Bracketology 1/27/2024

I’m interested to see how many bids the Big 12 is able to get to the tournament this year. It’s been the best conference in college basketball for several years now, but the win/loss numbers are bound to get ugly for some bubble teams as 12 of the 14 teams in the league are top 70 teams. If we’re going to get a 14 or 15 loss team in the tournament this year, it’s likely to come from the Big 12.

1: Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

2: Kansas, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Dayton

3: Marquette, Baylor, Arizona, Auburn

4: Kentucky, Illinois, Creighton, Alabama

5: Iowa State, Duke, Clemson, BYU

6: Colorado State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Utah State

7: San Diego State, South Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Nebraska

8: Memphis, St. John’s, Texas Tech, Colorado

9: Ole Miss, Utah, Villanova, Northwestern

10: Seton Hall, New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Princeton

11: Michigan State, TCU, Boise State, (Nevada/Cincinnati)

12: St. Mary’s, Indiana State, (Texas/Oregon), James Madison

13: McNeese State, Samford, Charleston, UC Irvine

14: Akron, Louisiana Tech, Morehead State, Montana

15: High Point, Quinnipiac, Vermont, Youngstown State

16: Southern, Stetson, (South Dakota State/Colgate), (NC Central/Central Connecticut)

First Four Out: Washington State, Gonzaga, Kansas State, Misssissippi State

Next Four Out: Providence, Ohio State, Georgia, James Madison

Also Considered: Miami (FL), Florida, Drake, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Butler, Virginia, Virginia Tech

Moving In: Nevada, Oregon

Moving Out: Kansas State, Mississippi State

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 9

Big Ten: 7

SEC: 7

Big East: 6

Mountain West: 6

Pac-12: 4

ACC: 3

American: 2