Bradford’s Bracket Breakdown 2.0
Note: The following is how I would seed the NCAA Tournament field after the conclusion of games on Saturday, March 14th.
#1 Seeds: Kentucky, Villanova, Virginia, Duke
#2 Seeds: Arizona, Wisconsin, Gonzaga, Notre Dame
#3 Seeds: Kansas, Iowa State, Maryland, Baylor
#4 Seeds: Oklahoma, North Carolina, Louisville, Northern Iowa
#5 Seeds: West Virginia, Arkansas, SMU, Utah
#6 Seeds: Providence, Georgetown, Butler, Wichita State
#7 Seeds: VCU, Michigan State, Cincinnati, San Diego State
#8 Seeds: Oregon, Xavier, LSU, Iowa
#9 Seeds: NC State, Ohio State, St. John’s, Georgia
#10 Seeds: Davidson, Dayton, Purdue, Oklahoma State
#11 Seeds: Texas, Indiana, Ole Miss/UCLA, BYU/Miami (FL)
#12 Seeds: Wyoming, Wofford, Stephen F. Austin, Valparaiso
#13 Seeds: Eastern Washington, Buffalo, Harvard, Northeastern
#14 Seeds: Georgia State, Texas Southern, North Dakota State, UC Irvine
#15 Seeds: Albany, Belmont, New Mexico State, UAB
#16 Seeds: Coastal Carolina, North Florida, Lafayette/Hampton, Manhattan/Robert Morris
On the Bubble
Last 4 In: Ole Miss, BYU, Miami (FL), UCLA
First 6 Out: Colorado State, Temple, Boise State, Illinois, Tulsa, Texas A&M
Bids by Conference
ACC: 7
Big Ten: 7
Big 12: 7
Big East: 6
SEC: 5
Atlantic 10: 3
Pac-12: 4
American: 2
Missouri Valley: 2
Mountain West: 2
West Coast: 2
All Others: 1