Thanks for checking in! Here is what my bracket looks like after games through March 9th. My Bracketology uses each piece of information on the NCAA Team Sheets – the 6 sets of rankings (NET, KPI, BPI SOR, BPI, KenPom, and Sagarin), as well as Q1A, Q1 Overall, Q2, Q3, and Q4 records. Autobids are represented by italics.

In & Out since last update: Indiana, Creighton, and Temple are in, and St. John’s, Alabama, and Nebraska are out.

As I mentioned in my previous post, my rankings use a mathematical model to try and project the Selection Committee’s thought process. Given the inherent flaws of grouping wins into the 4 quadrants with arbitrary cutoffs, this system is not perfect. I’m hoping to develop a more properly scaled system over the coming months that removes some of those flaws, but for now, this is what I project.

East Region (Washington, D.C.) South Region (Louisville, KY) Columbia, SC

1 Virginia (#1 Overall)

16 Prarie View A&M/Iona

8 VCU

9 Washington Columbia, SC

1 North Carolina

16 Sam Houston State

8 UCF

9 Baylor San Jose, CA

5 Villanova

12 New Mexico State

4 Wisconsin

13 Vermont San Jose, CA

5 Marquette

12 Murray State

4 Kansas State

13 UC Irvine Jacksonville, FL

6 Maryland

11 Florida

3 Houston

14 Georgia State Tulsa, OK

6 Nevada

11 TCU

3 LSU

14 Old Dominion Jacksonville, FL

7 Wofford

10 Clemson

2 Tennessee

15 Omaha Columbus, OH

7 Cincinnati

10 Ole Miss

2 Michigan State

15 Colgate West Region (Anaheim, CA) Midwest Region (Kansas City, MO) Hartford, CT

1 Duke

16 St. Francis (PA)/Norfolk State

8 Iowa

9 Texas Columbus, OH

1 Kentucky

16 Bradley

8 Oklahoma

9 NC State Hartford, CT

5 Virginia Tech

12 Creighton/Temple

4 Purdue

13 Lipscomb Salt Lake City, UT

5 Auburn

12 Indiana/Seton Hall

4 Florida State

13 Hofstra Des Moines, IA

6 Buffalo

11 Minnesota

3 Kansas

14 Harvard Tulsa, OK

6 Mississippi State

11 Ohio State

3 Texas Tech

14 Radford Salt Lake City, UT

7 Louisville

10 Utah State

2 Gonzaga

15 Montana Des Moines, IA

7 Iowa State

10 Syracuse

2 Michigan

15 Wright State



Last 4 Byes

TCU

Florida

Minnesota

Ohio State

Last 4 In

Indiana

Seton Hall

Creighton

Temple

First 4 Out

Belmont

Arizona State

Saint Mary’s

Nebraska

Next 4 Out

St. John’s

Toledo

Alabama

Furman

Multi-Bid Conferences

ACC – 9 teams

Big 10 – 9 teams

Big 12 – 8 teams

SEC – 7 teams

AAC – 4 teams

Big East – 4 teams

Mountain West – 2 teams