Matty Brackets has his second bracketology of the season. Follow along as he updates his projections.
If bolded, the team is projected as an automatic bid.
Region 1:
- Gonzaga 10-0 (1-0)
- Tennessee 7-1 (1-1)
- Michigan 9-0 (4-0)
- West Virginia 8-3 (1-2)
- Rutgers 7-2 (3-2)
- Saint Louis 7-1 (0-0)
- Florida State 5-2 (1-1)
- San Diego State 6-2 (0-1)
- North Carolina 6-3 (1-2)
- USC 6-2 (1-1)
- TCU 9-2 (2-1)
- Loyola-Chicago 7-2 (2-0)
- Liberty 9-4 (1-1)
- Abilene Christian 9-2 (1-0)
- Southern Utah 7-1 (2-0)
- Norfolk State 4-3 (0-0) / Siena 1-0 (1-0)
Region 4:
- Iowa 9-2 (3-1)
- Texas 8-1 (2-0)
- Oregon 8-1 (3-0)
- Virginia 5-2 (1-0)
- Minnesota 10-2 (3-2)
- Florida 5-1 (2-0)
- NC State 6-1 (2-0)
- Xavier 8-2 (1-2)
- Oklahoma 6-2 (2-1)
- Indiana 6-4 (1-2)
- Seton Hall 8-4 (5-1) / Northwestern 6-3 (3-2)
- Western Kentucky 8-3 (1-1)
- Furman 8-3 (2-0)
- Bryant 7-2 (3-1)
- Coastal Carolina 7-2 (1-1)
- Hofstra 6-3 (2-0)
Region 2:
- Baylor 9-0 (2-0)
- Wisconsin 9-2 (3-1)
- Houston 8-1 (3-1)
- Creighton 8-2 (4-1)
- Duke 3-2 (1-0)
- Michigan State 7-3 (1-3)
- Clemson 8-1 (2-1)
- UCLA 7-2 (3-0)
- Alabama 7-3 (2-0)
- UConn 4-1 (1-1)
- BYU 9-2 (0-0)
- Belmont 10-1 (4-0)
- Winthrop 7-0 (4-0)
- South Dakota State 5-3 (0-0)
- UMBC 7-2 (3-1)
- Texas Southern 2-5 (0-0) / Colgate 1-1 (1-1)
Region 3:
- Villanova 8-1 (3-0)
- Kansas 8-2 (2-1)
- Illinois 8-3 (4-1)
- Missouri 7-1 (101)
- Virginia Tech 8-1 (2-0)
- Texas Tech 8-3 (1-2)
- Ohio State 8-3 (2-3)
- Louisville 7-1 (2-0)
- Arkansas 9-1 (1-1)
- Syracuse 6-1 (1-0)
- Colorado 7-3 (2-2)
- Richmond 7-3 (1-1) / Purdue 7-5 (2-3)
- Bowling Green 7-2 (3-0)
- Wright State 7-2 (5-1)
- Grand Canyon 4-3 (0-0)
- UC-Riverside 3-1 (0-0)
First Four OUT:
- Stanford 5-3 (1-1)
- LSU 6-2 (1-1)
- Drake 12-0 (3-0)
- Providence 7-4 (3-2)
Next Four OUT:
- Arizona State 4-3 (1-0)
- VCU 8-2 (1-0)
- Texas A&M 6-2 (1-1)
- Boise State 8-1 (4-0)
[…] Many projections for the NCAA Tournament have the Big Ten teetering between 10 and 11 teams in at the moment. That’s great for the league, but not for the three teams that are on the outside looking in. The league’s rise over the last few seasons means that there are few, if any, nights off once the bright lights come on. For Maryland, Penn State, and Nebraska, that means long winter nights are going to be even longer for them. […]