Bracketology 2/11/2023

We’re now a month and a day from Selection Sunday and most teams have only five or so regular season games remaining. If your team isn’t on this page, the chances of them making the tournament are pretty low. Historical precedent suggests that by this point in the season, we can expect that all but a half dozen of the final at-large teams are in my current field. There is always a chance for a team to come out of nowhere and go on a crazy run to make the field (2020 UCLA comes to mind) but it doesn’t happen every year.

1: Purdue, Alabama, Houston, Kansas

2: Arizona, Texas, Tennessee, UCLA

3: Baylor, Kansas State, Connecticut, Xavier

4: Indiana, Iowa State, Virginia, Marquette

5: Miami (FL), San Diego State, St. Mary’s, Gonzaga

6: TCU, Rutgers, Iowa, Duke

7: Illinois, Creighton, NC State, Arkansas

8: West Virginia, Providence, Michigan State, Florida Atlantic

9: Nevada, Auburn, Maryland, Boise State

10: Northwestern, North Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma State

11: New Mexico, USC, (Texas A&M/Missouri), (Wisconsin/Pittsburgh)

12: Charleston, VCU, Oral Roberts, Southern Miss

13: Kent State, Utah Valley, UC Santa Barbara, Liberty

14: Iona, Southern Illinois, Princeton, Furman

15: Vermont, Colgate, Youngstown State, Eastern Washington

16: UNC Asheville, Norfolk State, (Northwestern State/UT-Martin), (Grambling State/Fairleigh Dickinson)

First Four Out: Clemson, Oregon, Utah State, Memphis

Next Four Out: Mississippi State, Arizona State, North Texas, Florida

Also Considered: Wake Forest, Seton Hall, Michigan, Penn State, Charleston, VCU, Virginia Tech, UCF