3/3/2017 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.

Based on results through 3/3/2017.

1 seeds: Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina, Gonzaga

2 seeds: Baylor, Oregon, Louisville, Kentucky

3 seeds: Butler, UCLA, Duke, Florida

4 seeds: Arizona, Florida State, Virginia, Purdue

5 seeds: Minnesota, West Virginia, Notre Dame, Cincinnati

6 seeds: Creighton, St. Mary’s, Maryland, Iowa State

7 seeds: Dayton, SMU, South Carolina, Wisconsin

8 seeds: Miami FL, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, Northwestern

9 seeds: Michigan State, Michigan, Arkansas, VCU

10 seeds: USC, Marquette, Seton Hall, Xavier

11 seeds: Wichita State, Middle Tennessee, Providence, Illinois, Vanderbilt

12 seeds: Rhode Island, Wake Forest, UNC-Wilmington, Nevada, UT Arlington

13 seeds: Vermont, Princeton, Monmouth, East Tennessee State

14 seeds: Akron, Valparaiso, Bucknell, UNC Asheville

15 seeds: Cal State Bakersfield, Florida Gulf Coast, South Dakota, UC Irvine

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

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Last 4 In: Illinois, Vanderbilt, Rhode Island, Wake Forest

First 4 Out: Syracuse, Iowa, Illinois State, Ohio State

New to the Bracket: Vanderbilt, Tennessee Martin

Removed from the Bracket: Syracuse, Belmont

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