Bracket Update- 2/27

New Locks- Wake Forest, LSU, Utah, Butler, UCLA

1 seeds
UConn (Big East)
UNC (ACC)
Pitt
Oklahoma (Big 12)

2 seeds
Duke
Louisville
Michigan St. (Big Ten)
Memphis (C-USA)

3 seeds
Washington (Pac-10)
Wake Forest
Clemson
Villanova

4 seeds
Kansas
Arizona St.
Marquette
Missouri

5 seeds
UCLA
Illinois
Xavier (A-10)
Purdue

6 seeds
Texas
Gonzaga (WCC)
Syracuse
Florida St.

7 seeds
West Virginia
Cal
LSU (SEC)
Butler (Horizon)

8 seeds
Utah (Mt. West)
Ohio St.
BC
South Carolina

9 seeds
Tennessee
Minnesota
Florida
Wisconsin

10 seeds
Dayton
UNLV
BYU
Kentucky

11 seeds
Arizona
Creighton (MVC)
Oklahoma St.
Providence

12 seeds
Siena (MAAC)
Davidson (Southern)
Maryland
Utah St. (WAC)

13 seeds
St. Mary’s
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
VCU (CAA)
Weber St. (Big Sky)

14 seed
American (Patriot)
Vermont (Am East)
Buffalo (MAC)
SFA (Southland)

15 seeds
Belmont (A-Sun)
North Dakota St. (Summit)
Robert Morris (NEC)
Cornell (Ivy)

16 seeds
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Radford (Big South)
Morgan St. (MEAC)
UT-Martin (OVC)*
Jackson St. (SWAC)*

*- play-in game

Big East- 8
ACC- 7
Big Ten- 6
Big 12- 5
Pac-10- 5
SEC- 5
Mt. West- 3
A-10- 2
WCC- 2

In
Providence

Out
Penn St.

Locks (24)- UConn, Oklahoma, Pitt, Michigan St., UNC, Marquette, Xavier, Missouri, Memphis, Louisville, Kansas, Purdue, Washington, Gonzaga, Villanova, Illinois, Clemson, Arizona St., Duke, LSU, Utah, Wake Forest, Butler, UCLA

Last Four In
Oklahoma St., Providence, Maryland, St. Mary’s

First Four Out
Cincy, Miami Fl., Penn St. Notre Dame

Also Considered
Virginia Tech, Michigan, Texas A&M, USC, Georgetown

Bracket Update- 2/23

New Locks- Purdue, Washington, Gonzaga, Villanova, Illinois, Clemson, Arizona St., Duke

1 seeds
Pitt (Big East)
Oklahoma (Big 12)
UConn
UNC (ACC)

2 seeds
Duke
Louisville
Clemson
Michigan St. (Big Ten)

3 seeds
Memphis (C-USA)
Arizona St. (Pac-10)
Marquette
Wake Forest

4 seeds
Villanova
Washington
Purdue
Kansas

5 seeds
Missouri
UCLA
Illinois
Xavier (A-10)

6 seeds
Texas
West Virginia
Gonzaga (WCC)
Florida St.

7 seeds
Syracuse
Cal
Butler (Horizon)
LSU (SEC)

8 seeds
Ohio St.
Utah (Mt. West)
BC
Minnesota

9 seeds
Florida
Dayton
Kentucky
South Carolina

10 seeds
Tennessee
UNLV
Wisconsin
Arizona

11 seeds
Maryland
BYU
Creighton (MVC)
Davidson (Southern)

12 seeds
Siena (MAAC)
St. Mary’s
Utah St. (WAC)
Penn St.

13 seeds
Oklahoma St.
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
VCU (CAA)
Weber St. (Big Sky)

14 seed
American (Patriot)
Buffalo (MAC)
Vermont (Am East)
SFA (Southland)

15 seeds
Belmont (A-Sun)
North Dakota St. (Summit)
Robert Morris (NEC)
Cornell (Ivy)

16 seeds
UT-Martin (OVC)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Morgan St. (MEAC)
Radford (Big South)*
Jackson St. (SWAC)*

*- play-in game

ACC- 7
Big East- 7
Big Ten- 7
Big 12- 5
Pac-10- 5
SEC- 5
Mt. West- 3
A-10- 2
WCC- 2

In
Maryland
Penn St.
Oklahoma St.
Radford

Out
Michigan
Georgetown
USC
VMI

Locks- UConn, Oklahoma, Pitt, Michigan St., UNC, Marquette, Xavier, Missouri, Memphis, Louisville, Kansas, Purdue, Washington, Gonzaga, Villanova, Illinois, Clemson, Duke, Arizona St.

