Mat Mlodzinski gives a new CBB Review Bracketology, aka Matty Brackets, on March 5, 2023.

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.

IF A TEAM IS BOLDED, IN ALL CAPS, AND IN BLUE, THEY HAVE SECURED AN AUTOMATIC BID.

South (Louisville):

1. Houston (29-2, 17-1)
2. Baylor (22-9, 11-7)
3. Tennessee (22-9, 11-7)
4. Miami (Fla) (24-6, 15-5)
5. Xavier (23-8, 15-5)
6. Northwestern (21-10, 12-8)
7. Missouri (23-8, 11-7)
8. Pitt (21-10, 14-6)
9. USC (22-9, 14-6)
10. Boise State (23-8, 13-5)
11. Arizona State (20-11, 11-9) / Penn State (19-12, 10-10)
12. VCU (24-7, 15-3)
13. Yale (20-7, 10-4)
14. KENNESAW STATE (26-8, 15-3)
15. Colgate (25-8, 17-1)
16. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (19-16, 10-8) / Howard (19-12, 11-3)

Midwest (Kansas City):

1. Kansas (25-6, 13-5)
2. Marquette (25-6, 17-3)
3. Arizona (25-6, 14-6)
4. Texas A&M (23-8, 15-3)
5. Saint Mary’s (25-6, 14-2)
6. Creighton (20-11, 14-6)
7. Iowa (19-12, 11-9)
8. Kentucky (21-10, 12-6)
9. Illinois (20-11, 11-9)
10. West Virginia (18-13, 7-11)
11. Oklahoma State (17-14, 8-10) / Utah State (24-7, 13-5)
12. Oral Roberts (28-4, 18-0)
13. Toledo (25-6, 16-2)
14. Utah Valley (24-7, 15-3)
15. Youngstown State (24-8, 15-5)
16. Northwestern State (21-10, 13-5) / FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (19-14, 10-6)

West (Las Vegas):

1. UCLA (27-4, 18-2) 
2. Purdue (26-5, 15-5)
3. Kansas State (23-8, 11-7)
4. Gonzaga (26-5, 14-2)
5. Indiana (21-10, 12-8)
6. San Diego State (24-6, 15-3)
7. Iowa State (18-12, 9-9)
8. Maryland (20-11, 11-9)
9. NC State (22-9, 12-8)
10. Auburn (20-11, 10-8)
11. Clemson (22-9, 14-6)
12. DRAKE (27-7, 15-5)
13. Furman (26-7, 15-3)
14. UC Irvine (22-10, 15-5)
15. UNC ASHEVILLE (27-7, 16-2)
16. Montana State (23-9, 15-3)

East (New York):

1. Alabama (26-5, 16-2)
2. Texas (23-8, 12-6)
3. UConn (24-7, 13-7)
4. Virginia (23-6, 15-5)
5. TCU (20-11, 9-9)
6. Duke (23-8, 14-6)
7. Michigan State (19-11, 11-8)
8. Providence (21-10, 13-7)
9. Memphis (23-8, 13-5)
10. Florida Atlantic (28-3, 18-2)
11. Arkansas (19-12, 8-10)
12. Charleston (29-3, 16-2)
13. Iona (24-7, 17-3)
14. South Alabama (19-15, 9-9)
15. UMass Lowell (25-7, 11-5)
16. Grambling (22-8, 15-3)

First Four Out:

• North Carolina (19-12, 11-9)
• Rutgers (18-12, 10-9)
• Nevada (22-9, 12-6)
• Mississippi State (20-11, 8-10)

Next Four Out:

• Oregon (18-13, 12-8)
• Michigan (17-14, 11-9)
• Seton Hall (17-14, 10-10)
• Vanderbilt (18-13, 11-7)

Under consideration:

• Villanova (16-15, 10-10)
• Wisconsin (16-13, 8-11)