Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Jan. 25, 2024)

Mat Mlodzinski gives an updated bracketology as the college basketball season hits late January.

For past Matty Brackets bracketology projections, click here.

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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.

Midwest (Detroit)

1. Purdue (18-2, 7-2)
2. Kansas (16-3, 4-2)
3. Marquette (14-5, 5-3)
4. Auburn (16-3, 5-1)
5. BYU (14-4, 2-3)
6. Memphis (15-4, 4-2)
7. Northwestern (14-5, 5-3)
8. Utah (14-6, 5-4)
9. Seton Hall (13-7, 6-3)
10. New Mexico (17-3, 5-2)
11. Indiana State (17-3, 8-1)
12. Grand Canyon (17-2, 7-1)
13. App State (15-4, 6-1)
14. Louisiana Tech (13-6, 3-1)
15. Oakland (12-9, 7-3)
16. Saint Peter’s (10-6, 6-1)

East (Boston)

1. UConn (17-2, 7-1)
2. Wisconsin (15-4, 7-1)
3. Baylor (14-4, 3-2)
4. Duke (14-4, 5-2)
5. Alabama (13-6, 5-1)
6. Florida Atlantic (16-4, 6-1)
7. Clemson (13-5, 3-4)
8. Boise State (14-5, 5-1)
9. Ole Miss (16-3, 3-3)
10. TCU (14-5, 3-3)
11. Princeton (15-1, 3-0)
12. Villanova (11-8, 4-4) / Kansas State (14-5, 4-2)
13. High Point (17-4, 6-0)
14. Morehead State (15-5, 6-1)
15. Vermont (14-5, 4-0)
16. Colgate (12-8, 6-1)

West (Los Angeles)

1. North Carolina (16-3, 8-0)
2. Arizona (14-4, 5-2)
3. Creighton (15-5, 6-3)
4. Iowa State (15-4, 4-2)
5. Kentucky (14-4, 4-2)
6. San Diego State (16-4, 5-2)
7. Texas Tech (15-3, 4-1)
8. Nebraska (15-5, 5-4)
9. South Carolina (16-3, 4-2)
10. Nevada (16-4, 3-3)
11. Texas (14-5, 3-3)
12. Oregon (13-5, 5-2) / Michigan State (12-7, 4-4)
13. McNeese (17-2, 6-0)
14. UC Irvine (13-6, 6-1)
15. Weber State (12-7, 3-3)
16. South Dakota State (11-9, 4-1) / Norfolk State (12-8, 2-1)

South (Dallas)

1. Houston (16-2, 3-2)
2. Tennessee (14-4, 4-1)
3. Dayton (16-2, 6-0)
4. Illinois (14-5, 5-3)
5. Utah State (17-2, 5-1)
6. Oklahoma (15-4, 4-3)
7. Colorado State (15-4, 3-3)
8. Texas A&M (12-7, 3-3)
9. St. John’s (13-7, 4-4)
10. Saint Mary’s (14-6, 5-0)
11. Colorado (15-5, 6-3)
12. Samford (17-3, 6-1)
13. Akron (15-4, 7-0)
14. UNC Wilmington (13-5, 4-2)
15. Kennesaw State (13-7, 4-2)
16. Grambling (7-11, 4-1) / CCSU (9-7, 3-0)

First Four Out:

• Wake Forest (13-6, 5-3)
• Gonzaga (13-5, 4-1)
• Cincinnati (13-6, 2-4)
• Mississippi State (13-6, 2-4)

Next Four Out:

• Providence (13-6, 4-4)
• Virginia (14-5, 5-3)
• Florida (13-6, 3-3)
• UCF (12-6, 3-3)

Others Considered:

• Georgia (14-5, 4-2)
• Washington State (14-6, 5-4)
• Miami-Fla (13-6, 4-4)
• Butler (13-7, 4-5)
• Florida State (12-7, 6-2)
• Syracuse (13-6, 4-4)
• Xavier (10-9, 4-4)
• Virginia Tech (12-7, 4-4)
• SMU (13-5, 4-1)
• James Madison (18-2, 6-2)
• Drake (16-4, 7-2)
• Ohio State (13-6, 3-5)
• San Francisco (15-5, 4-1)
• NC State (13-6, 5-3)
• Richmond (14-5, 6-0)
• Pitt (12-7, 3-5)
• Maryland (12-8, 4-5)
• Iowa (11-8, 3-5)

Multi-Bid Conferences:

• Big 12: 10
• SEC: 7
• Big East: 6
• Big Ten: 6
• Mountain West: 6
• Pac-12: 4
• ACC: 3
• American: 2