2022 NCAA Tournament bracketology: January 11 projection
With conference play in full swing, there’s a shakeup on the top seed line in On3’s latest NCAA tournament projection.
Stumbles by Kansas and Duke have opened the door for Auburn and Arizona to join Gonzaga and top overall seed Baylor as No. 1 seeds for now.
Top 10
- 1New
CFP Strength of Schedule
Added context or controversy
- 2Hot
12-Team CFP bracket
The updated field is set
- 3
Miami AD shot at Alabama
Dan Radakovich has CFP issues
- 4
ACC, SEC title predictions
Steve Spurrier makes his picks
- 5
Bama over Miami
CFP Chair addresses controversy
Auburn has an especially strong résumé, with a 7-1 record against teams in Quad 1 or 2 and a schedule ranked 11th in strength. Its only loss was in double overtime against Connecticut. Arizona has a 4-1 record against teams in Quad 1 or 2 and has benefited from three of its recent games being postponed. Three Pac-12 teams — USC and UCLA are the others — are in prime contention for No. 1 seeds (and all three currently are ranked in the top six).
As the season continues to take shape, come back each Tuesday for our latest projection of what the 2022 NCAA Tournament field will look like on “Selection Sunday” (which is March 13, by the way).
Note: Teams projected to be conference champs are in bold type, with the conference listed.
1 seeds
Baylor (Big 12)
Gonzaga (West Coast)
Auburn (SEC)
Arizona (Pac-12)
2 seeds
LSU
Kansas
Michigan State (Big Ten)
Purdue
3 seeds
Duke
USC
Houston (American)
UCLA
4 seeds
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Villanova (Big East)
Providence
5 seeds
Xavier
Tennessee
Illinois
Alabama
6 seeds
Seton Hall
UConn
Iowa State
Texas Tech
7 seeds
Kentucky
Texas
Loyola (Missouri Valley)
Oklahoma
8 seeds
West Virginia
BYU
Indiana
San Francisco
9 seeds
Colorado State
North Carolina
Saint Mary’s
Minnesota
10 seeds
Davidson (Atlantic 10)
Iowa
San Diego State (Mountain West)
Wake Forest
11 seeds
Belmont (Ohio Valley)
Murray State
Marquette/Memphis
Florida
12 seeds
Miami (ACC)
Iona (Metro Atlantic)
UAB (Conference USA)
Creighton/TCU
13 seeds
Grand Canyon (WAC)
Ohio (MAC)
Chattanooga (Southern)
South Dakota State (Summit)
14 seeds
Vermont (America East)
Towson (Colonial)
Oakland (Horizon)
Wagner (Northeast)
15 seeds
UC Irvine (Big West)
Princeton (Ivy)
Navy (Patriot)
Liberty (Atlantic Sun)
16 seeds
Montana (Big Sky)
UNC-Asheville (Big South)
Howard (MEAC)/Nicholls State (Southland)
Southern (SWAC)/ Louisiana (Sun Belt)
Sites for the 2022 NCAA Tournament are listed here.