Bracketology 3/9/2024

Today is the biggest bubble day of the year- nearly every team along the cut line will play today. Maybe the biggest opportunity is for Villanova, who hosts Creighton- the Wildcats have an opportunity for a huge Q1-A win, but would be staring down a 15-loss at-large case with a loss- something the committee heavily frowns on.

1: Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, Tennessee

2: Arizona, North Carolina, Iowa State, Marquette

3: Kansas, Baylor, Creighton, Duke

4: Illinois, Clemson, Alabama, Kentucky

5: Auburn, BYU, Dayton, Wisconsin

6: San Diego State, South Carolina, Florida, Washington State

7: Nevada, Utah State, St. Mary’s, Boise State

8: Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Gonzaga, Nebraska

9: Northwestern, TCU, Colorado State, Texas

10: Florida Atlantic, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Virginia

11: Seton Hall, St. John’s, (Villanova/Colorado), Indiana State

12: (New Mexico/Drake), James Madison, Princeton, Grand Canyon

13: McNeese State, Samford, Vermont, UC Irvine

14: Charleston, High Point, Akron, Louisiana Tech

15: Morehead State, Eastern Washington, Colgate, Oakland

16: Quinnipiac, South Dakota State, (Norfolk State/Merrimack), (Grambling State/Stetson)

First Four Out: Providence, Iowa, Pittsburgh, South Florida

Next Four Out: Utah, Memphis, Wake Forest, Texas A&M

Also Considered: Richmond, Princeton, Kansas State, Grand Canyon, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, UNLV

Moving In: None

Moving Out: None