1/21/18 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, Purdue, Kansas, Duke

2 seeds: Virginia, Clemson, North Carolina, Xavier

3 seeds: Auburn, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Tennessee

4 seeds: Arizona, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Florida

5 seeds: Ohio State, Seton Hall, Arizona State, Michigan State

6 seeds: Wichita State, TCU, Kentucky, Rhode Island

7 seeds: Creighton, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Texas

8 seeds: Louisville, Gonzaga, Providence, Alabama

9 seeds: Miami FL, Butler, Florida State, Michigan

10 seeds: SMU, Missouri, Nevada, USC

11 seeds: St. Mary’s, Marquette, Syracuse, Washington, Georgia, Houston

12 seeds: Western Kentucky, New Mexico State, UL Lafayette, Murray State

13 seeds: East Tennessee State, Northern Kentucky, Buffalo, South Dakota State

14 seeds: Vermont, Montana, Loyola Chicago, UC Santa Barbara

15 seeds: Bucknell, Northeastern, Iona, Princeton

16 seeds: Stephen F. Austin, Florida Gulf Coast, Radford, Wagner, Texas Southern, North Carolina A&T

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Last 4 In: Syracuse, Washington, Georgia, Houston

First 4 Out: St. Bonaventure, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Baylor

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New to the bracket: Providence, USC, St. Mary’s, Georgia, Houston, Loyola Chicago, UC Santa Barbara, Northeastern, Wagner

Removed from the bracket: Notre Dame, UCLA, NC State, LSU, UCF, Missouri State, Towson, UC Davis, Robert Morris