2/18/18 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, Kansas

2 seeds: Auburn, Duke, Purdue, North Carolina

3 seeds: Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Clemson

4 seeds: Tennessee, Arizona, Wichita State, West Virginia

5 seeds: Ohio State, Rhode Island, Gonzaga, Texas A&M

6 seeds: Kentucky, Creighton, Oklahoma, Missouri

7 seeds: TCU, Florida, Arizona State, Florida State

8 seeds: Alabama, Michigan, Nevada, Houston

9 seeds: Arkansas, Butler, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech

10 seeds: Miami FL, Texas, NC State, Providence

11 seeds: Kansas State, Syracuse, Saint Bonaventure, Baylor, USC, St. Mary’s

12 seeds: Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Loyola Chicago, UL Lafayette

13 seeds: Vermont, East Tennessee State, South Dakota State, Buffalo

14 seeds: Murray State, Montana, College of Charleston, UC Santa Barbara

15 seeds: Bucknell, Rider, Wright State, Penn

16 seeds: Wagner, Florida Gulf Coast, Winthrop, Nicholls State, Savannah State, Arkansas Pine Bluff

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Last 4 In: Saint Bonaventure, Baylor, USC, St. Mary’s

First 4 Out: Marquette, Washington, Louisville, Utah

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New to the bracket: NC State, Saint Bonaventure, Baylor, Wright State, Winthrop

Removed from the bracket: Louisville, Temple, Washington, Northern Kentucky, UNC Asheville