2/26/18 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: North Carolina, Auburn, Duke, Purdue

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

4 seeds: Wichita State, Clemson, West Virginia, Ohio State

5 seeds: Arizona, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Rhode Island

6 seeds: TCU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas A&M

7 seeds: Florida, Arkansas, Creighton, Seton Hall

8 seeds: Houston, Nevada, Virginia Tech, Arizona State

9 seeds: Missouri, Florida State, Alabama, Butler

10 seeds: Miami FL, NC State, Texas, Saint Bonaventure

11 seeds: Kansas State, Providence, USC, Louisville, Baylor, Syracuse

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

13 seeds: Vermont, South Dakota State, Buffalo, Murray State

14 seeds: College of Charleston, UNC Greensboro, Rider, Montana

15 seeds: Northern Kentucky, Bucknell, UC Santa Barbara, Penn

16 seeds: Wagner, Florida Gulf Coast, UNC Asheville, Nicholls State, Bethune Cookman, Arkansas Pine Bluff

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Last 4 In: USC, Louisville, Baylor, Syracuse

First 4 Out: Mississippi State, St. Mary’s, UCLA, Marquette

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New to the bracket: Louisville, UNC Greensboro, Northern Kentucky, UNC Asheville, Bethune Cookman

Removed from the bracket: St. Mary’s, East Tennessee State, Wright State, Winthrop, Savannah State