Bracketology 3/12/2022

Virginia Tech won their third game in three days and moves into my field for the first time since December. I think that the true bubble right now is 8 teams (Rutgers, Xavier, Virginia Tech, SMU, Wake Forest, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and VCU) for 3 spots. I would add that the bubble is likely to contract by 1 team, Davidson is less than 50/50 to win the Atlantic 10 tournament which would lead to a bid being stolen.

The Saturday of conference tournament week is one of the best days of the college hoops season, buckle up and enjoy.

1: Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor, Kansas

2: Kentucky, Auburn, Purdue, Villanova

3: Duke, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Wisconsin

4: UCLA, Providence, Arkansas, Illinois

5: Houston, Connecticut, St. Mary’s, LSU

6: Iowa, Colorado State, Texas, USC

7: Murray State, Michigan State, Alabama, Boise State

8: Ohio State, Seton Hall, Iowa State, San Diego State

9: North Carolina, Creighton, TCU, Marquette

10: San Francisco, Davidson, Memphis, Miami (FL)

11: Wyoming, Loyola Chicago, Indiana, Michigan

12: (Notre Dame/Rutgers), (Xavier/Virginia Tech), UAB, South Dakota State

13: Chattanooga, Vermont, New Mexico State, Princeton

14: Montana State, Colgate, Longwood, St. Peter’s

15: Jacksonville State, Kent State, Georgia State, Long Beach State

16: Delaware, Norfolk State, (Bryant/Wright State), (Alcorn State/Texas A&M Corpus Christi)

First Four Out: SMU, Wake Forest, Texas A&M, Oklahoma

Next Four Out: VCU, Dayton, Florida, BYU

Also Considered: Mississippi State, North Texas, UAB, Colorado

Moving In: Virginia Tech, UAB, Kent State, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Moving Out: SMU, North Texas, Toledo, Nicholls State

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 9

Big East: 7

Big 12: 6

SEC: 6

ACC: 5

Mountain West: 4

Pac-12: 3

West Coast: 3

American: 2