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Picking the NCAA Tournament: Bracketology 3/17

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I’m about eight years deep in the Bracketology game, five years as member of the Bracket Matrix, and it’s full steam ahead.


Here’s how I see March Madness shaking out, as of Selection Sunday, March 17th at 6am.

Projected Seeding

East (DC)West (Anaheim)South (Louisville)Midwest (Kansas City)
Duke1Gonzaga1Virginia1Tennessee
Michigan2Michigan State2Kentucky2North Carolina
LSU3Florida State3Houston3Texas Tech
Kansas4Kansas State4Purdue4Wisconsin
Virginia Tech5Villanova5Iowa State5Auburn
Wofford6Mississippi St.6Buffalo6Marquette
Louisville7Nevada7Maryland7CIncinnati
Ole Miss8Seton Hall8UCF8Minnesota
VCU9Oklahoma9Florida9Syracuse
Washington10Baylor10Utah State10Iowa
Arizona State11TCU/Indiana11Ohio St/St John’s11St. Mary’s
Liberty12Oregon12New Mexico State12Murray State
UC Irvine13Old Dominion13Northeastern13Vermont
Harvard14Georgia State14Northern Kentucky14St. Bonaventure
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 3
  • 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. Iowa State
  19. Auburn
  20. Villanova
  21. Mississippi State
  22. Marquette
  23. Buffalo
  24. Wofford
  25. Maryland
  26. Louisville
  27. Cincinnati
  28. Nevada
  29. Seton Hall
  30. Minnesota
  31. UCF
  32. Ole Miss
  33. Florida
  34. VCU
  35. Syracuse
  36. Oklahoma
  37. Baylor
  38. Iowa
  39. Utah State
  40. Washingtonw
  41. Arizona State
  42. Ohio State
  43. St. Mary’s
  44. St. John’s
  45. TCU
  46. Indiana
  47. Oregon
  48. Murray State
  49. Liberty
  50. New Mexico State
  51. UC Irvine
  52. Northeastern
  53. Vermont
  54. Old Dominion
  55. Georgia State
  56. St. Bonaventure
  57. Northern Kentucky
  58. Harvard
  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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