This may be the last bracket I get to post before the tournament starts. First on UC since that's the most imporant. I have them as a 5 seed and will keep them there regardless of today's result. They are probably just as likely to be a 4 with a win today, but a high 5 seed seems reasonable as well. I think the teams above them just have better resumes (though it's close enough with the last few that they could jump).
If Rhode Island wins today Vandy would slide into the First four games in Dayton in their place. Other than that I think the bracket is pretty much set. I will not be changing my last four in other than that. I could see Kentucky or Duke taking UNC's one seed, but I think UNC will be rewarded for winning the ACC regular season by 2 games. I made my attempt at bracketing the pods below. I tried to avoid conflicts that the committee has to avoid, but I did it kind of quickly so maybe you'll catch some.
One
Seeds: Villanova, Gonzaga,
Kansas, UNC
Two
Seeds: Duke, Kentucky, Arizona, Oregon
Three
Seeds: Baylor, UCLA, Louisville, West
Virginia
Four
Seeds: Notre Dame, Florida State,
Florida, Butler
Five
Seeds: SMU, Cincinnati, Purdue, Virginia
Six
Seeds: Iowa State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Creighton
Seven
Seeds: St Marys, Michigan, Maryland, Miami
Eight
Seeds: Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Seton
Hall, Michigan State
Nine
Seeds: Northwestern, Arkansas, Marquette,
South Carolina
Ten
Seeds: Providence, VCU, Wichita State, Dayton
Eleven
Seeds: Xavier, Middle TN State, Vandy, Kansas State/ Wake Forest
Twelve
Seeds: Rhode Island/USC, UNCW, Nevada, Vermont
Thirteen
Seeds: New Mexico State, Princeton, Kent
State, Iona
Fourteen
Seeds: Bucknell, Winthrop, ETSU, Florida Gulf Coast
Fifteen
Seeds: NKU, Jacksonville State, New Orleans, North Dakota
Sixteen
Seeds: South Dakota St., UC Davis,
Texas State/NC Central, Mt. St. Marys/Texas Southern
Last Four In: Kansas State, USC,
Rhode Island, Wake Forest
Four Outside Hoping: Cal,
Illinois, Syracuse, Illinois State
Buffalo, Milwaukie, Orlando, Salt Lake City (Thursday)
Greenville, Indianapolis, Sacramento, Tulsa (Friday)
West Regional (Final in San
Jose)
(1) Gonzaga
(16) UC Davis
Sacramento
(8) Seton Hall
(9) Northwestern
(4) Florida State
(13) New Mexico State
Orlando
(12) Nevada
(5) SMU
(3) Baylor
(14) Florida Gulf Coast
Tulsa
(6) Creighton
(11) Vandy
(2) Arizona
(15) North Dakota
Salt Lake City
(7) Miami
(10) Wichita State
East Regional (Final in New
York)
(1) Villanova
(16) Mt. St. Marys/Texas Southern
Buffalo
(8) Virginia Tech
(9) Marquette
(4) Butler
(13) Princeton
Milwaukie
(12) UNCW
(5) Virginia
(3) UCLA
(14) East Tennessee State
Sacramento
(6) Minnesota
(11) Xavier
(2) Duke
(15) New Orleans
Greenville
(7) Michigan
(10) VCU
Midwest Regional (Final in
Kansas City)
(1) Kansas
(16) South Dakota State
Tulsa
(8) Michigan State
(9) Arkansas
(4) Notre Dame
(13) Iona
Milwaukie
(12) Vermont
(5) Cincinnati
(3) West Virginia
(14) Bucknell
Buffalo
(6) Wisconsin
(11) Kansas State /USC
Salt Lake City
(2) Oregon
(15) Jacksonville State
(7) St Marys
(10) Providence
South Regional (Final in
Memphis)
(1) North Carolina
(16) Texas State/NC Central
Greenville
(8) Oklahoma State
(9) South Carolina
(4) Florida
(13) Kent State
Orlando
(12) Rhode Island / Wake Forest
(5) Purdue
(3) Louisville
(14) Winthrop
Indianapolis
(6) Iowa State
(11) Middle Tennessee State.
(2) Kentucky
(15) Northern Kentucky
Indianapolis
(7) Maryland
(10) Dayton
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