Bracketology 3/4/2022

Both Xavier and Wyoming looked pretty safe a few weeks ago and are now playing themselves into legitimate trouble. Xavier is on a 1-7 stretch that includes a home loss to DePaul, they’ve gone from a 5 seed to an 11 seed. Wyoming’s slide has been less severe, but they’ve still dropped 4 of 6 and would be advised to avoid a bad loss in the Mountain West tournament.

I’m headed to St. Louis for Arch Madness, which is shaping up to be one of the most interesting conference tournaments this year. Loyola probably needs to win a game or two to have a real shot at an at-large.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, Kansas

2: Auburn, Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin

3: Purdue, Texas Tech, Tennessee, Villanova

4: Illinois, Providence, Arkansas, Houston

5: UCLA, Texas, St. Mary’s, Connecticut

6: Colorado State, USC, LSU, Alabama

7: Ohio State, Iowa, Murray State, Boise State

8: TCU, Seton Hall, Iowa State, Michigan State

9: Davidson, Marquette, San Francisco, Creighton

10: Miami (FL), San Diego State, Wake Forest, Notre Dame

11: Wyoming, North Texas, North Carolina, Xavier

12: (Michigan/SMU), (Memphis/Rutgers), South Dakota State, Chattanooga

13: Iona, Towson, Vermont, Toledo

14: Northern Iowa, New Mexico State, Montana State, Princeton

15: Texas State, Colgate, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State

16: Longwood, Bryant, (Norfolk State/Cleveland State), (Alcorn State/Nicholls State)

First Four Out: Indiana, Loyola Chicago, Virginia Tech, BYU

Next Four Out: Florida, VCU, Dayton, Oklahoma

Also Considered: Oregon, Belmont, Kansas State, Colorado

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 8

Big East: 7

Big 12: 6

SEC: 6

ACC: 5

Mountain West: 4

American: 3

Pac-12: 3

West Coast: 3