Bracketology 2/16/2023
There may not be a hotter team in college basketball than Texas A&M. The Aggies had a disastrous non-conference schedule that included Q4 losses to Murray State and Wofford. Since then, they’ve rattled off an 11-2 SEC record, highlighted by a sweep of Auburn. They’re now in my last four byes, and if they keep playing the way they have they’ll be out of bubble trouble in no time.
1: Alabama, Purdue, Houston, Kansas
2: Baylor, Arizona, Texas, UCLA
3: Tennessee, Virginia, Gonzaga, Xavier
4: Connecticut, Kansas State, Marquette, Iowa State
5: Indiana, Miami (FL), San Diego State. St. Mary’s
6: Illinois, Auburn, Maryland, Northwestern
7: TCU, Michigan State, Creighton, Florida Atlantic
8: NC State, Duke, Providence, Oklahoma State
9: Arkansas, Nevada, Iowa, Missouri
10: Rutgers, West Virginia, Boise State, Memphis
11: Texas A&M, Pittsburgh, (Wisconsin/Kentucky), (USC/North Carolina)
12: VCU, Oral Roberts, Charleston, Southern Miss
13: Drake, Utah Valley, Liberty, Kent State
14: UC Irvine, Yale, Iona, Eastern Washington
15: Vermont, Samford, Colgate, UNC Asheville
16: Youngstown State, Northwestern State, (Morehead State/Howard), (Alcorn State/Fairleigh Dickinson)
First Four Out: Mississippi State, Clemson, North Texas, Utah State
Next Four Out: Penn State, Arizona State, Oregon, Seton Hall
Also Considered: Wake Forest, New Mexico, VCU, Oral Roberts, Florida, Charleston, Oklahoma, Utah
Moving In: Kentucky, Samford, UC Irvine
Moving Out: Mississippi State, Furman, UC Santa Barbara
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