Last Four In
BYU, St. Mary’s, Penn St., Oklahoma St.

First Four Out
Cincy, Temple, Notre Dame, Georgetown

Also Considered
USC, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Miami Fl., Michigan, Providence, Baylor, Kansas St., SDSU, Nebraska

NIT- 2/23

NIT
1- Cincy, Temple, Notre Dame, Georgetown
2- USC, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Miami Fl.
3- Michigan, Providence, Baylor, Kansas St.
4- SDSU, Nebraska, UAB, George Mason
5- Niagara, Illinois St., Ole Miss, Green Bay
6- Rhode Island, Tulsa, New Mexico, Cleveland St.
7- Northwestern, UTEP, Miami (OH), Mississippi St.
8- Hofstra, NC St., Vandy, Northern Iowa

Also Considered- Auburn, Houston, St. Joe’s, Northeastern, Seton Hall, Boise St., Nevada, Arkansas-LR, Evansville

Bracket Update- 2/20

New Locks- Louisville, Kansas

1 seeds
Oklahoma (Big 12)
Pitt (Big East)
UNC (ACC)
UConn

2 seeds
Duke
Louisville
Clemson
Michigan St. (Big Ten)

3 seeds
Memphis (C-USA)
Wake Forest
Arizona St. (Pac-10)
Marquette

4 seeds
UCLA
Villanova
Washington
Purdue

5 seeds
Missouri
Kansas
Xavier (A-10)
Illinois

6 seeds
Syracuse
West Virginia
Gonzaga (WCC)
Cal

7 seeds
BC
Texas
Florida St.
Ohio St.

8 seeds
Dayton
Butler (Horizon)
LSU (SEC)
Utah (Mt. West)

9 seeds
Minnesota
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Florida

10 seeds
Arizona
Davidson (Southern)
BYU
South Carolina

11 seeds
UNLV
Kentucky
Michigan
Georgetown

12 seeds
USC
Siena (MAAC)
Utah St. (WAC)
St. Mary’s

13 seeds
Creighton (MVC)
VCU (CAA)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Weber St. (Big Sky)

14 seed
Buffalo (MAC)
American (Patriot)
SFA (Southland)
Vermont (Am East)

15 seeds
Belmont (A-Sun)
North Dakota St. (Summit)
Robert Morris (NEC)
Cornell (Ivy)

16 seeds
UT-Martin (OVC)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Morgan St. (MEAC)
VMI (Big South)*
Jackson St. (SWAC)*

*- play-in game

Big East- 8
Big Ten- 7
ACC- 6
Pac-10- 6
SEC- 5
Big 12- 4
Mt. West- 3
A-10- 2
WCC- 2

In
USC
UT-Martin

Out
Miami Fl.
Morehead St.

Locks- UConn, Oklahoma, Pitt, Michigan St., UNC, Marquette, Xavier, Missouri, Memphis, Louisville, Kansas

Last Four In
Michigan, Georgetown, USC, St. Mary’s

First Four Out
Penn St., Baylor, Cincy, Oklahoma St.

Also Considered
Providence, SDSU, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, Kansas St., Texas A&M, Temple, Maryland, Miami Fl., Notre Dame

Bracket Update- 2/16

New Locks- Marquette, Xavier, Missouri, Memphis

1 seeds
UConn (Big East)
Oklahoma (Big 12)
UNC (ACC)
Pitt

2 seeds
Duke
Michigan St. (Big Ten)
Louisville
Clemson

3 seeds
Memphis (C-USA)
Wake Forest
Washington (Pac-10)
Marquette

4 seeds
Arizona St.
UCLA
Xavier (A-10)
Villanova

5 seeds
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
Purdue

6 seeds
Syracuse
Texas
West Virginia
Ohio St.

7 seeds
Gonzaga (WCC)
Tennessee (SEC)
BC
Butler (Horizon)

8 seeds
Cal
Minnesota
Dayton
Florida St.

