Third time is a charm. In case you missed the first two rounds, welcome to our Nothing But Nylon Bracketology, which we launched a couple weeks ago. Let’s keep it rolling. Call me crazy, but I’m about eight years deep in the Bracketology game, five years as member of the Bracket Matrix, and there’s no slowing it down.
Here’s how I see March Madness shaking out, as of Friday, March 5th at 12pm.
Projected Bracket
Projected Seeding
| East (DC) | South (Louisville) | West (Anaheim) | Midwest (Kansas City) | |||
| Duke | 1 | Virginia | 1 | Gonzaga | 1 | North Carolina |
| Michigan | 2 | Michigan State | 2 | Kentucky | 2 | Tennessee |
| LSU | 3 | Texas Tech | 3 | Purdue | 3 | Houston |
| Kansas | 4 | Marquette | 4 | Florida State | 4 | Wisconsin |
| Virginia Tech | 5 | Kansas State | 5 | Mississippi State | 5 | Villanova |
| Louisville | 6 | Cincinnati | 6 | Iowa State | 6 | Villanova |
| Buffalo | 7 | Nevada | 7 | Baylor | 7 | Wofford |
| Iowa | 8 | Auburn | 8 | Syracuse | 8 | Ole Miss |
| Washington | 9 | Texas | 9 | VCU | 9 | Ohio State |
| TCU | 10 | Oklahoma | 10 | St. John’s | 10 | UCF |
| Utah State | 11 | Florida | 11 | NC State | 11 | Arizona State |
| Alabama/Seton Hall | 12 | Lipscomb | 12 | Minnesota/Creighton | 12 | Belmont |
| Hofstra | 13 | New Mexico State | 13 | Old Dominion | 13 | UC Irvine |
| Montana | 14 | South Dakota State | 14 | Yale | 14 | Vermont |
| Radford | 15 | Loyola-Chicago | 15 | Texas State | 15 | Colgate |
| Norfolk State/St. Francis (PA) | 16 | Iona/Prairie View A&M | 16 | Sam Houston State | 16 | Wright State |
Teams Per Conference
- Big 12 – 8
- Big Ten – 8
- SEC – 8
- ACC – 7
- Big East – 5
- AAC – 3
- MVC – 2
- Pac-12 – 2
S-Curve Ranking
- Duke
- Virginia
- Gonzaga
- North Carolina
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Michigan State
- Michigan
- LSU
- Purdue
- Texas Tech
- Houston
- Kansas
- Wisconsin
- Florida State
- Marquette
- Kansas State
- Virginia Tech
- Mississippi State
- Villanova
- Maryland
- Iowa State
- Cincinnati
- Louisville
- Buffalo
- Nevada
- Baylor
- Wofford
- Ole Miss
- Syracuse
- Auburn
- Iowa
- VCU
- Washington
- Ohio State
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- UCF
- St. John’s
- TCU
- Florida
- North Carolina State
- Utah State
- Arizona State
- Alabama
- Minnesota
- Seton Hall
- Creighton
- Belmont
- Lipscomb
- New Mexico State
- Hofstra
- Old Dominion
- UC Irvine
- Vermont
- Yale
- South Dakota State
- Montana
- Radford
- Loyola-Chicago
- Texas State
- Colgate
- Wright State
- Sam Houston State
- Iona
- Prairie View A&M
- Norfolk State
- St. Francis (PA)
