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Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Mar. 15, 2024)

ByMat Mlodzinski

Mar 15, 2024
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Mat Mlodzinski gives an updated bracketology on the Friday morning before Selection Sunday.

 

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.

South (Dallas)

  1. Houston (29-3, 15-3)
  2. Marquette (24-8, 14-6)
  3. Duke (24-8, 15-5)
  4. Auburn (24-7, 13-5)
  5. Texas Tech (23-9, 11-7)
  6. Utah State (27-5, 14-4)
  7. Wisconsin (20-12, 11-9)
  8. Northwestern (21-10, 12-8)
  9. Boise State (22-10, 13-5)
  10. Colorado (23-9, 13-7)
  11. DRAKE (28-6, 16-4)
  12. Grand Canyon (27-4, 17-3)
  13. VCU (21-12, 11-7)
  14. Sam Houston (21-11, 13-3)
  15. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (22-12, 12-4)
  16. WAGNER (16-15, 7-9) / Norfolk State (22-10, 11-3)

East (Boston)

  1. UConn (29-3, 18-2)
  2. Iowa State (25-7, 13-5)
  3. Illinois (23-8, 14-6)
  4. Kentucky (23-8, 13-5)
  5. BYU (23-10, 10-8)
  6. Washington State (24-8, 14-6)
  7. Dayton (24-7, 14-4)
  8. TCU (21-12, 9-9)
  9. Michigan State (19-13, 10-10)
  10. Nevada (26-7, 13-5)
  11. Virginia (23-9, 13-7) / Seton Hall (20-12, 13-7)
  12. Princeton (24-3, 12-2)
  13. CHARLESTON (27-7, 15-3)
  14. Vermont (27-6, 15-1)
  15. Quinnipiac (24-8, 15-5)
  16. LONGWOOD (21-13, 6-10)

Midwest (Detroit)

  1. Purdue (28-3, 17-3)
  2. Tennessee (24-7, 14-4)
  3. Creighton (23-9, 14-6)
  4. Kansas (22-10, 10-8)
  5. SAINT MARY’S (26-7, 15-1)
  6. South Carolina (26-6, 13-5)
  7. Clemson (21-11, 11-9)
  8. Texas (20-12, 9-9)
  9. Florida Atlantic (24-7, 14-4)
  10. Providence (21-12, 10-10)
  11. Colorado State (24-9, 10-8)
  12. MCNEESE (30-3, 17-1)
  13. SAMFORD (29-5, 15-3)
  14. Akron (22-10, 13-5)
  15. COLGATE (25-9, 16-2)
  16. Grambling (18-14, 14-4) / MONTANA STATE (17-17, 9-9)

West (Los Angeles)

  1. North Carolina (26-6, 17-3)
  2. Arizona (25-7, 15-5)
  3. Baylor (23-9, 11-7)
  4. Alabama (21-10, 13-5)
  5. San Diego State (23-9, 11-7)
  6. Gonzaga (25-7, 14-2)
  7. Florida (22-10, 11-7)
  8. Nebraska (22-9, 12-8)
  9. St. John’s (20-12, 11-9)
  10. Oklahoma (20-12, 8-10)
  11. Indiana State (28-6, 17-3) / Mississippi State (20-12, 8-10)
  12. JAMES MADISON (31-3, 15-3)
  13. UC Irvine (24-8, 17-3)
  14. MOREHEAD STATE (26-8, 14-4)
  15. OAKLAND (23-11, 15-5)
  16. STETSON (22-12, 11-5)

First Four Out:

  • New Mexico (24-9, 10-8)
  • Pitt (22-10, 12-8)
  • Texas A&M (19-13, 9-9)
  • Villanova (18-15, 10-10)

Next Four Out:

  • Ohio State (20-12, 9-11)
  • Wake Forest (20-13, 11-9)
  • Cincinnati (20-14, 7-11)
  • Kansas State (19-14, 8-10)

Others Considered:

  • Iowa (18-14, 10-10)
  • Oregon (21-11, 12-8)
  • Utah (19-14, 9-11)
  • South Florida (23-6, 16-2)
  • NC State (20-14, 9-11)

By Mat Mlodzinski