Bracketology 2/17/2024

The Selection Committee will announce their preliminary top 16 teams today. I feel reasonably confident that all of my top 15 teams will be included in the list but the last spot is a bit of a wild card. I was debating between two teams that played a fantastic matchup in last year’s Elite Eight- Creighton and San Diego State- but ultimately went with the Bluejays. Buckle in for what figures to be a great Saturday of college hoops.

1: Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, Arizona

2: Tennessee, North Carolina, Marquette, Iowa State

3: Kansas, Baylor, Auburn, Alabama

4: Duke, Dayton, Illinois, Creighton

5: San Diego State, Texas Tech, South Carolina, BYU

6: Utah State, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Oklahoma

7: Florida Atlantic, Clemson, TCU, Colorado State

8: Michigan State, Ole Miss, St. Mary’s, Washington State

9: Virginia, New Mexico, Texas, Northwestern

10: Nebraska, Florida, Butler, Texas A&M

11: Indiana State, Providence, Grand Canyon, Boise State

12: (Utah/Nevada), (Mississippi State/Gonzaga), Princeton, James Madison

13: Samford, McNeese State, UC Irvine, UNC Wilmington

14: Morehead State, Akron, Louisiana Tech, Vermont

15: Eastern Washington, Quinnipiac, High Point, Oakland

16: Colgate, Southern, (South Dakota State/Eastern Kentucky), (Norfolk State/Merrimack)

First Four Out: Kansas State, Drake, Cincinnati, Wake Forest

Next Four Out: Seton Hall, St. John’s, Villanova, Syracuse

Also Considered: Pittsburgh, Princeton, James Madison, Oregon, Memphis, Xavier, Colorado, Virginia Tech

Moving In: None

Moving Out: None

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 9

SEC: 9

Big Ten: 6

Mountain West: 6

Big East: 5

ACC: 4

Pac-12: 3

West Coast: 2