Here is my first crack at the bracket this year. The top of the bracket is solidifying quite nicely. I think a lot of the seed jockeying as the regular season closes is in the seed 5 through 9 area. A quality win by these teams can separate them from what I consider now to be a similar group of teams. I also find the bubble to be very soft right now. I never thought there would be a day where I included a team that was 4-11 in conference in the field! I fully expect at least one bid-stealer to help firm that bubble. The American conference is my top candidate to provide a bid-stealer with Memphis firmly in the field. North Texas, UAB, FAU and Wichita State can all make that happen. I will try and continue to update over the next 17 days.
|
South (Atlanta) |
East (Newark) |
|
1. Auburn - Lexington
(Thur) |
2. Duke - Raleigh (Fri) |
|
66. Marist/68. Bucknell
- Lexington (Thur) |
65. SE Missouri/67.
Southern - Raleigh (Fri) |
|
29. Creighton -
Lexington (Thur) |
32. UConn - Raleigh
(Fri) |
|
33. Utah State -
Lexington (Thur) |
35. Vanderbilt - Raleigh
(Fri) |
|
16. Michigan - Seattle
(Thur) |
14. St. John's -
Providence (Thur) |
|
54. Lipscomb - Seattle
(Thur) |
51. Liberty - Providence
(Thur) |
|
19. Marquette - Seattle (Thur) |
17. Maryland -
Providence (Thur) |
|
50. Yale - Seattle
(Thur) |
47. Drake - Providence (Thur) |
|
21. Clemson - Providence
(Thur) |
22. St. Mary's - Denver
(Fri) |
|
44. Oklahoma/46. Indiana
- Providence (Thur) |
43. Texas/45. Ohio State
- Denver (Fri) |
|
11. Kentucky -
Providence (Thur) |
12. Texas Tech - Denver
(Fri) |
|
57. Towson - Providence
(Thur) |
56. Utah Valley - Denver
(Fri) |
|
27. UCLA - Wichita
(Thurs) |
28. Memphis - Cleveland
(Fri) |
|
37. New Mexico - Wichita
(Thurs) |
40. Baylor - Cleveland
(Fri) |
|
6. Houston - Wichita
(Thurs) |
5. Tennessee - Cleveland
(Fri) |
|
59. Montana - Wichita
(Thurs) |
61. Bryant - Cleveland (Fri) |
|
West (San Fran) |
Midwest (Indy) |
|
4. Florida - Lexington
(Thur) |
3. Alabama - Raleigh
(Fri) |
|
64. Omaha - Lexington
(Thur) |
63. Norfolk State -
Raleigh (Fri) |
|
30. BYU - Lexington
(Thur) |
31. Illinois - Raleigh
(Fri) |
|
34. Gonzaga - Lexington
(Thur) |
36. West Virginia -
Raleigh (Fri) |
|
13. Arizona - Denver
(Fri) |
15. Missouri - Seattle (Thur) |
|
52. Akron - Denver (Fri) |
53. High Point -
Seattle (Thur) |
|
18. Purdue - Denver
(Fri) |
20. Oregon - Seattle
(Thur) |
|
49. McNeese State -
Denver (Fri) |
48. UC-San Diego -
Seattle (Thur) |
|
24. Kansas - Wichita
(Thurs) |
23. Mississippi State -
Milwaukee (Fri) |
|
42. Nebraska - Wichita (Thurs) |
41. VCU - Milwaukee
(Fri) |
|
9. Texas A&M -
Wichita (Thurs) |
10. Iowa State -
Milwaukee (Fri) |
|
58. James Madison -
Wichita (Thurs) |
55. Chattanooga -
Milwaukee (Fri) |
|
25. Mississippi -
Milwaukee (Fri) |
26. Louisville -
Cleveland (Fri) |
|
39. San Diego State -
Milwaukee (Fri) |
38. Arkansas - Cleveland
(Fri) |
|
8. Wisconsin - Milwaukee
(Fri) |
7. Michigan State -
Cleveland (Fri) |
|
62. Robert Morris -
Milwaukee (Fri) |
60. Central Conn State -
Cleveland (Fri) |
