Bracketology 2/20/2023

The committee revealed their top 16 teams on Saturday. I had 15/16 teams correct- I had Connecticut instead of Indiana, the Hoosiers were my 17th team. I was pretty surprised to not see Connecticut- the committee seems to value predictive metrics for some teams (like Houston) but not for others (like Connecticut).

I’ve finally moved North Carolina out of the field after their loss to NC State. The Tar Heels are still without a Q1 win and will need to convert one of their two remaining opportunities at one- home dates against Virginia and Duke.

1: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue

2: Texas, Arizona, UCLA, Baylor

3: Virginia, Kansas State, Indiana, Tennessee

4: Iowa State, Marquette, Gonzaga, Xavier

5: Connecticut, Miami (FL), St. Mary’s, Northwestern

6: Creighton, San Diego State, Providence, TCU

7: Michigan State, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois

8: Maryland, Arkansas, Duke, Texas A&M

9: Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, Auburn, Nevada

10: Memphis, NC State, Rutgers, Oklahoma State

11: Pittsburgh, Mississippi State, (Boise State/USC), (Wisconsin/West Virginia)

12: Oral Roberts, Charleston, Drake, Kent State

13: Utah Valley, VCU, Liberty, Southern Miss

14: UC Irvine, Yale, Iona, Eastern Washington

15: Vermont, Samford, Colgate, UNC Asheville

16: Youngstown State, Texas A&M CC, (Morehead State/Howard), (Alcorn State/Fairleigh Dickinson)

First Four Out: North Texas, Utah State, Oral Roberts, Arizona State

Next Four Out: North Carolina, Charleston, New Mexico, Penn State

Also Considered: Michigan, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, Clemson, Oklahoma, Drake, Oregon, Wake Forest

Moving In: Mississippi State, Yale, Texas A&M CC

Moving Out: North Carolina, Princeton, Northwestern State

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 9

Big 12: 8

SEC: 8

ACC: 5

Big East: 5

Mountain West: 3

Pac-12: 3

American: 2

West Coast: 2