Men’s Bracketology 2/4/2024

It looks increasingly likely that we will have our first NCAA tournament without Gonzaga in my lifetime, as the ‘Zags lost at home to St. Mary’s last night and are running low on quality win opportunities. However, in a shocking twist, there will likely be a different team from eastern Washington in the field as Washington State continues to rattle off wins and is trending towards their first NCAA tournament since 2008.

1: Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

2: Tennessee, Kansas, Arizona, Wisconsin

3: Marquette, Alabama, Baylor, Dayton

4: Illinois, Auburn, Iowa State, South Carolina

5: Creighton, Duke, Florida Atlantic, San Diego State

6: BYU, Utah State, Texas Tech, Ole Miss

7: Oklahoma, Utah, Kentucky, TCU

8: Nebraska, New Mexico, Colorado State, Texas

9: Indiana State, Michigan State, St. Mary’s, Northwestern

10: Clemson, Providence, Grand Canyon, Washington State

11: Virginia, Boise State, St. John’s, Texas A&M

12: (Butler/Florida), (Cincinnati/Mississippi State), Princeton, McNeese State

13: Samford, Appalachian State, UC Irvine, Louisiana Tech

14: Vermont, Akron, High Point, Morehead State

15: Eastern Washington, UNC Wilmington, Quinnipiac, Oakland

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

First Four Out: Colorado, Memphis, Nevada, Seton Hall

Next Four Out: Kansas State, Princeton, Villanova, Oregon

Also Considered: Miami (FL), Gonzaga, Richmond, Syracuse, Wake Forest, NC State, Xavier, Georgia

Moving In: Virginia, Cincinnati

Moving Out: Colorado, Nevada

Bids by Conference:

Big 12: 10

SEC: 9

Big East: 6

Big Ten: 6

Mountain West: 5

ACC: 4

Pac-12: 3