Mat Mlodzinski gives his first bracketology of the 2022-23 college basketball season.

For past Matty Brackets bracketology projections, click here.

Click here to compare Matty Brackets to the rest of the Bracket Matrix.

If a team is bolded, they are a projected automatic bid.

West (Las Vegas):

1. Gonzaga
2. UCLA
3. Baylor
4. Alabama
5. Villanova
6. Oregon
7. Illinois
8. Miami (Fla)
9. Michigan State
10. Providence
11. Iowa / Syracuse
12. Liberty
13. Princeton
14. Grand Canyon
15. Georgia State
16. Montana State

East (New York):

1. North Carolina
2. Arkansas
3. Indiana
4. TCU
5. UConn
6. San Diego State
7. Texas Tech
8. Florida
9. Seton Hall
10. Memphis
11. Davidson
12. Drake
13. Toledo
14. UNC-Wilmington
15. Colgate
16. High Point

South (Louisville):

1. Kentucky
2. Duke
3. Arizona
4. Michigan
5. Saint Louis
6. Auburn
7. Xavier
8. Purdue
9. Wyoming
10. Virginia Tech
11. Oklahoma State
12. USC / Ohio State
13. Murray State
14. Iona
15. Detroit Mercy
16. Jackson State / Sacred Heart

Midwest (Kansas City):

1. Houston
2. Kansas
3. Creighton
4. Tennessee
5. Texas
6. Dayton
7. Virginia
8. Texas A&M
9. St. John’s
10. UAB
11. Penn State
12. Furman
13. Oral Roberts
14. Vermont
15. UC Irvine
16. Nicholls State / Norfolk State

First Four Out:

• Loyola-Chicago
• Wisconsin
• South Carolina
• Iowa State

Next Four Out:

• Marquette
• Notre Dame
• Florida State
• Saint Mary’s