March 17th, Bracketology (Early)

Includes all games completed on or before Saturday, March 16th

For conferences that have not yet had their championship matchup, I am choosing their tournament’s highest remaining seed.

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1. Houston, Connecticut, Purdue, Iowa State

2. North Carolina, Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette

3. Baylor, Creighton, Duke, Kentucky

4. Kansas, Alabama, Illinois, Auburn

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

6. Wisconsin, Utah State, Nevada, Clemson

7. Washington State, Saint Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga, Florida

8. Dayton, Texas, Boise State, TCU

9. Oklahoma, Nebraska, Northwestern, Florida Atlantic

10. Colorado State, Colorado, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Texas A&M

11. Drake, New Mexico, Oregon, NC State

12. Grand Canyon, James Madison, McNeese State, VCU

13. UAB, Samford, Yale, Vermont, College of Charleston

14. Oakland, Akron, Morehead State, Colgate

15. Western Kentucky, South Dakota State, Long Beach State, Stetson

16. St. Peters, Longwood, Montana State, Grambling, Wagner, Howard

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Last Four In: Colorado, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Texas A&M

First Four Out: St. John’s, Seton Hall, Virginia, Pittsburgh

Next Four Out: Providence, Indiana State, Kansas State, Ohio State

Next Year: Villanova, Iowa, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Princeton, Butler, Syracuse, Richmond, Utah, Indiana, Virginia Tech, UNLV, South Florida, Memphis, Appalachian State