Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Mar. 1, 2024)

Mat Mlodzinski gives an updated bracketology on the first day of March.

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 (25-3, 14-3)
2. Iowa State (22-6, 11-4)
3. Creighton (21-8, 12-6)
4. Alabama (20-8, 12-3)
5. Saint Mary’s (24-6, 15-0)
6. Utah State (23-5, 11-4)
7. South Carolina (23-5, 11-4)
8. Texas (18-10, 7-8)
9. Florida Atlantic (21-7, 11-4)
10. New Mexico (21-7, 9-6)
11. Mississippi State (19-9, 8-7)
12. McNeese (25-3, 14-1)
13. Samford (25-5, 14-3)
14. Akron (20-8, 12-3)
15. Colgate (21-9, 15-2)
16. Grambling (14-13, 11-3) / Eastern Kentucky (17-12, 12-3)

East (Boston)

1. UConn (25-3, 15-2)
2. North Carolina (22-6, 14-3)
3. Baylor (20-8, 9-6)
4. Kentucky (20-8, 10-5)
5. Wisconsin (18-10, 10-7)
6. Dayton (22-5, 12-3)
7. Florida (20-8, 10-5)
8. Oklahoma (19-9, 7-8)
9. Michigan State (17-11, 9-8)
10. Nevada (23-6, 10-5)
11. Seton Hall (18-10, 11-6) / Wake Forest (18-10, 10-7)
12. Princeton (21-3, 9-2)
13. Louisiana Tech (21-8, 11-3)
14. Vermont (23-6, 13-1)
15. High Point (24-6, 13-2)
16. Fairfield (18-10, 12-5)

South (Dallas)

1. Houston (25-3, 12-3)
2. Marquette (22-6, 13-4)
3. Duke (22-6, 13-4)
4. Illinois (21-7, 12-5)
5. Auburn (21-7, 10-5)
6. Washington State (22-7, 13-5)
7. TCU (19-9, 8-7)
8. Nebraska (20-9, 10-8)
9. Colorado State (20-9, 8-8)
10. Virginia (21-8, 12-6)
11. Indiana State (25-5, 16-3)
12. St. John’s (17-12, 9-9) / Villanova (16-12, 9-8)
13. App State (25-5, 15-2)
14. Charleston (23-7, 14-3)
15. Eastern Washington (19-10, 13-3)
16. Merrimack (19-10, 13-2) / Norfolk State (19-9, 9-2)

West (Los Angeles)

1. Arizona (22-6, 13-4)
2. Tennessee (22-6, 12-3)
3. Kansas (21-7, 9-6)
4. San Diego State (22-7, 11-5)
5. BYU (20-8, 8-7)
6. Clemson (20-8, 10-7)
7. Texas Tech (19-9, 8-7)
8. Northwestern (20-8, 11-6)
9. Gonzaga (23-6, 13-2)
10. Boise State (20-8, 11-4)
11. Providence (18-10, 9-8)
12. Grand Canyon (25-4, 15-3)
13. UC Irvine (21-8, 14-3)
14. Morehead State (22-8, 13-4)
15. Oakland (19-11, 14-5)
16. South Dakota State (18-12, 11-4)

First Four Out:

• Colorado (19-9, 10-7)
• James Madison (27-3, 14-3)
• Pitt (18-10, 9-8)
• Utah (17-11, 8-9)

Next Four Out:

• Texas A&M (15-13, 6-9)
• Drake (24-6, 15-4)
• Iowa (17-12, 9-9)
• South Florida (21-5, 14-1)

Others Considered:

• Oregon (19-9, 11-6)
• Cincinnati (16-12, 5-10)
• Ole Miss (19-9, 6-9)
• Butler (16-13, 7-11)
• Kansas State (17-11, 7-8)
• Memphis (21-8, 10-6)
• SMU (19-9, 10-5)
• Syracuse (19-10, 10-8)
• Richmond (21-7, 13-2)
• UNLV (17-10, 10-5)
• NC State (17-11, 9-8)

Multi-Bid Conferences:

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