Bracketology 1/31/2022

The biggest result of the weekend was Kentucky going to Lawrence and beating the brakes off Kansas in the Big 12/SEC challenge. The Wildcats are a tricky team to seed as they have the predictive metrics of an A-list national title contender, but don’t have the depth of Q1 wins of some other teams. For now, both Kentucky and Kansas land on the 2 line.

On the bubble, Creighton and Mississippi State have fallen out of the field after weekend losses. Oregon and Florida take their place in the bracket.

1: Auburn, Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona

2: Villanova, Kansas, Purdue, Kentucky

3: UCLA, Houston, Wisconsin, Michigan State

4: Providence, Duke, LSU, Texas Tech

5: Illinois, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee

6: Xavier, USC, Iowa State, Connecticut

7: Ohio State, St. Mary’s, Indiana, Marquette

8: Murray State, Boise State, Iowa, Davidson

9: Colorado State, San Francisco, Loyola Chicago, BYU

10: Miami (FL), Oklahoma, TCU, West Virginia

11: Arkansas, Iona, Wyoming, Seton Hall

12: Wake Forest, (San Diego State/Florida), (North Carolina/Oregon), UAB

13: Chattanooga, Toledo, Wagner, Vermont

14: South Dakota State, Oakland, Towson, Jacksonville State

15: Princeton, Seattle, Weber State, Navy

16: Appalachian State, Longwood, (Hawai’i/New Orleans), (Southern/Norfolk State)

First Four Out: Michigan, Creighton, Notre Dame, Mississippi State

Next Four Out: Texas A&M, UAB, Florida State, Stanford

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 8

Big Ten: 7

SEC: 7

Big East: 6

ACC: 4

Mountain West: 4

Pac-12: 4

West Coast: 4