ESPN updates Bracketology with final conference championship games underway on Selection Sunday
The final conference championships have tipped off, and that means the Selection Show is right around the corner. Before the final tickets are punched to the NCAA Tournament, ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi updated his Bracketology to reflect the latest automatic bids.
The final power conference bid will be decided just before the Selection Show as Purdue takes on Penn State in the Big Ten championship. Other than the Big Ten and the American — which has Houston taking on Memphis — the automatic bids are set.
Now, the focus is on the bubble, and that’s where the Bracketology gets interesting. Those teams could be sweating it out until the 6 p.m. EDT program.
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Bracketology: Last four in/First four out
Last Four Byes: Boise State, Providence, Utah State, Mississippi State
Last Four In: Rutgers, Pittsburgh, NC State, Arizona State
First Four Out: Oklahoma State, Clemson, Vanderbilt, Nevada
Next Four Out: Wisconsin, North Carolina, Oregon, Michigan
Bracketology: South Region (Louisville)
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson/Texas Southern
No. 8 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 9 Maryland
No. 5 Virginia vs. No. 12 Charleston
No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 Louisiana
No. 6 San Diego State vs. No. 11 NC State/Arizona State
No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon
No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Providence
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Colgate
East Region (New York)
No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Howard
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Illinois
No. 5 TCU vs. No. 12 Drake
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 13 Furman
No. 6 St. Mary’s vs. No. 11 Mississippi State
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara
No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 USC
No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 15 Kennesaw State
Midwest Region (Kansas City)
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi
No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 Penn State
No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 12 VCU
No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 13 Kent State
No. 6 Miami vs. No. 11 Utah State
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Vermont
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Auburn
No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Montana State
West Region (Las Vegas)
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Northern Kentucky
No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 West Virginia
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts
No. 4 UConn vs. No. 13 Iona
No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 Rutgers/Pittsburgh
No. 3 Kansas State vs. No 14 Princeton
No. 7 Kentucky vs. No. 10 Boise State
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 UNC Asheville