Bracketology 2/3/2024

I had dreams of a 2-bid Ivy League a few weeks ago but those have pretty much evaporated as Princeton dropped back to back road games against Cornell and Yale. Those three teams are all very solid, highlighting yet another banner year for Ivy hoops- I would not want to be the 4 or 5 seed that draws them in March.

1: Purdue, Houston, Connecticut, North Carolina

2: Tennessee, Kansas, Wisconsin, Marquette

3: Arizona, Iowa State, Dayton, Alabama

4: Illinois, Duke, Auburn, Baylor

5: South Carolina, Creighton, Utah State, Texas Tech

6: Oklahoma, Florida Atlantic, TCU, Ole Miss

7: BYU, Kentucky, Clemson, San Diego State

8: Northwestern, Nebraska, Utah, New Mexico

9: Colorado State, Indiana State, St. John’s, Michigan State

10: Providence, Boise State, Texas, Grand Canyon

11: Mississippi State, St. Mary’s, Washington State, Florida

12: (Butler/Colorado), (Texas A&M/Nevada), Princeton, McNeese State

13: Appalachian State, Samford, UC Irvine, Louisiana Tech

14: Vermont, Akron, High Point, Morehead State

15: Eastern Washington, UNC Wilmington, Quinnipiac, Oakland

16: Colgate, South Dakota State, (Eastern Kentucky/Southern), (Norfolk State/Central Connecticut)

First Four Out: Virginia, Syracuse, Oregon, Memphis

Next Four Out: Seton Hall, Gonzaga, Richmond, Kansas State

Also Considered: Princeton, Villanova, Cincinnati, Georgia, Drake, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, Xavier

Moving In: Butler

Moving Out: Virginia

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 9

SEC: 9

Big East: 6

Big Ten: 6

Mountain West: 6

Pac-12: 4

ACC: 3