Bracketology 2/23/2022

I’ve moved Indiana out of the field for the first time all season after their loss to Ohio State on Monday night. The Hoosiers are 5-10 against the top two quadrants and their really poor non-conference SOS is coming back to bite them now. I also considered moving San Diego State out after their tough one point loss to Boise State but kept them in the First Four. The Aztecs still have some opportunities on the table with a trip to Wyoming and a home game against Fresno State coming up.

1: Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas, Auburn

2: Baylor, Kentucky, Purdue, Duke

3: Texas Tech, Villanova, Illinois, Wisconsin

4: Tennessee, UCLA, Providence, Houston

5: Texas, Ohio State, Arkansas, Connecticut

6: Alabama, LSU, USC, St. Mary’s

7: Boise State, Murray State, , Iowa State, Colorado State

8: Iowa, Michigan State, Marquette, Xavier

9: Wyoming, TCU, Seton Hall, Miami (FL)

10: San Francisco, Wake Forest, Davidson, Notre Dame

11: North Texas, SMU, Loyola Chicago, Michigan

12: Rutgers, (Creighton/North Carolina), (San Diego State/Memphis), Iona

13: Chattanooga, New Mexico State, South Dakota State, Vermont

14: Toledo, Wagner, Montana State, Liberty

15: Princeton, Texas State, Colgate, Longwood

16: Norfolk State, Long Beach State, (Cleveland State/Texas Southern), (UNC Wilmington/New Orleans)

First Four Out: Dayton, Indiana, Belmont, BYU

Next Four Out: VCU, Virginia, Florida, Virginia Tech

Also Considered: Oklahoma, Kansas State, Oregon, West Virginia

Moving In: Memphis

Moving Out: Indiana

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 8

Big East: 7

Big 12: 6

SEC: 6

ACC: 5

Mountain West: 4

American: 3

Pac-12: 3

West Coast: 3