Bracketology 1/29/2022

There’s been some big movers up and down the seed list in the last few weeks, and no conference has seen more movement than the Big East. Marquette has won 7 straight and Providence is 12-1 in their last 13 (with their only loss to the Golden Eagles). Both teams have gone from the bubble to comfortably in the field, and they play again tomorrow. On the other end of the conference, Seton Hall and Creighton are in freefall and are nearly out of the field.

1: Auburn, Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas

2: Arizona, Villanova, Purdue, UCLA

3: LSU, Houston, Wisconsin, Duke

4: Texas Tech, Michigan State, Providence, Tennessee

5: Illinois, Kentucky, USC, Iowa State

6: Ohio State, Marquette, Texas, Xavier

7: Alabama, BYU, Connecticut, St. Mary’s

8: Boise State, Loyola Chicago, Indiana, Murray State

9: Iowa, Davidson, Colorado State, Wake Forest

10: West Virginia, Oklahoma, San Francisco, Miami (FL)

11: Iona, Wyoming, Seton Hall, San Diego State

12: Arkansas, UAB, (TCU/Creighton), (North Carolina/Mississippi State)

13: Chattanooga, Toledo, Wagner, Vermont

14: South Dakota State, Oakland, Towson, Liberty

15: Princeton, Seattle, Weber State, Navy

16: South Alabama, Winthrop, (Cal State Fullerton/New Orleans), (Southern/Norfolk State)

First Four Out: Michigan, Florida State, Florida, Texas A&M

Next Four Out: Stanford, Oregon, Belmont, Notre Dame

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 8

Big East: 7

Big Ten: 7

SEC: 7

ACC: 4

Mountain West: 4

West Coast: 4

Pac-12: 3