Bracketology - 3/12/17 - FINAL

This is The Amateur Bracketologist’s FINAL bracket projections of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament as of March 12, 2017. 

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[1] VILLANOVA

[1] GONZAGA

[1] Kansas

[1] North Carolina

[2] DUKE

[2] KENTUCKY

[2] Louisville

[2] Baylor

[3] ARIZONA

[3] Florida

[3] West Virginia

[3] Oregon

[4] UC Los Angeles

[4] Florida State

[4] Virginia

[4] Purdue

[5] Notre Dame

[5] SOUTHERN METHODIST

[5] Cincinnati

[5] IOWA STATE

[6] Butler

[6] Saint Mary’s

[6] Wisconsin

[6] MICHIGAN

[7] Creighton

[7] Minnesota

[7] WICHITA STATE

[7] Miami-FL

[8] Arkansas

[8] Oklahoma State

[8] Maryland

[8] Dayton

[9] Virginia Tech

[9] South Carolina

[9] Xavier

[9] Wake Forest

[10] Virginia Commonwealth

[10] Northwestern

[10] Marquette

[10] Kansas State

[11] Seton Hall

[11] MIDDLE TENNESSEE

[11] Michigan State

[11] RHODE ISLAND

[11] Providence

[12] UNC WILMINGTON

[12] Illinois State

[12] NEVADA

[12] Southern California

[12] VERMONT

[13] PRINCETON

[13] EAST TENNESSEE STATE

[13] BUCKNELL

[13] NEW MEXICO STATE

[14] FLORIDA GULF COAST

[14] WINTHROP

[14] IONA

[14] NORTHERN KENTUCKY

[15] TEXAS SOUTHERN

[15] NORTH DAKOTA

[15] KENT STATE

[15] TROY

[16] NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

[16] JACKSONVILLE STATE

[16] UC DAVIS

[16] NEW ORLEANS

[16] SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

[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, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Houston

Next Four Out: Indiana, Clemson, TCU, Illinois

Bracketology - 3/12/17

This is The Amateur Bracketologist’s bracket projections of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament as of March 12, 2017.  This is how I project things at the start of the day. I’ll post a final bracket this afternoon—before the selection show, after today’s conference tournament finals.

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[1] VILLANOVA

[1] GONZAGA

[1] Kansas

[1] North Carolina

[2] KENTUCKY

[2] DUKE

[2] Louisville

[2] Baylor

[3] ARIZONA

[3] Florida

[3] West Virginia

[3] Oregon

[4] UC Los Angeles

[4] Florida State

[4] Virginia

[4] Notre Dame

[5] Purdue

[5] Cincinnati

[5] SOUTHERN METHODIST

[5] Butler

[6] IOWA STATE

[6] Saint Mary’s

[6] WISCONSIN

[6] Creighton

[7] Minnesota

[7] WICHITA STATE

[7] Michigan

[7] Miami-FL

[8] Oklahoma State

[8] Arkansas

[8] Maryland

[8] Dayton

[9] Virginia Tech

[9] Xavier

[9] South Carolina

[9] Wake Forest

[10] Northwestern

[10] VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH

[10] Marquette

[10] Kansas State

[11] Seton Hall

[11] MIDDLE TENNESSEE

[11] Michigan State

[11] Rhode Island

[11] Southern California

[12] Providence

[12] UNC WILMINGTON

[12] Illinois State

[12] NEVADA

[12] VERMONT

[13] PRINCETON

[13] EAST TENNESSEE STATE

[13] BUCKNELL

[13] NEW MEXICO STATE

[14] FLORIDA GULF COAST

[14] WINTHROP

[14] IONA

[14] NORTHERN KENTUCKY

[15] TEXAS SOUTHERN

[15] KENT STATE

[15] NORTH DAKOTA

[15] TEXAS STATE

[16] NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

[16] JACKSONVILLE STATE

[16] UC DAVIS

[16] NEW ORLEANS

[16] SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

[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, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Houston

