Bracketology 2/27/17

This is The Amateur Bracketologist’s bracket projections of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament as of February 27, 2017

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[1] VILLANOVA

[1] NORTH CAROLINA

[1] GONZAGA

[1] KANSAS

[2] Louisville

[2] Florida

[2] KENTUCKY

[2] Baylor

[3] OREGON

[3] Duke

[3] West Virginia

[3] PURDUE

[4] UC Los Angeles

[4] Virginia

[4] Florida State

[4] Butler

[5] Arizona

[5] Saint Mary’s

[5] Cincinnati

[5] SOUTHERN METHODIST

[6] Wisconsin

[6] Notre Dame

[6] Creighton

[6] Oklahoma State

[7] Minnesota

[7] Wichita State

[7] Iowa State

[7] DAYTON

[8] South Carolina

[8] Miami-FL

[8] Xavier

[8] Maryland

[9] Michigan

[9] Virginia Commonwealth

[9] Arkansas

[9] Northwestern

[10] Wake Forest

[10] Virginia Tech

[10] Michigan State

[10] Marquette

[11] MIDDLE TENNESSEE

[11] California

[11] Vanderbilt

[11] Houston

[11] ILLINOIS STATE

[12] Rhode Island

[12] Southern California

[12] NEVADA

[12] UNC WILMINGTON

[12] TEXAS-ARLINGTON

[13] VERMONT

[13] PRINCETON

[13] MONMOUTH

[13] EAST TENNESSEE STATE

[14] BELMONT

[14] AKRON

[14] BUCKNELL

[14] WINTHROP

[15] FLORIDA GULF COAST

[15] CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD

[15] OAKLAND

[15] SOUTH DAKOTA

[16] NORTH DAKOTA

[16] UC IRVINE

[16] NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

[16] TEXAS SOUTHERN

[16] NEW ORLEANS

[16] MOUNT ST MARY’S

The Bracket Project

Note that projections are always based on results to date (i.e., “what if today was Selection Sunday”) and do not anticipate future results.

First Four Out: Syracuse, Seton Hall, Providence, Georgia

Next Four Out: Illinois, Utah, Alabama, Mississippi