We’ve been rolling with this Nothing But Nylon Bracketology for a few weeks now. Guess what? We’re not stopping. 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 Friday, March 3rd at 3pm.
Projected Bracket
Projected Seeding
East (DC) | South (Louisville) | West (Anaheim) | Midwest (Kansas City) | |||
Duke | 1 | Virginia | 1 | Gonzaga | 1 | Tennessee |
Michigan | 2 | Michigan State | 2 | Kentucky | 2 | North Carolina |
LSU | 3 | Texas Tech | 3 | Houston | 3 | Purdue |
Kansas | 4 | Florida State | 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | Kansas State |
Virginia Tech | 5 | Mississippi State | 5 | Villanova | 5 | Marquette |
Iowa State | 6 | Cincinnati | 6 | Maryland | 6 | Louisville |
Buffalo | 7 | Nevada | 7 | Wofford | 7 | Auburn |
Ole Miss | 8 | Baylor | 8 | Syracuse | 8 | Oklahoma |
UCF | 9 | Washington | 9 | Texas | 9 | VCU |
Florida | 10 | Seton Hall | 10 | Minnesota | 10 | Iowa |
Ohio State | 11 | Indiana | 11 | St. John’s | 11 | Utah State |
Lipscomb | 12 | Belmont | 12 | NC State/TCU | 12 | Alabama/Arizona St. |
Hofstra | 13 | New Mexico State | 13 | UC Irvine | 13 | Old Dominion |
Georgia State | 14 | South Dakota State | 14 | Vermont | 14 | Yale |
Loyola-Chicago | 15 | Montana | 15 | Colgate | 15 | Wright State |
Norfolk State/St. Francis (PA) | 16 | Iona/Prairie View A&M | 16 | Campbell | 16 | Sam Houston St. |
Teams Per Conference
- Big Ten – 9
- Big 12 – 8
- SEC – 8
- ACC – 8
- Big East – 4
- AAC – 3
- MWC – 2
- Pac-12 – 2
S-Curve Ranking
- Duke
- Virginia
- Gonzaga
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- North Carolina
- Michigan State
- Michigan
- LSU
- Texas Tech
- Houston
- Purdue
- Wisconsin
- Florida State
- Kansas
- Kansas State
- Virginia Tech
- Villanova
- Mississippi State
- Marquette
- Maryland
- Louisville
- Cincinnati
- Iowa State
- Buffalo
- Nevada
- Wofford
- Auburn
- Ole Miss
- Oklahoma
- Baylor
- Syracuse
- UCF
- VCU
- Washington
- Texas
- Iowa
- Seton Hall
- Florida
- Minnesota
- Indiana
- St. John’s
- Utah State
- Ohio State
- North Carolina State
- TCU
- Alabama
- Arizona State
- Belmont
- Lipscomb
- New Mexico State
- Hofstra
- UC Irvine
- Old Dominion
- Vermont
- Yale
- South Dakota State
- Georgia State
- Loyola-Chicago
- Montana
- Colgate
- Wright State
- Sam Houston State
- Campbell
- Iona
- Prairie View A&M
- Norfolk State
- St. Francis (PA)