2/11/18 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: Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Purdue

2 seeds: Auburn, Kansas, Duke, Cincinnati

3 seeds: Clemson, Texas Tech, Michigan State, North Carolina

4 seeds: Tennessee, Ohio State, Arizona, Oklahoma

5 seeds: Rhode Island, Gonzaga, West Virginia, Texas A&M

6 seeds: Wichita State, Creighton, Miami FL, Florida

7 seeds: TCU, Arizona State, Kentucky, Missouri

8 seeds: Alabama, Florida State, Seton Hall, Butler

9 seeds: Virginia Tech, Nevada, St. Mary’s, Michigan

10 seeds: Texas, Houston, Arkansas, Kansas State

11 seeds: Providence, Syracuse, USC, Louisville, Temple, Washington

12 seeds: Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Vermont, Loyola Chicago

13 seeds: UL Lafayette, East Tennessee State, South Dakota State, Buffalo

14 seeds: Murray State, Montana, Northern Kentucky, UC Santa Barbara

15 seeds: Bucknell, Rider, College of Charleston, Florida Gulf Coast

16 seeds: Wagner, Penn, UNC Asheville, Nicholls State, Savannah State, Arkansas Pine Bluff

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Last 4 In: USC, Louisville, Temple, Washington

First 4 Out: Saint Bonaventure, UCLA, NC State, Baylor

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New to the bracket: Syracuse, Temple, Murray State, Savannah State

Removed from the bracket: NC State, UCLA, Belmont, North Carolina A&T