Bracketology 2/5/2024

The interesting action of the day was in the Big Ten. Purdue increased their stranglehold on the #1 overall seed with a big win at Wisconsin while Nebraska gave Illinois a real run for their money in Champaign. The Cornhuskers are yet to win a Big Ten road game but home wins over Purdue, Wisconsin and Michigan State are enough to have them safely in my projected field.

1: Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

2: Tennessee, Kansas, Arizona, Marquette

3: Wisconsin, Alabama, Baylor, Dayton

4: Illinois, Auburn, Iowa State, South Carolina

5: Creighton, Duke, Florida Atlantic, San Diego State

6: BYU, Utah State, Texas Tech, Ole Miss

7: Oklahoma, Utah, Kentucky, TCU

8: New Mexico, Colorado State, Texas, Nebraska

9: Indiana State, Michigan State, St. Mary’s, Northwestern

10: Clemson, Grand Canyon, Washington State, Virginia

11: Boise State, St. John’s, Texas A&M, Butler

12: (Cincinnati/Florida), (Providence/Mississippi State), Princeton, McNeese State

13: Samford, Appalachian State, 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: Villanova, Colorado, Memphis, Nevada

Next Four Out: Seton Hall, Kansas State, Princeton, Oregon

Also Considered: Miami (FL), Gonzaga, Richmond, Syracuse, Wake Forest, NC State, Xavier, Georgia

Moving In: None

Moving Out: None

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 10

SEC: 9

Big East: 6

Big Ten: 6

Mountain West: 5

ACC: 4

Pac-12: 3