Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Dec. 8, 2023)

Mat Mlodzinski gives his first bracketology of the 2023-24 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.

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

West (Los Angeles)

1. Arizona (7-0)
2. Baylor (9-0)
3. Gonzaga (7-1)
4. Virginia (8-1, 1-0)
5. Oklahoma (8-0)
6. Duke (5-3)
7. Texas A&M (7-2)
8. Texas (6-2)
9. Ole Miss (8-0)
10. Colorado (6-2)
11. TCU (7-0)
12. Drake (8-1, 2-0)
13. UC Irvine (6-3)
14. Kent State (6-3)
15. Purdue Fort Wayne (9-1)
16. Norfolk State (6-3)

Midwest (Detroit)

1. Purdue (8-1, 1-0)
2. Marquette (7-2)
3. Florida Atlantic (7-2)
4. Clemson (8-0, 1-0)
5. Arkansas (6-3)
6. Illinois (7-1, 1-0)
7. Iowa State (7-2)
8. Auburn (5-2)
9. Providence (7-2)
10. Michigan State (4-4, 0-1)
11. Dayton (6-2)
12. Grand Canyon (7-1)
13. Liberty (7-2)
14. Weber State (4-3)
15. Kennesaw State (6-3)
16. Marist (5-2, 2-0) / UNC Asheville (5-4)

East (Boston)

1. UConn (8-1)
2. Houston (9-0)
3. North Carolina (7-2, 1-0)
4. Tennessee (5-3)
5. Colorado State (9-0)
6. Alabama (6-2)
7. Villanova (6-4)
8. Northwestern (6-1)
9. Oregon (5-2)
10. Mississippi State (6-2)
11. UCLA (5-2) / San Diego State (7-2)
12. Princeton (9-0)
13. UNC Wilmington (6-2)
14. McNeese (8-2)
15. Morehead State (6-3)
16. South Dakota (6-3)

South (Dallas)

1. Kansas (8-1)
2. Kentucky (6-1)
3. Creighton (7-1)
4. Miami-Fla (7-1, 1-0)
5. Wisconsin (7-2, 1-0)
6. BYU (8-0)
7. Ohio State (8-1, 1-0)
8. James Madison (8-0)
9. USC (5-3)
10. Kansas State (7-2)
11. Memphis (6-2)
12. Florida (5-3) / Utah (6-2)
13. Vermont (8-2)
14. UNC Greensboro (7-1)
15. Colgate (5-4)
16. Prairie View A&M (4-3) / Sacred Heart (4-6)

First Four Out:

• Washington (5-3)
• Georgia Tech (4-3)
• Butler (7-2)
• Cincinnati (7-0)

Next Four Out:

• Florida State (4-3)
• St. John’s (6-2)
• Indiana (7-1, 2-0)
• St. Joe’s (7-2)

Others Considered:

• New Mexico (8-1)
• Texas Tech (6-2)
• Iowa (5-4, 0-1)
• South Carolina (7-1)
• Missouri (7-2)
• Nevada (7-0)
• Virginia Tech (6-3, 1-0)
• Utah State (8-1)
• Pitt (6-3, 0-1)
• Georgia (6-3)
• Arizona State (6-2)
• Syracuse (6-3)
• NC State (6-2, 1-0)
• Wake Forest (5-3)
• Minnesota (6-3, 1-1)
• Maryland (5-4, 1-1)
• Seton Hall (5-3)
• Washington State (7-1)
• Rutgers (5-3, 0-1)
• Tulane (6-1)
• Boise State (5-3)
• Appalachian State (7-2)
• George Mason (7-2)
• Wichita State (7-2)
• Santa Clara (7-2)