Sunday, March 12, 2017

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


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

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