Next Four Out: Indiana, Clemson, TCU, Illinois

Bracketology - 3/10/17

This is The Amateur Bracketologist’s bracket projections of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament as of March 10, 2017

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[1] VILLANOVA

[1] NORTH CAROLINA

[1] Kansas

[1] GONZAGA

[2] KENTUCKY

[2] Louisville

[2] Baylor

[2] Duke

[3] Florida

[3] UC Los Angeles

[3] OREGON

[3] Florida State

[4] WEST VIRGINIA

[4] Arizona

[4] Virginia

[4] PURDUE

[5] Butler

[5] Cincinnati

[5] Notre Dame

[5] SOUTHERN METHODIST

[6] Saint Mary’s

[6] Iowa State

[6] Wisconsin

[6] Creighton

[7] Minnesota

[7] WICHITA STATE

[7] Oklahoma State

[7] Miami-FL

[8] Maryland

[8] DAYTON

[8] South Carolina

[8] Virginia Tech

[9] Arkansas

[9] Michigan

[9] Xavier

[9] Wake Forest

[10] Virginia Commonwealth

[10] Northwestern

[10] Seton Hall

[10] Marquette

[11] Michigan State

[11] Kansas State

[11] MIDDLE TENNESSEE

[11] UNC WILMINGTON

[12] Providence

[12] Southern California

[12] NEVADA

[12] Rhode Island

[12] Illinois State

[12] VERMONT

[13] TEXAS-ARLINGTON

[13] PRINCETON

[13] EAST TENNESSEE ST

[13] AKRON

[14] BUCKNELL

[14] WINTHROP

[14] FLORIDA GULF COAST

[14] CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD

[15] IONA

[15] NORTHERN KENTUCKY

[15] TEXAS SOUTHERN

[15] NORTH DAKOTA

[16] UC IRVINE

[16] JACKSONVILLE STATE

[16] NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

[16] SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

[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: Houston, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Georgia

Next Four Out: Clemson, Illinois, California, Iowa

Bracketology - 3/8/17

This is The Amateur Bracketologist’s bracket projections of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament as of March 8, 2017

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[1] VILLANOVA

[1] GONZAGA

[1] NORTH CAROLINA

[1] KANSAS

[2] Louisville

[2] KENTUCKY

[2] Florida

[2] Virginia

[3] Baylor

[3] West Virginia

[3] OREGON

[3] Duke

[4] Florida State

[4] UC Los Angeles

[4] PURDUE

[4] Arizona

[5] Butler

[5] Cincinnati

[5] SOUTHERN METHODIST

[5] Saint Mary’s

[6] WICHITA STATE

[6] Notre Dame

[6] Wisconsin

[6] Iowa State

[7] Oklahoma State

[7] Creighton

[7] Minnesota

[7] DAYTON

[8] Michigan

[8] South Carolina

[8] Maryland

[8] Miami-FL

[9] Wake Forest

[9] Arkansas

[9] Virginia Commonwealth

[9] Marquette

[10] Xavier

[10] Northwestern

[10] Virginia Tech

[10] Michigan State

[11] Kansas State

[11] MIDDLE TENNESSEE

[11] Rhode Island

[11] NEVADA

[12] Houston

[12] Seton Hall

[12] Syracuse

[12] Illinois State

[12] UNC WILMINGTON

[12] VERMONT

[13] TEXAS-ARLINGTON

[13] PRINCETON

[13] EAST TENNESSEE ST

[13] AKRON

[14] BUCKNELL

[14] WINTHROP

[14] FLORIDA GULF COAST

[14] CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD

[15] IONA

[15] NORTHERN KENTUCKY

[15] UC IRVINE

[15] JACKSONVILLE STATE

[16] SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

[16] NORTH DAKOTA

[16] TEXAS SOUTHERN

[16] NEW ORLEANS

[16] NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

[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: USC, Providence, California, Vanderbilt

