temple. I’ve kept them on the top line for now, but that’s mainly because the other contenders for the last 1 seed haven’t been great lately.

It’s a banner year in the Mountain West with 5 teams in my projection right now. I think at least one of Nevada and Utah State will drop out, but San Diego State, Boise State and New Mexico look reasonably safe.

1: Purdue, Alabama, Kansas, Houston

2: Tennessee, Arizona, UCLA, Kansas State

3: Texas, Marquette, Virginia, Baylor

4: Iowa State, TCU, Xavier, Gonzaga

5: Auburn, Connecticut, San Diego State, St. Mary’s

6: Miami (FL), Indiana, Duke, Providence

7: North Carolina, Rutgers, Arkansas, New Mexico

8: Florida Atlantic, NC State, Michigan State, Wisconsin

9: Missouri, Boise State, Illinois, Charleston

10: Creighton, Kentucky, Iowa, Clemson

11: Maryland, Utah State, Nevada, (West Virginia/Northwestern)

12: (Arizona State/Ohio State), Kent State, Oral Roberts, Iona

13: VCU, Liberty, Marshall, UC Irvine

14: Utah Valley, Drake, Princeton, UMass Lowell

15: Colgate, Milwaukee, Furman, Norfolk State

16: Longwood, Eastern Washington, (Grambling State/SIU Edwardsville), (Nicholls State/Fairleigh Dickinson)

First Four Out: Pittsburgh, USC, Penn State, Mississippi State

Next Four Out: Oklahoma, Memphis, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech