Bracketology 3/13/2024

The first major conference bubble teams begin their conference tournaments today, with TCU, Wake Forest, New Mexico, Villanova, Providence and Kansas State all in action. With the exception of TCU, who is still probably avoiding Dayton with a win, all of those other teams face must-wins. Wake Forest would move out of my field with a loss to Notre Dame and every other team on that list is currently outside of my field.

1: Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

2: Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette, Baylor

3: Iowa State, Creighton, Kansas, Kentucky

4: Duke, Illinois, Alabama, BYU

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

6: Nevada, St. Mary’s, Dayton, Clemson

7: Gonzaga, Washington State, Wisconsin, Northwestern

8: Florida, Boise State, San Diego State, Texas

9: Florida Atlantic, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Seton Hall

10: Michigan State, Colorado State, TCU, Virginia

11: St. John’s, Drake, Colorado, (Mississippi State/Pittsburgh)

12: (Indiana State/Wake Forest), James Madison, Princeton, Grand Canyon

13: McNeese State, Samford, Vermont, Charleston

14: UC Irvine, Louisiana Tech, Morehead State, Colgate

15: Oakland, Quinnipiac, Akron, Montana

16: Norfolk State, Stetson, (South Dakota State/Grambling State), (Longwood/Wagner)

First Four Out: Iowa, Texas A&M, New Mexico, Villanova

Next Four Out: Providence, Ohio State, Princeton, Kansas State

Also Considered: Memphis, Utah, Syracuse, UNLV, Richmond, South Florida, Butler, Oregon

Moving In: Wagner

Moving Out: Merrimack