We’re less than 24 hours away from Selection Sunday, and we’ve got plenty on the line today. Yesterday’s results produced some significant movement in the brackets. Here are the highlights.
- Purdue’s loss to Michigan State costs the Boilermakers a No. 2 seed. Louisville’s run to the Big East championship game allows the Cardinals to move into that spot.
- Likewise, the Spartans move up from a No. 10 seed to a No. 9 seed with the win.
- The Boston College vs. Clemson game was likely a bubble elimination game, especially because Penn State knocked off Wisconsin, thus moving into the field at the expense of the Eagles. Boston College not only lost to the Tigers but also looked terrible in the 23-point blowout.
- Kentucky’s win gets the Wildcats up to a No. 4 seed, at the expense of St. John’s, which slides to the No. 5 line.
- Georgia’s loss to Alabama hurts the Bulldogs’ seeding but doesn’t knock them out of the tournament. There just aren’t enough other teams worthy of moving into the field ahead of Georgia, and that includes the Crimson Tide. Alabama is moving closer, with four wins against the RPI top 50. However, the Crimson Tide must win against Kentucky today to have any prayer of reaching the tournament, and they probably need to claim the SEC’s automatic bid.
Let’s get to the brackets. As always, please share your thoughts.
Here are links to the recent projected fields.
Projected Field 8.0
Projected Field 7.0
Projected Field 6.0
Projected Field 5.0
Projected Field 4.0
Projected Field 3.0
Projected Field 2.0
Projected Field 1.0
In addition, take a look at the bracket projections from a whole slew of different sources, updated daily by the good folks at the Bracket Project.
East(Newark)
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(1) Ohio State vs. (16) Morgan State (MEAC) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (Sun Belt) (Cleveland)
(8) Marquette vs. (9) Utah State (WAC) (Cleveland) (4) Kentucky vs. (13) Oakland (Summit) (Tucson) (5) West Virginia vs. (12) Gonzaga (West Coast) (Tucson) (2) Texas vs. (15) Northern Colorado (Big Sky) (Tulsa) (7) UCLA vs. (10) Butler (Horizon) (Tulsa) (3) Purdue vs. (14) Long Island (NEC) (Washington) (6) Arizona vs. (11) Florida State (Washington) |
West(Anaheim)
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(1) Pittsburgh vs. (16) Boston University (America East) (Cleveland)
(8) Temple vs. (9) Michigan State (Cleveland) (4) San Diego State vs. (13) Morehead State (OVC) (Tucson) (5) Texas A&M vs. (12) Georgia vs. USC (Tucson) (2) BYU vs. (15) Long Beach State (Big West) (Denver) (7) Xavier vs. (10) Illinois (Denver) (3) North Carolina vs. (14) Indiana State (Missouri Valley) (Charlotte) (6) Cincinnati vs. (11) Richmond (Charlotte) |
Southwest(San Antonio) |
(1) Kansas vs. (16) McNeese State (Southland) vs. Alabama State (SWAC) (Tulsa)
(8) George Mason vs. (9) Villanova (Tulsa) (4) Syracuse vs. (13) Harvard (Ivy) (Tampa) (5) Vanderbilt vs. (12) Clemson vs. Penn State (Tampa) (2) Louisville vs. (15) Saint Peter’s (Metro Atlantic) (Chicago) (7) Old Dominion (CAA) vs. (10) Washington (Chicago) (3) Florida vs. (14) Kent State (MAC) (Tampa) (6) Georgetown vs. (11) Virginia Tech (Tampa) |
Southeast(New Orleans) |
(1) Notre Dame vs. (16) UNC-Asheville (Big South) (Chicago)
(8) Missouri vs. (9) Tennessee (Chicago) (4) Wisconsin vs. (13) Belmont (Atlantic Sun) (Denver) (5) St. John’s vs. (12) UTEP (Conference USA) (Denver) (2) Duke vs. (15) Wofford (Southern) (Charlotte) (7) UNLV vs. (10) Colorado (Charlotte) (3) Connecticut vs. (14) Bucknell (Patriot) (Washington) (6) Kansas State vs. (11) Michigan (Washington) |
Last Eight In: |
Michigan
Virginia Tech Florida State Richmond Georgia Clemson Penn State USC |
First Eight Out:
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Memphis
Boston College Marshall VCU UAB Oklahoma State Nebraska New Mexico |
Conference
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Big East: 11
Big Ten: 7 Big 12: 6 ACC: 5 SEC: 5 Pac-10: 4 Atlantic 10: 3 Mountain West: 3 CAA: 2 22 one-bid conferences |
