Bracketology for March 3, 2020

The Bracket Everyone Loves to Hate is Back.

We are fast approaching Selection Sunday and Conference Tournaments are almost here. This is the latest bracketology update. There have been some changes.

Some highlights:

• Rhode Island is OUT.
• Kentucky is a #4 seed and so is Michigan State.
• Florida falls to a #9 seed and Auburn moves up to a #6 seed.
• Florida State remains as a #2 seed even with the loss at Clemson.
• Wisconsin continues rising and they are now a #5 seed.
• West Virginia keeps falling, they are now an #8 seed and their poor souls would draw Florida.
• Utah State, Providence, Richmond, and Indiana are the last four in.
• First Four Out are: Rhode Island, Texas, Memphis, and Mississippi State.
• Houston moves up to a #5 seed.
• Virginia makes a big leap to a #7 seed, the NET metric hates them, but this metric also like West Virginia and Arizona way too much.
• Teams in conference tournaments that can rock this bracket:
  • Mississippi State
  • Memphis
  • UCLA
  • Pacific
  • St. John's
  • Purdue
  • South Carolina
  • Clemson
  • Saint Louis

	Conference			Conference
SOUTH – Houston			MIDWEST – Indianapolis
St. Louis			Omaha
1) Baylor	Big XII		1) Kansas	Big XII
16) Prairie View A&M/Siena	SWAC/MAAC		16) NC A&T/St. Francis (PA)	MEAC/NEC
8) LSU	SEC		8) Marquette	Big East
9) Wichita St.	American		9) Saint Mary's	WCC
Sacramento			Tampa
5) Butler	Big East		5) Houston	American
12) Liberty	A-Sun		12) Indiana/Richmond	Big Ten/A-10
4) Michigan St.	Big Ten		4) Kentucky	SEC
13) Stephen F. Austin	Southland		13) Akron	MAC
Greensboro			Cleveland
6) Auburn	SEC		6) Penn St.	Big Ten
11) ETSU	SoCon		11) Northern Iowa	MVC
3) Ohio St.	Big Ten		3) Creighton	Big East
14) Belmont	OVC		14) Wright St.	Horizon
Tampa			St. Louis
7) Arizona	Pac-12		7) Illinois	Big Ten
10) Oklahoma	Big XII		10) Arizona St.	Pac-12
2) Florida St.	ACC		2) Louisville	ACC
15) UC-Irvine	Big West		15) Little Rock	Sun Belt
EAST – New York			WEST – Los Angeles
Cleveland			Spokane
1) Dayton	A-10		1) Gonzaga	WCC
16) Radford	Big South		16) Montana	Big Sky
8) West Virginia	Big XII		8) Stanford	Pac-12
9) Florida	SEC		9) Texas Tech	Big XII
Albany			Spokane
5) Wisconsin	Big Ten		5) Oregon	Pac-12
12) Yale	Ivy		12) Cincinnati	American
4) Villanova	Big East		4) Maryland	Big Ten
13) Vermont	America East		13) North Texas	C-USA
Greensboro			Omaha
6) Michigan	Big Ten		6) Iowa	Big Ten
11) Utah St./Providence	MWC/Big East		11) USC	Pac-12
3) Duke	ACC		3) BYU	WCC
14) Hofstra	Colonial		14) North Dakota St.	Summit
Albany			Sacramento
7) Virginia	ACC		7) Colorado	Pac-12
10) Rutgers	Big Ten		10) Xavier	Big East
2) Seton Hall	Big East		2) San Diego St.	MWC
15) Colgate	Patriot		15) New Mexico St.	WAC