Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Feb. 9, 2024)

Mat Mlodzinski gives an updated bracketology as the college basketball regular season only has about a month left.

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 (21-2, 10-2)
2. Marquette (17-5, 8-3)
3. Auburn (19-4, 8-2)
4. Baylor (17-5, 6-3)
5. Dayton (19-3, 9-1)
6. Saint Mary’s (19-6, 10-0)
7. Utah State (19-4, 7-3)
8. Texas (15-8, 4-6)
9. Virginia (18-5, 9-3)
10. Nebraska (16-8, 6-7)
11. Cincinnati (15-7, 4-5)
12. Providence (15-8, 6-6) / Mississippi State (15-8, 4-6)
13. Akron (18-5, 10-1)
14. Louisiana Tech (16-7, 6-2)
15. Green Bay (16-9, 11-3)
16. Quinnipiac (19-4, 11-1)

East (Boston)

1. UConn (21-2, 11-1)
2. Iowa State (17-5, 6-3)
3. Wisconsin (16-7, 8-4)
4. Duke (17-5, 8-3)
5. Kentucky (16-6, 6-4)
6. Oklahoma (17-6, 5-5)
7. Florida Atlantic (18-5, 8-2)
8. Texas A&M (14-8, 5-4)
9. Indiana State (21-3, 12-1)
10. Utah (15-8, 6-6)
11. Gonzaga (17-6, 8-2) / Seton Hall (15-8, 8-4)
12. McNeese (20-3, 9-1)
13. Cornell (17-3, 6-0)
14. Morehead State (19-5, 10-1)
15. Vermont (18-6, 8-1)
16. Eastern Kentucky (13-10, 9-1)

South (Dallas)

1. Houston (20-3, 7-3)
2. North Carolina (18-5, 10-2)
3. Illinois (17-5, 8-3)
4. Alabama (16-7, 8-2)
5. BYU (16-6, 4-5)
6. New Mexico (19-4, 7-3)
7. TCU (16-6, 5-4)
8. Colorado State (18-5, 6-4)
9. Northwestern (16-7, 7-5)
10. Ole Miss (18-5, 5-5)
11. St. John’s (14-9, 6-6)
12. Grand Canyon (21-2, 11-1)
13. Samford (21-3, 10-1)
14. UNC Wilmington (17-6, 8-3)
15. Colgate (16-8, 10-1)
16. Grambling (10-12, 7-2) / CCSU (14-9, 8-2)

West (Los Angeles)

1. Tennessee (17-5, 7-2)
2. Arizona (18-5, 9-3)
3. Kansas (18-5, 6-4)
4. Creighton (16-7, 7-5)
5. South Carolina (20-3, 8-2)
6. San Diego State (18-5, 7-3)
7. Texas Tech (16-6, 5-4)
8. Clemson (15-7, 5-6)
9. Michigan State (14-9, 6-6)
10. Boise State (16-7, 7-3)
11. Colorado (16-7, 7-5)
12. App State (19-5, 10-2)
13. High Point (20-5, 9-1)
14. UC Irvine (18-6, 11-1)
15. Eastern Washington (15-8, 9-1)
16. North Dakota (15-10, 7-3) / Norfolk State (15-9, 5-2)

First Four Out:

• Wake Forest (15-7, 7-4)
• Florida (15-7, 5-4)
• Washington State (17-6, 8-4)
• Butler (15-8, 6-6)

Next Four Out:

• Kansas State (15-8, 5-5)
• Nevada (18-5, 5-4)
• Oregon (16-7, 8-4)
• UCF (13-8, 4-5)

Others Considered:

• Memphis (17-6, 6-4)
• Miami-Fla (15-8, 6-6)
• Richmond (16-6, 8-1)
• Virginia Tech (13-9, 5-6)
• James Madison (21-3, 9-3)
• Drake (19-5, 10-3)
• San Francisco (19-6, 8-2)
• Pitt (15-8, 6-6)
• Xavier (13-10, 7-5)

Multi-Bid Conferences:

• Big 12: 10
• SEC: 8
• Big East: 6
• Big Ten: 6
• Mountain West: 5
• ACC: 4
• Pac-12: 3
• WCC: 2