2/5/17 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: Louisville, Florida State, North Carolina, Arizona

3 seeds: Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, Cincinnati

4 seeds: Wisconsin, Creighton, West Virginia, UCLA

5 seeds: Butler, Duke, Florida, Purdue

6 seeds: Maryland, St. Mary’s, South Carolina, Xavier

7 seeds: Notre Dame, Northwestern, USC, SMU

8 seeds: Virginia Tech, Minnesota, Dayton, Clemson

9 seeds: Iowa State, TCU, Oklahoma State, Marquette

10 seeds: Indiana, VCU, Seton Hall, Georgia Tech

11 seeds: Michigan State, Kansas State, Miami FL, California, Arkansas, Wichita State

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

13 seeds: Vermont, Akron, New Mexico State, East Tennessee State

14 seeds: Valparaiso, Monmouth, Belmont, Princeton

15 seeds: Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast, UNC Asheville, North Dakota State

16 seeds:

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Last 4 In: Kansas State, Miami FL, California, Arkansas

First 4 Out: Wake Forest, Michigan, Rhode Island, Tennessee

New to the Bracket: California, Wichita State

Removed from the Bracket: Michigan, Illinois State

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