ESPN releases updated Bracketology as college basketball races heat up for March Madness

The race for March Madness heated up as ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his latest bracketology Tuesday morning.

“It’s both refreshing and rare when the major polls make sense,” Lunardi wrote for ESPN. “This is one of those times, as Purdue managed to lose narrowly at rival Indiana and retain its No. 1 ranking. The Boilermakers clearly have the best NCAA tournament résumé, but pollsters typically miss or ignore that on a week-to-week basis.”

While Purdue is firmly the No. 1 team across the land, there are some intriguing teams in or around the bubble.

Kentucky and USC made the Last Four Byes while Florida did not make the cut. The Gators were in the First Four Out.

Below is the full field for bracketology with March Madness just a month away.

NCAA March Madness Bracketology

Last Four Byes: West Virginia, USC, Kentucky, Arkansas

Last Four In: Boise State, Oklahoma State, Nevada, Memphis

First Four Out: Texas A&M, Florida, Seton Hall, Oregon

Next Four Out: Wisconsin, Utah State, Charleston, Penn State

South Region (Louisville)

No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Alcorn State/Fairleigh Dickinson

No. 8 NC State vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic

No. 5 Saint Mary’s vs. No 12 Liberty

No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 13 Utah Valley

No. 6 Illinois vs. No. 11 Nevada/Memphis

No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Eastern Washington

No. 7 San Diego State vs. No. 10 Kentucky

No. 2 UCLA vs. UNC Asheville

West Region (Las Vegas)

No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 TAMU-CC

No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 9 Northwestern

No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Drake

No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 Furman

No. 6 Miami vs. No. 11 Boise State/Oklahoma State

No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 14 Akron

No. 7 Creighton vs. No. 10 USC

No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Youngstown State

Midwest Region (Kansas City)

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 UMES/Morehead State

No. 8 Pittsburgh vs. No. 9 Michigan State

No. 5 UConn vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts

No. 4 Kansas State vs. No. 13 Hofstra

No. 6 Providence vs. No. 11 Clemson

No. 3 Virginia vs. No. 14 Princeton

No. 7 Maryland vs. No. 10 New Mexico

No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 15 Vermont

East Region (New York)

No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Rider

No. 8 Auburn vs. No. 9 North Carolina

No. 5 Rutgers vs. No. 12 VCU

No. 4 TCU vs. No. 13 Louisiana

No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Arkansas

No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UCSB

No. 7 Duke vs. No. 10 West Virginia 

No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Colgate

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