Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Mar. 8, 2024)

Mat Mlodzinski gives an updated bracketology as conference tournament play is in full swing.

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 (27-3, 16-3)
2. Iowa State (24-6, 13-4)
3. Creighton (22-8, 13-6)
4. Alabama (20-10, 12-5)
5. Saint Mary’s (24-7, 15-1)
6. Utah State (25-5, 13-4)
7. South Carolina (24-6, 12-5)
8. TCU (20-10, 9-8)
9. Florida Atlantic (23-7, 13-4)
10. Seton Hall (19-11, 12-7)
11. Indiana State (27-5, 17-3)
12. McNeese (28-3, 17-1)
13. Samford (26-5, 15-3)
14. Akron (21-9, 13-4)
15. Colgate (23-9, 16-2)
16. Grambling (17-13, 14-3) / Stetson (21-12, 11-5)

East (Boston)

1. UConn (27-3, 17-2)
2. North Carolina (24-6, 16-3)
3. Baylor (22-8, 11-6)
4. Kentucky (22-8, 12-5)
5. Wisconsin (19-11, 11-8)
6. Dayton (23-6, 13-4)
7. Florida (21-9, 11-6)
8. Oklahoma (20-10, 8-9)
9. Michigan State (18-12, 10-9)
10. Colorado State (21-9, 9-8)
11. Villanova (17-13, 10-9) / Colorado (21-9, 12-7)
12. Princeton (23-3, 11-2)
13. Louisiana Tech (21-9, 11-4)
14. Vermont (25-6, 15-1)
15. High Point (25-7, 13-3)
16. Quinnipiac (22-8, 14-5)

South (Dallas)

1. Houston (27-3, 14-3)
2. Marquette (22-8, 13-6)
3. Duke (24-6, 15-4)
4. Auburn (23-7, 12-5)
5. BYU (21-9, 9-8)
6. Washington State (23-8, 14-6)
7. Gonzaga (24-6, 14-2)
8. Nebraska (21-9, 11-8)
9. Nevada (25-6, 12-5)
10. Virginia (21-9, 12-7)
11. New Mexico (22-8, 10-7)
12. St. John’s (18-12, 10-9) / Mississippi State (19-11, 8-9)
13. App State (26-5, 16-2)
14. Charleston (24-7, 15-3)
15. Eastern Washington (21-10, 15-3)
16. Merrimack (20-11, 13-3) / Norfolk State (21-10, 11-3)

West (Los Angeles)

1. Tennessee (24-6, 14-3)
2. Arizona (24-6, 15-4)
3. Kansas (22-8, 10-7)
4. Illinois (22-8, 13-6)
5. San Diego State (22-8, 11-6)
6. Clemson (21-9, 11-8)
7. Texas Tech (21-9, 10-7)
8. Northwestern (20-10, 11-8)
9. Texas (19-11, 8-9)
10. Boise State (21-9, 12-5)
11. Providence (19-11, 10-9)
12. Grand Canyon (26-4, 16-3)
13. UC Irvine (23-8, 16-3)
14. Morehead State (24-8, 14-4)
15. Oakland (21-11, 15-5)
16. South Dakota State (19-12, 12-4)

First Four Out:

• Pitt (20-10, 11-8)
• James Madison (28-3, 15-3)
• Wake Forest (18-12, 10-9)
• Texas A&M (17-13, 8-9)

Next Four Out:

• Iowa (18-12, 10-9)
• Utah (18-12, 9-10)
• Drake (25-6, 16-4)
• South Florida (23-5, 16-1)

Others Considered:

• Cincinnati (17-13, 6-11)
• Butler (18-13, 9-11)
• Kansas State (17-13, 7-10)
• Oregon (19-11, 11-8)
• Memphis (22-8, 11-6)
• Ole Miss (20-10, 7-10)
• Richmond (23-7, 15-2)
• UNLV (19-10, 12-5)

Multi-Bid Conferences:

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