9 seeds
Davidson (Southern)
Wisconsin
Utah (Mt. West)
Florida

10 seeds
UNLV
LSU
South Carolina
Arizona

11 seeds
Kentucky
BYU
Miami Fl.
Michigan

12 seeds
Georgetown
St. Mary’s
Siena (MAAC)
Utah St. (WAC)

13 seeds
Creighton (MVC)
VCU (CAA)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Buffalo (MAC)

14 seed
American (Patriot)
Weber St. (Big Sky)
SFA (Southland)
Vermont (Am East)

15 seeds
North Dakota St. (Summit)
Belmont (A-Sun)
Robert Morris (NEC)
Cornell (Ivy)

16 seeds
VMI (Big South)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Morgan St. (MEAC)
Morehead St. (OVC)*
Jackson St. (SWAC)*

*- play-in game

Big East- 8
ACC- 7
Big Ten- 7
Pac-10- 5
SEC- 5
Big 12- 4
Mt. West- 3
A-10- 2
WCC- 2

In
St. Mary’s
Creighton

Out
Virginia Tech
Northern Iowa

Locks- UConn, Oklahoma, Pitt, Michigan St., UNC, Marquette, Xavier, Missouri, Memphis

Last Four In
Miami Fl., Michigan, Georgetown, St. Mary’s

First Four Out
Virginia Tech, Baylor, Providence, USC

Also Considered
Cincy, Penn St., Notre Dame, Maryland, Oklahoma St., SDSU, Nebraska, Kansas St., Texas A&M

Bracket Update- 2/13

New Locks- Pitt, Michigan St., North Carolina

1 seeds
UConn (Big East)
Oklahoma (Big 12)
UNC (ACC)
Pitt

2 seeds
Clemson
Duke
Michigan St. (Big Ten)
Louisville

3 seeds
Memphis (C-USA)
UCLA (Pac-10)
Villanova
Wake Forest

4 seeds
Washington
Marquette
Arizona St.
Xavier (A-10)

5 seeds
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Ohio St.

6 seeds
Texas
Syracuse
Gonzaga (WCC)
Purdue

7 seeds
West Virginia
Minnesota
Butler (Horizon)
Tennessee (SEC)

8 seeds
Florida St.
Dayton
Cal
Florida

9 seeds
BC
Davidson (Southern)
Miami Fl.
Utah (Mt. West)

10 seeds
Wisconsin
Georgetown
South Carolina
Virginia Tech

11 seeds
UNLV
Kentucky
Michigan
BYU

12 seeds
Arizona
LSU
Utah St. (WAC)
Siena (MAAC)

13 seeds
VCU (CAA)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Northern Iowa (MVC)
Buffalo (MAC)

14 seed
American (Patriot)
SFA (Southland)
North Dakota St. (Summit)
Weber St. (Big Sky)

15 seeds
Vermont (Am East)
Belmont (A-Sun)
Cornell (Ivy)
Robert Morris (NEC)

16 seeds
VMI (Big South)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Morgan St. (MEAC)
Morehead St. (OVC)*
Jackson St. (SWAC)*

*- play-in game

ACC- 8
Big East- 8
Big Ten- 7
Pac-10- 5
SEC- 5
Big 12- 4
Mt. West- 3
A-10- 2

In
Kentucky
Arizona
LSU
Buffalo

Out
USC
Baylor
St. Mary’s
Miami (OH)

Locks- UConn, Oklahoma, Pitt, Michigan St., UNC

Last Four In
Michigan, BYU, Arizona, LSU

First Four Out
USC, Providence, Cincy, Baylor

Also Considered
St. Mary’s, Nebraska, Kansas St., Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Penn St., SDSU, Maryland, Oklahoma St., Northwestern

Bracket Update- 2/09

UConn and Oklahoma become my first two locks of the year meaning they could lose out which is highly unlikely and still get an at-large bid.

Utah moves into the field this week even though they have a non-D1 loss and a loss to Idaho St. However since that point, they have wins against Gonzaga, LSU, and BYU

Purdue looks like a bubble team without Robbie Hummel and with Hummel questionable the rest of the season, they could be on the wrong side of the bubble if they keep playing like they did against Illinois today.

Two updates a week from here on out.

