- You Changes are from my 3/2 Bracketology
- These are my “most deserving” teams based on resume, if you are looking for my current “best” teams, check out my top 25.
- The Bracket will be released tomorrow, this is just a quick S-Curve update.
S-Curve
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed line
RED – Moved down one or more seed line
BLUE – New to bracket
Italicized – Play-In Game
1 Seeds: Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas
2 Seeds: Purdue, Duke, North Carolina, Michigan State
3 Seeds: Auburn, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Wichita State
4 Seeds: West Virginia, Clemson, Texas Tech, Michigan
5 Seeds: Kentucky, Ohio State, Gonzaga, Arizona
6 Seeds: Nevada, TCU, Houston, Florida
7 Seeds: Arkansas, Miami, Texas A&M, Seton Hall
8 Seeds: Creighton, Virginia Tech, Rhode Island, Oklahoma
9 Seeds: Arizona State, Butler, Missouri, Florida State
10 Seeds: Saint Mary’s, NC State, St. Bonaventure, USC
11 Seeds: Middle Tennessee, Kansas State, Alabama, Baylor, Providence
12 Seeds: Louisville, Nebraska, Loyola-Chicago, Louisiana-Lafayette, New Mexico State
13 Seeds: South Dakota State, Vermont, Buffalo, Murray State
14 Seeds: UNC-Greensboro, College of Charleston, Montana, Bucknell
15 Seeds: Northern Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Wagner, UC Irvine
16 Seeds: Florida Gulf Coast, Nicholls State, Radford, Iona, Hampton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bubble Watch
Avoiding Dayton
St. Bonaventure
USC
Kansas State
Alabama
Last Four In
Baylor
Providence
Louisville
Nebraska
First Four Out
Texas
UCLA
Washington
Penn State
Next Four Out
Mississippi State
Marquette
Syracuse
Boise State
By Conference
ACC – 9 Bids (60%) plus one in first eight out
SEC – 8 Bids (57%) plus one in first eight out
Big 12 – 7 Bids (70%) plus one in first eight out
Big East – 6 Bids (60%) plus one in first eight out
Big Ten – 5 Bids (36%) plus one in first eight out
Pac-12 – 3 Bids (25%) plus two in first eight out
American – 3 Bids (25%)
West Coast – 2 Bids (20%)
Mountain West – 1 Bid (9%) plus one in first eight out