Bracketology 2/13/2023

It was a busy weekend of college hoops, highlighted by a game in my own backyard in Evanston. I was thinking of going to Purdue/Northwestern but balked at the $175 ticket, it’s a shame I did as the Wildcats pulled off one of their biggest wins in program history. I’ve moved Northwestern safely into the field as an 8 seed, and moved Purdue to the #2 overall seed behind Alabama.

1: Alabama, Purdue, Houston, Kansas

2: Texas, Baylor, Arizona, UCLA

3: Virginia, Tennessee, Gonzaga, Kansas State

4: Xavier, Connecticut, Indiana, Marquette

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

6: Iowa State, Creighton, TCU, NC State

7: Maryland, Michigan State, Arkansas, Auburn

8: Florida Atlantic, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Northwestern

9: Duke, Nevada, Rutgers, Iowa

10: West Virginia, Memphis, Boise State, Pittsburgh

11: Providence, North Carolina, (Texas A&M/Wisconsin), (Mississippi State/USC)

12: VCU, Oral Roberts, Charleston, Southern Miss

13: Drake, Utah Valley, Liberty, Kent State

14: UC Santa Barbara, Yale, Furman, Iona

15: Eastern Washington, Vermont, Colgate, UNC Asheville

16: Youngstown State, Northwestern State, (Morehead State/Howard), (Alcorn State/Fairleigh Dickinson)

First Four Out: Kentucky, Oregon, Clemson, New Mexico

Next Four Out: Utah State, North Texas, Arizona State, Seton Hall

Also Considered: Wake Forest, VCU, Michigan, Oral Roberts, Penn State, Florida, Charleston, Oklahoma

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 9

Big 12: 8

SEC: 7

ACC: 6

Big East: 5

Mountain West: 3

Pac-12: 3

American: 2

West Coast: 2