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FINAL Picking the NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

FINAL Picking the NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Here’s how I see March Madness shaking out, as of Selection Sunday, March 17th at 5:30pm. It all has to be in by 6pm to count, so here’s our final look.
AvatarbyJustin Meyer
March 17, 2019
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Here’s how I see March Madness shaking out, as of Selection Sunday, March 17th at 5:30pm. It all has to be in by 6pm, so here’s our final look.

Projected Bracket

FINAL Picking the NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Projected Seeding

East (DC)West (Anaheim)South (Louisville)Midwest (Kansas City)
Duke1Gonzaga1Virginia1Tennessee
Michigan2Michigan State2Kentucky2North Carolina
LSU3Florida State3Houston3Texas Tech
Kansas4Kansas State4Purdue4Wisconsin
Virginia Tech5Villanova5Iowa State5Auburn
Cincinnati6Mississippi St.6Buffalo6Marquette
Louisville7Wofford7Maryland7Nevada
Ole Miss8Seton Hall8UCF8Minnesota
VCU9Oklahoma9Florida9Syracuse
Washington10Baylor10Utah State10Iowa
Arizona State11TCU/Indiana11Ohio St/St John’s11St. Mary’s
Liberty12Oregon12New Mexico State12Murray State
UC Irvine13Yale13Northeastern13Vermont
Old Dominion14Georgia State14Northern Kentucky14St. Louis
Montana15Bradley15Colgate15Abilene Christian
NC Central/ND State16Gardner-Webb16Iona/F Dickinson16Prairie View A&M

Teams Per Conference

  • Big Ten – 9
  • Big 12 – 7
  • ACC – 7
  • SEC -7
  • Big East – 4
  • AAC – 3
  • Pac-12 – 3
  • MWC – 2
  • A-10 – 2
  • WCC – 2

S-Curve Ranking

NOTE: The teams in bold have clinched an auto bid to the tournament.

  1. Duke
  2. Virginia
  3. Tennessee
  4. Gonzaga
  5. North Carolina
  6. Michigan State
  7. Kentucky
  8. Michigan
  9. Houston
  10. Texas Tech
  11. LSU
  12. Florida State
  13. Wisconsin
  14. Purdue
  15. Kansas
  16. Kansas State
  17. Virginia Tech
  18. Auburn
  19. Iowa State
  20. Villanova
  21. Mississippi State
  22. Marquette
  23. Buffalo
  24. Cincinnati
  25. Wofford
  26. Maryland
  27. Louisville
  28. Nevada
  29. Seton Hall
  30. Minnesota
  31. UCF
  32. Ole Miss
  33. Florida
  34. VCU
  35. Syracuse
  36. Oklahoma
  37. Baylor
  38. Utah State
  39. Iowa
  40. Washington
  41. Arizona State
  42. Ohio State
  43. St. Mary’s
  44. St. John’s
  45. TCU
  46. Indiana
  47. Oregon
  48. Murray State
  49. New Mexico State
  50. Liberty
  51. UC Irvine
  52. Northeastern
  53. Vermont
  54. Yale
  55. Saint Louis
  56. Old Dominion
  57. Georgia State
  58. Northern Kentucky
  59. Montana
  60. Colgate
  61. Abilene Christian
  62. Bradley
  63. Gardner-Webb
  64. Prairie View A&M
  65. Iona
  66. Fairleigh Dickinson
  67. North Dakota State
  68. North Carolina Central
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Justin Meyer
I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, and have loved basketball for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, I have always been too short and Jewish to play at a high level, so I instead settled for watching and reporting from the sideline. I graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in 2017, co-founding The Left Bench and spending time at The Columbus Dispatch, USA Today and San Antonio Express-News.
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