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