NCAA Men’s Basketball Bracketology


Updated as of all games on January 24th or earlier.

As of today “The Next Tier” has been removed for the season as teams lose their way out of contention. Any teams not falling in the first, second, or third four out category that is still within reason is now part of “Also Considered”.


  1. Arizona, Duke, Michigan, UConn

  2. Nebraska, Gonzaga, Michigan State, Iowa State

  3. Purdue, Illinois, BYU, Houston

  4. Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Kansas

  5. Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisville

  6. Clemson, North Carolina, St. Louis, St. John’s

  7. Georgia, Villanova, SMU, UCF

  8. Kentucky, Iowa, Tennessee, Auburn

  9. Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Saint Mary’s, New Mexico

  10. USC, Miami (FL), Ohio State, Utah State

  11. Virginia Tech, UCLA, NC State, California, Seton Hall, Miami (OH)

  12. McNeese State, Liberty, Tulsa, Yale

  13. Belmont, Utah Valley, High Point, Troy

  14. William & Mary, Hawaii, ETSU, St. Thomas

  15. UT Martin, Oakland, Lipscomb, Montana State

  16. Navy, Marist, Long Island, Vermont, Howard, Grambling State


Last Four In: UCLA, NC State, California, Seton Hall

First Four Out: Stanford, San Diego State, Santa Clara, Missouri

Next Four Out: Texas, Butler, TCU, Baylor

Third Four Out: George Mason, Indiana, VCU, LSU


Also Considered: Creighton, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, South Florida, Grand Canyon, Notre Dame, Akron, Washington, Boise State, Nevada

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