2/19/17 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, Gonzaga, Kansas, Baylor

2 seeds: North Carolina, Oregon, Louisville, Arizona

3 seeds: Florida State, Florida, Kentucky, Duke

4 seeds: UCLA, West Virginia, Purdue, Butler

5 seeds: Virginia, Cincinnati, Creighton, Notre Dame

6 seeds: Wisconsin, Maryland, St. Mary’s, SMU

7 seeds: Minnesota, South Carolina, Northwestern, Dayton

8 seeds: Virginia Tech, Xavier, Oklahoma State, USC

9 seeds: VCU, Iowa State, Miami FL, Michigan

10 seeds: California, Michigan State, Arkansas, Wichita State

11 seeds: Marquette, TCU, Seton Hall, Kansas State, Georgia Tech, Syracuse

12 seeds: Middle Tennessee, UNC-Wilmington, Nevada, UT Arlington

13 seeds: Vermont, Princeton, Akron, Monmouth

14 seeds: East Tennessee State, Belmont, Valparaiso, UNC Asheville

15 seeds: Cal State Bakersfield, Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast, North Dakota State

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

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Last 4 In: Seton Hall, Kansas State, Georgia Tech, Syracuse

First 4 Out: Tennessee, Providence, Clemson, Wake Forest

New to the Bracket: Arkansas, Seton Hall, Cal State Bakersfield, North Dakota

Removed from the Bracket: Clemson, Georgetown, New Mexico State, Weber State

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