1/22/17 Bracketology

Teams are ranked in order by seed. Auto bids are in bold and are determined via KenPom projections, with tiebreaker being awarded to the team ranked higher in KenPom’s rankings.

1 seeds: Villanova, Baylor, Kentucky. Kansas

2 seeds: Florida State, Gonzaga, Creighton, Virginia

3 seeds: UCLA, Louisville, Butler, Arizona

4 seeds: North Carolina, Oregon, Notre Dame, West Virginia

5 seeds: Duke, Florida, Cincinnati, Wisconsin

6 seeds: Purdue, Minnesota, Xavier, St. Mary’s

7 seeds: South Carolina, Maryland, Northwestern, Virginia Tech

8 seeds: SMU, Dayton, USC, Indiana

9 seeds: TCU, Clemson, Marquette, Arkansas

10 seeds: Seton Hall, Kansas State, Iowa State, Michigan State

11 seeds: Michigan, Pitt, Georgia, Miami FL, Texas Tech, Illinois State

12 seeds: Middle Tennessee, UNC-Wilmington, Nevada, Akron

13 seeds: Chattanooga, Valparaiso, Vermont, New Mexico State

14 seeds: Monmouth, Princeton, Belmont, Bucknell

15 seeds: Florida Gulf Coast, Winthrop, North Dakota State, Georgia State

16 seeds: UC Irvine, Texas Southern, Weber State, NC Central, New Orleans, Mount St. Mary’s

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Last 4 In: Pitt, Georgia, Miami FL, Texas Tech

First 4 Out: Wake Forest, Rhode Island, VCU, California

New to the Bracket: Kansas State, Georgia, Texas Tech, Illinois State, Valparaiso, Bucknell, Winthrop, North Dakota State, New Orleans

Removed from the Bracket: Illinois, VCU, California, Wichita State, Oakland, Lehigh, UNC-Asheville, IPFW, Sam Houston State
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