Bracketology 2/3/2022

Tonight’s Arizona/UCLA matchup is massive in the race for a 1 seed. Both teams will have a good shot at it with a win, although opportunities are limited in the Pac-12 which has only those two teams and USC in the projected field.

1: Auburn, Gonzaga, Baylor, Purdue

2: Arizona, Kansas, UCLA, Kentucky

3: Villanova, Houston, Duke, Michigan State

4: Wisconsin, LSU, Texas Tech, Providence

5: Tennessee, Xavier, Alabama, LSU

6: USC, Marquette, Texas, Iowa State

7: Ohio State, St. Mary’s, Indiana, Connecticut

8: Davidson, Murray State, Boise State, Loyola Chicago

9: San Francisco, BYU, TCU, Iowa

10: Colorado State, Wyoming, Arkansas, Seton Hall

11: Iona, Oklahoma, Creighton, Miami (FL)

12: Wake Forest, (North Carolina/San Diego State), (West Virginia/Florida), UAB

13: Chattanooga, Toledo, Wagner, Vermont

14: South Dakota State, Oakland, Towson, Jacksonville State

15: Princeton, Seattle, Weber State, Navy

16: Appalachian State, Longwood, (Hawai’i/New Orleans), (Alcorn State/Norfolk State)

First Four Out: Notre Dame, Oregon, Michigan, Mississippi State

Next Four Out: Texas A&M, UAB, Stanford, SMU

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 8

Big East: 7

Big Ten: 7

SEC: 7

ACC: 4

Mountain West: 4

West Coast: 4

Pac-12: 3