Next Four Out: Georgia, Clemson, Illinois, Utah

Bracketology 3/6/17

This is The Amateur Bracketologist’s bracket projections of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament as of March 6, 2017

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[1] VILLANOVA

[1] NORTH CAROLINA

[1] GONZAGA

[1] KANSAS

[2] KENTUCKY

[2] Louisville

[2] Florida

[2] Virginia

[3] Baylor

[3] West Virginia

[3] OREGON

[3] Duke

[4] Florida State

[4] UC Los Angeles

[4] Purdue

[4] Arizona

[5] Butler

[5] Cincinnati

[5] SOUTHERN METHODIST

[5] Saint Mary’s

[6] Notre Dame

[6] Wichita State

[6] Wisconsin

[6] Iowa State

[7] Oklahoma State

[7] Creighton

[7] Minnesota

[7] DAYTON

[8] South Carolina

[8] Maryland

[8] Michigan

[8] Miami-FL

[9] Wake Forest

[9] Arkansas

[9] Virginia Commonwealth

[9] Marquette

[10] Xavier

[10] Northwestern

[10] Virginia Tech

[10] Michigan State

[11] Kansas State

[11] Houston

[11] NEVADA

[11] MIDDLE TENNESSEE

[12] Rhode Island

[12] Seton Hall

[12] Syracuse

[12] Illinois State

[12] UNC WILMINGTON

[12] VERMONT

[13] TEXAS-ARLINGTON

[13] PRINCETON

[13] AKRON

[13] BUCKNELL

[14] WINTHROP

[14] FLORIDA GULF COAST

[14] CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD

[14] UNC GREENSBORO

[15] IONA

[15] SOUTH DAKOTA

[15] NORTHERN KENTUCKY

[15] UC IRVINE

[16] JACKSONVILLE STATE

[16] NORTH DAKOTA

[16] TEXAS SOUTHERN

[16] NEW ORLEANS

[16] NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

[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: USC, Providence, California, Vanderbilt

Next Four Out: Georgia, Clemson, Illinois, Utah

Bracketology 3/4/17

This is The Amateur Bracketologist’s bracket projections of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament as of March 4, 2017

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[1] VILLANOVA

[1] GONZAGA

[1] NORTH CAROLINA

[1] KANSAS

[2] Florida

[2] Louisville

[2] KENTUCKY

[2] Baylor

[3] OREGON

[3] West Virginia

[3] Virginia

[3] Duke

[4] UC Los Angeles

[4] Butler

[4] Purdue

[4] Florida State

[5] Arizona

[5] Cincinnati

[5] Saint Mary’s

[5] SOUTHERN METHODIST

[6] Notre Dame

[6] Wisconsin

[6] Creighton

[6] Minnesota

[7] Iowa State

[7] Oklahoma State

[7] Wichita State

[7] DAYTON

[8] South Carolina

[8] Miami-FL

[8] Maryland

[8] Michigan

[9] Virginia Commonwealth

[9] Arkansas

[9] Wake Forest

[9] Northwestern

[10] Virginia Tech

[10] Xavier

[10] Marquette

[10] Michigan State

[11] Rhode Island

[11] MIDDLE TENNESSEE

[11] Vanderbilt

[11] ILLINOIS STATE

[11] Southern California

[12] NEVADA

[12] Houston

[12] California

[12] UNC WILMINGTON

[12] TEXAS-ARLINGTON

[13] VERMONT

[13] PRINCETON

[13] MONMOUTH

[13] BUCKNELL

[14] AKRON

[14] WINTHROP

[14] FLORIDA GULF COAST

[14] CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD

[15] OAKLAND

[15] UNC GREENSBORO

[15] SOUTH DAKOTA

[15] UC IRVINE

[16] EASTERN WASHINGTON

[16] TEXAS SOUTHERN

[16] TENNESSEE-MARTIN

[16] NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

[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: Kansas State, Syracuse, Providence, Seton Hall

Next Four Out: Georgia, Illinois, Ohio State, Utah