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