Bracketology

This first bracket projection of the season is up to date through all games played on Monday, February 16.

Remember to trust me- This blog has correctly identified 135 of the 136 teams in the Tournament since its inception!

1 Seeds: Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Gonzaga
2 Seeds: Wisconsin, Villanova, Arizona, Kansas
3 Seeds: Northern Iowa, Utah, Louisville, Iowa St.
4 Seeds: UNC, Oklahoma, Baylor, Notre Dame
5 Seeds: Wichita St., Butler, Maryland, Arkansas
6 Seeds: VCU, Georgetown, Providence, Oklahoma St.
7 Seeds: West Virginia, San Diego St., Indiana, SMU
8 Seeds: Texas, Ole Miss, Xavier, Dayton
9 Seeds: Georgia, Colorado St., Cincinnati, Temple
10 Seeds: Ohio St., Texas A&M, Iowa, NC State
11 Seeds: Michigan St., St. John's, Stanford, Illinois/UCLA
12 Seeds: Purdue/LSU, Harvard, Wofford, Iona
13 Seeds: Murray St., Sam Houston St., Bowling Green, Valparaiso
14 Seeds: Louisiana Tech, UC-Davis, South Dakota St., Florida Gulf Coast
15 Seeds: NC Central, William & Mary, High Point, Albany
16 Seeds: Louisiana-Monroe, E. Washington, Bucknell/New Mexico St., St. Francis (NY)/Texas Southern

Last Four Byes: NC State, Michigan St., St. John's, Stanford
Last Four In: Illinois, UCLA, Purdue, LSU
First Four Out: Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Miami, UMass
Next Four Out: Oregon, St. Mary's, Davidson, Seton Hall
Third Four Out: Boise St., BYU, Yale, Florida

Bids by Conference:
Big Ten: 8 (I would expect this to go down)
Big 12: 7
SEC: 6
ACC: 6
Big East: 6
Pac-12: 4
American: 3
Missouri Valley: 2
Mountain West: 2
Atlantic-10: 2