2/4/18 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, Virginia, Purdue, Xavier

2 seeds: Auburn, Clemson, Kansas, Cincinnati

3 seeds: Duke, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Oklahoma

4 seeds: North Carolina, Kentucky, Arizona, Michigan State

5 seeds: Seton Hall, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Miami FL

6 seeds: Gonzaga, Florida, Alabama, St. Mary’s

7 seeds: Ohio State, TCU, Wichita State, Creighton

8 seeds: Nevada, Texas, Florida State, Arizona State

9 seeds: Texas A&M, Butler, Louisville, Michigan

10 seeds: Arkansas, Providence, USC, Missouri

11 seeds: Washington, NC State, Houston, Kansas State, Virginia Tech, UCLA

12 seeds: New Mexico State, Middle Tennessee, UL Lafayette, Vermont

13 seeds: Loyola Chicago, East Tennessee State, Montana, Northern Kentucky

14 seeds: Belmont, Buffalo, South Dakota State, UC Santa Barbara

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

16 seeds: Wagner, Penn, UNC Asheville, Nicholls State, North Carolina A&T, Arkansas Pine Bluff

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Last 4 In: Houston, Kansas State, Virginia Tech, UCLA

First 4 Out: Syracuse, SMU, Boise State, Saint Bonaventure

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New to the bracket: NC State, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Belmont, College of Charleston, Rider, Penn, UNC Asheville, Nicholls State, Arkansas Pine Bluff

Removed from the bracket: SMU, Syracuse, Marquette, Murray State, Northeastern, Iona, Princeton, Stephen F. Austin, Winthrop, Texas Southern