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

Mat Mlodzinski gives an updated bracketology on the last Sunday of February.

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.

Midwest (Detroit)

1. Purdue (24-3, 13-3)
2. Kansas (21-6, 9-5)
3. Creighton (20-7, 11-5)
4. San Diego State (21-7, 10-5)
5. Auburn (20-6, 9-4)
6. TCU (19-8, 8-6)
7. Utah State (22-5, 10-4)
8. Florida (19-8, 9-5)
9. Texas (17-10, 6-8)
10. Gonzaga (22-6, 12-2)
11. Nevada (22-6, 9-5) / Wake Forest (18-9, 10-6)
12. Princeton (21-3, 9-2)
13. Samford (25-4, 14-2)
14. UC Irvine (20-8, 13-3)
15. Eastern Washington (18-10, 12-3)
16. Grambling (14-13, 11-3) / Eastern Kentucky (17-11, 12-2)

East (Boston)

1. UConn (25-3, 15-2)
2. Tennessee (21-6, 11-3)
3. Baylor (19-8, 8-6)
4. Illinois (20-7, 11-5)
5. Kentucky (19-8, 9-5)
6. Dayton (21-5, 11-3)
7. Washington State (21-7, 12-5)
8. Nebraska (20-8, 10-7)
9. New Mexico (21-7, 9-6)
10. Providence (18-9, 9-7)
11. Indiana State (24-5, 15-3)
12. McNeese (24-3, 13-1)
13. App State (24-5, 14-2)
14. Vermont (23-6, 13-1)
15. High Point (23-6, 12-2)
16. Fairfield (18-10, 12-5)

South (Dallas)

1. Houston (24-3, 11-3)
2. Marquette (20-6, 11-4)
3. Duke (21-6, 12-4)
4. Wisconsin (18-9, 10-6)
5. Saint Mary’s (23-6, 14-0)
6. Texas Tech (19-8, 8-6)
7. South Carolina (22-5, 10-4)
8. Colorado State (20-8, 8-7)
9. Northwestern (19-8, 10-6)
10. Virginia (20-8, 11-6)
11. Boise State (19-8, 10-4)
12. Colorado (18-9, 9-7) / Pitt (18-9, 9-7)
13. Louisiana Tech (20-8, 10-3)
14. Charleston (22-7, 13-3)
15. Colgate (20-8, 14-1)
16. Merrimack (18-10, 12-2) / Norfolk State (18-9, 8-2)

West (Los Angeles)

1. Arizona (21-6, 12-4)
2. North Carolina (21-6, 13-3)
3. Iowa State (21-6, 10-4)
4. Alabama (19-8, 11-3)
5. BYU (19-7, 7-6)
6. Clemson (19-8, 9-7)
7. Oklahoma (19-8, 7-7)
8. Florida Atlantic (21-6, 11-3)
9. Michigan State (17-11, 9-8)
10. Mississippi State (19-8, 8-6)
11. Seton Hall (18-9, 11-5)
12. Grand Canyon (24-4, 14-3)
13. Akron (20-7, 12-2)
14. Morehead State (21-8, 12-4)
15. Oakland (19-10, 14-4)
16. South Dakota State (17-12, 10-4)

First Four Out:

• St. John’s (16-12, 8-9)
• Villanova (15-12, 8-8)
• James Madison (26-3, 13-3)
• Texas A&M (15-12, 6-8)

Next Four Out:

• Cincinnati (16-11, 5-9)
• Utah (16-11, 7-9)
• Butler (16-12, 7-10)
• Ole Miss (19-8, 6-8)

Others Considered:

• Drake (23-6, 14-4)
• Iowa (16-12, 8-9)
• South Florida (21-5, 14-1)
• Oregon (18-9, 10-6)
• Virginia Tech (15-12, 7-9)
• Kansas State (16-11, 6-8)
• SMU (19-8, 10-4)
• San Francisco (22-7, 11-3)
• Memphis (20-8, 9-6)
• Richmond (20-7, 12-2)
• NC State (17-10, 9-7)

Multi-Bid Conferences:

• Big 12: 9
• SEC: 7
• Big Ten: 6
• Mountain West: 6
• ACC: 6
• Big East: 5
• Pac-12: 3
• WCC: 2