1 seeds
UConn (Big East)
Oklahoma (Big 12)
UNC (ACC)
Duke

2 seeds
Louisville
Pitt
Clemson
Michigan St. (Big Ten)

3 seeds
UCLA (Pac-10)
Wake Forest
Marquette
Memphis (C-USA)

4 seeds
Xavier (A-10)
Villanova
Washington
Kansas

5 seeds
Syracuse
Arizona St.
Illinois
Missouri

6 seeds
West Virginia
Ohio St.
Texas
Gonzaga (WCC)

7 seeds
Purdue
Minnesota
Butler (Horizon)
Tennessee (SEC)

8 seeds
Florida St.
Florida
Georgetown
BC

9 seeds
Miami Fl.
Michigan
Cal
Davidson (Southern)

10 seeds
Dayton
USC
South Carolina
Wisconsin

11 seeds
Virginia Tech
Baylor
UNLV (Mt. West)
BYU

12 seeds
St. Mary’s
Utah
Siena (MAAC)
Utah St. (WAC)

13 seeds
Miami (OH) (MAC)
VCU (CAA)
Northern Iowa (MVC)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)

14 seed
American (Patriot)
SFA (Southland)
North Dakota St. (Summit)
Weber St. (Big Sky)

15 seeds
Cornell (Ivy)
Belmont (A-Sun)
Vermont (Am East)
VMI (Big South)

16 seeds
Robert Morris (NEC)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Morgan St. (MEAC)
Morehead St. (OVC)*
Jackson St. (SWAC)*

*- play-in game

Big East- 8
Big Ten- 7
ACC- 8
Big 12- 5
Pac-10- 5
SEC- 3
A-10- 2
Mt. West- 3
WCC- 2

In
Miami Fl.
Cal
Wisconsin
Virginia Tech
Utah

Out
Notre Dame
Penn St.
Providence
Kentucky
Northwestern

Last Four In
Baylor, BYU, St. Mary’s, Utah

First Four Out
SDSU, Kentucky, LSU, Arizona

Also Considered
Kansas St., Cincy, Northwestern, Penn St., Providence, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Oklahoma St., Notre Dame, Maryland

Bracket Update- 2/02

1 seeds
UConn (Big East)
Duke (ACC)
Oklahoma (Big 12)
UNC

2 seeds
Louisville
Pitt
Wake Forest
Clemson

3 seeds
Marquette
UCLA (Big Ten)
Michigan St. (Big Ten)
Xavier (A-10)

4 seeds
Texas
Purdue
Memphis (C-USA)
Washington

5 seeds
Villanova
Syracuse
Gonzaga (WCC)
Kansas

6 seeds
West Virginia
Arizona St.
Minnesota
Illinois

7 seeds
Butler (Horizon)
Tennessee (SEC)
Georgetown
Missouri

8 seeds
Ohio St.
Baylor
UNLV (Mt. West)
South Carolina

9 seeds
Davidson (Southern)
Notre Dame
Penn St.
Florida

10 seeds
Dayton
USC
Providence
St. Mary’s

11 seeds
Kentucky
BC
Florida St.
Michigan

12 seeds
Northwestern
BYU
Siena (MAAC)
Utah St. (WAC)

13 seeds
VCU (CAA)
Northern Iowa (MVC)
Miami (OH) (MAC)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)

14 seed
SFA (Southland)
American (Patriot)
Cornell (Ivy)
North Dakota St. (Summit)

15 seeds
Weber St. (Big Sky)
Belmont (A-Sun)
Vermont (Am East)
VMI (Big South)

16 seeds
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Morehead St. (OVC)
Morgan St. (MEAC)
Robert Morris (NEC)*
Jackson St. (SWAC)*

*- play-in game

Big East- 10
Big Ten- 8
ACC- 6
Big 12- 5
Pac-10- 4
SEC- 4
A-10- 2
Mt. West- 2
WCC- 2

In
South Carolina
Providence
BC
Northwestern
Weber St.
Vermont
Morehead St.

Out
Cal
Virginia Tech
Miami Fl.
Wisconsin
Portland St.
Binghamton
Austin Peay

Last Four In
Florida St., Michigan, Northwestern, BYU

First Four Out
Kansas St., Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, Miami Fl.

Also Considered
Cal, LSU, Arizona, Utah, Wisconsin, Stanford, Oklahoma St., Maryland