<div> Here's part 11 of my thoughts regarding how I think the bracket will work. As previously mentioned, I'm posting daily updates during tournament week.
Friday's thoughts.<span style="text-decoration: underline;">
</span>Thursday's thoughts.
Wednesday's thoughts.
Tuesday's thoughts.
Monday's thoughts.
Sunday's thoughts.
March 2 thoughts.
(x - conference leader; z - conference champion & winner of NCAA tournament berth)
1-seed
xNorth Carolina
xTennessee
xMemphis
xUCLA
2-seed
xTexas
Kansas
xGeorgetown
Duke
3-seed
xWisconsin
Stanford
zDrake
Louisville
Drake moves to the 3-seed from the 5-seed.
4-seed
Xavier
Notre Dame
zButler
Michigan State
Xavier drops from the 3-seed. Michigan State moves from the 6-seed.
5-seed
Vanderbilt
Clemson
Pittsburgh
Connecticut
Vanderbilt falls to the 4-seed. Clemson and Pittsburgh move up from the 6-seed.
6-seed
Purdue
xBrigham Young
Mississippi State
Marquette
Purdue falls from the 4-seed. Marquette falls from the 5-seed. BYU and Mississippi State move up from the 7.
7-seed
Washington State
Indiana
xKent State
Oklahoma
Indiana falls from the 5-seed. Washington State falls from the 6-seed. Kent State and Oklahoma move up from the 8-seed.
8-seed
Southern California
West Virginia
Gonzaga
UNLV
USC and WVU drop from the 7-seed. UNLV moves up from the 9.
9-seed
Miami, FL
zDavidson
Kentucky
Arkansas
Miami drops from the 8. Arkansas moves up from the 10.
10-seed
Kansas State
Texas A&M
Baylor
St. Mary's
Kansas State falls from the 9. Texas A&M moves up from the 11.
11-seed
Illinois State
xTemple
Arizona
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech moves up from the 12-seed.
12-seed
zWestern Kentucky
St. Joseph''s
South Alabama
Massachusetts
Western Kentucky moves down from the 11-seed. St. Joseph's enters the bracket.
13-seed
zOral Roberts
zGeorge Mason
zSan Diego
zCornell
Cornell moves up from the 14-seed.
14-seed
zSiena
xCSU Fullerton
zAustin Peay
xMaryland-Baltimore County
Austin Peay & Maryland-Baltimore County move up from the 15-seed. Fullerton enters the bracket as the leading team from the Big West.
15-seed
zPortland State
xBoise State
zAmerican
zBelmont
American wins the Patriot tournament. Boise State enters the bracket as the surviving WAC team with the best RPI.
16-seed
xMorgan State
zWinthrop
xUT Arlington
Play-in
zMount St. Mary's
xMississippi Valley State
UT Arlington and Mississippi Valley State enter the bracket as surviving leaders of the Southland and SWAC.
In the Bracket
Boise State
CSU Fullerton
Mississippi Valley State
St. Joseph's
UT Arlington
Out of the Bracket
Alabama State
Ohio State
UC Santa Barbara
Stephen F. Austin
Utah State
Last Four In:
Massachusetts
South Alabama
St. Joseph's
Virginia Tech
Last Four Out:
Ohio State
Oregon
Villanova
Virgnia Commonwealth
Next Four Out:
UAB
Mississippi
New Mexico
Syracuse
Loads of changes. I made a couple of alterations. I moved Drake ahead of Butler. I like Drake's performance against top 50 teams enough to move them to a 3-seed when the opportunity arrived.
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Friday's thoughts.<span style="text-decoration: underline;">
</span>Thursday's thoughts.
Wednesday's thoughts.
Tuesday's thoughts.
Monday's thoughts.
Sunday's thoughts.
March 2 thoughts.
(x - conference leader; z - conference champion & winner of NCAA tournament berth)
1-seed
xNorth Carolina
xTennessee
xMemphis
xUCLA
2-seed
xTexas
Kansas
xGeorgetown
Duke
3-seed
xWisconsin
Stanford
zDrake
Louisville
Drake moves to the 3-seed from the 5-seed.
4-seed
Xavier
Notre Dame
zButler
Michigan State
Xavier drops from the 3-seed. Michigan State moves from the 6-seed.
5-seed
Vanderbilt
Clemson
Pittsburgh
Connecticut
Vanderbilt falls to the 4-seed. Clemson and Pittsburgh move up from the 6-seed.
6-seed
Purdue
xBrigham Young
Mississippi State
Marquette
Purdue falls from the 4-seed. Marquette falls from the 5-seed. BYU and Mississippi State move up from the 7.
7-seed
Washington State
Indiana
xKent State
Oklahoma
Indiana falls from the 5-seed. Washington State falls from the 6-seed. Kent State and Oklahoma move up from the 8-seed.
8-seed
Southern California
West Virginia
Gonzaga
UNLV
USC and WVU drop from the 7-seed. UNLV moves up from the 9.
9-seed
Miami, FL
zDavidson
Kentucky
Arkansas
Miami drops from the 8. Arkansas moves up from the 10.
10-seed
Kansas State
Texas A&M
Baylor
St. Mary's
Kansas State falls from the 9. Texas A&M moves up from the 11.
11-seed
Illinois State
xTemple
Arizona
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech moves up from the 12-seed.
12-seed
zWestern Kentucky
St. Joseph''s
South Alabama
Massachusetts
Western Kentucky moves down from the 11-seed. St. Joseph's enters the bracket.
13-seed
zOral Roberts
zGeorge Mason
zSan Diego
zCornell
Cornell moves up from the 14-seed.
14-seed
zSiena
xCSU Fullerton
zAustin Peay
xMaryland-Baltimore County
Austin Peay & Maryland-Baltimore County move up from the 15-seed. Fullerton enters the bracket as the leading team from the Big West.
15-seed
zPortland State
xBoise State
zAmerican
zBelmont
American wins the Patriot tournament. Boise State enters the bracket as the surviving WAC team with the best RPI.
16-seed
xMorgan State
zWinthrop
xUT Arlington
Play-in
zMount St. Mary's
xMississippi Valley State
UT Arlington and Mississippi Valley State enter the bracket as surviving leaders of the Southland and SWAC.
In the Bracket
Boise State
CSU Fullerton
Mississippi Valley State
St. Joseph's
UT Arlington
Out of the Bracket
Alabama State
Ohio State
UC Santa Barbara
Stephen F. Austin
Utah State
Last Four In:
Massachusetts
South Alabama
St. Joseph's
Virginia Tech
Last Four Out:
Ohio State
Oregon
Villanova
Virgnia Commonwealth
Next Four Out:
UAB
Mississippi
New Mexico
Syracuse
Loads of changes. I made a couple of alterations. I moved Drake ahead of Butler. I like Drake's performance against top 50 teams enough to move them to a 3-seed when the opportunity arrived.
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