Bracketology 3/8/2022

Monday’s action produced no changes to the bubble. Santa Clara was a potential bid thief in the WCC but they fell at the buzzer to St. Mary’s, the WCC looks very likely to send 3 teams to the tournament.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, Kansas

2: Auburn, Kentucky, Purdue, Villanova

3: Tennessee, Duke, Wisconsin, Texas Tech

4: Providence, UCLA, Illinois, Arkansas

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

6: LSU, Colorado State, USC, Iowa

7: Alabama, Murray State, Ohio State, Boise State

8: Michigan State, Seton Hall, Iowa State, North Carolina

9: San Diego State, Marquette, San Francisco, TCU

10: Davidson, Wyoming, Miami (FL), Creighton

11: Memphis, Michigan, Xavier, Loyola Chicago

12: (Rutgers/Notre Dame), (Wake Forest/SMU), North Texas, South Dakota State

13: Chattanooga, Toledo, Iona, Vermont

14: New Mexico State, Princeton, Montana State, Colgate

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

16: Delaware, (Bryant/Wright State), (Nicholls State/Alcorn State)

First Four Out: VCU, North Texas, Dayton, Florida

Next Four Out: Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, BYU, Texas A&M

Also Considered: Oregon, Mississippi State, UAB, Colorado

Moving In: Delaware, Wright State

Moving Out: Towson, Cleveland State

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