What a Feast Week we just encountered. We learned so much about a lot of teams. Michigan State is going to struggle to find a shooter, Kansas may be the best team in the country, and no one knows it yet. Ohio State didn’t play in a tournament, yet they’re a 1 seed. Welcome Dayton, Butler and San Diego State. Michigan is leaps and bounds ahead of schedule. Gonzaga is still really good because the Wolverines are really good. Louisville is even better because they brought Michigan down to Earth. And what in the world are we going to do about Kentucky, Florida and North Carolina?
Two other teams I didn’t welcome get a special recognition. DePaul and Penn State. Never in my lifetime did I ever think I would include the Blue Demons and Nittany Lions into a Bracketology, but here we are. We’ve also reached week one of college finals week. AKA the big lull in college hoops. There will still be a few nice games here and there so we don’t totally lose everyone, but it’s a rough stretch ahead.
Perfect time to put out a Bracketology. Everyone else is doing so, which you can find on the Bracket Matrix.
Midwest
1. Louisville
16. Bethune-Cookman/Grambling
8. Marquette
9. Oklahoma
5. Memphis
12. ETSU
4. Michigan State
13. Western Kentucky
6. North Carolina
11. Wisconsin/West Virginia
3. Auburn
14. New Mexico State
7. Purdue
10. Texas Tech
2. Oregon
15. South Dakota
South
1. Kansas
16. St. Francis (PA)
8. Penn State
9. Washington
5. Dayton
12. Liberty
4. Arizona
13. Belmont
6. Xavier
11. Iowa State
3. Virginia
14. Delaware
7. Utah State
10. Arkansas
2. Michigan
15. Hawaii
East
1. Duke
16. Lafayette/Campbell
8. Indiana
9. DePaul
5. Tennessee
12. Yale
4. Butler
13. Vermont
6. Villanova
11. Oklahoma State
3. Florida State
14. Rider
7. VCU
10. LSU
2. Maryland
15. Arkansas State
West
1. Ohio State
16. Wright State
8. Seton Hall
9. Texas
5. San Diego State
12. Kent State
4. Kentucky
13. Northern Iowa
6. Colorado
11. NC State/Cincinnati
3. Baylor
14. Stephen F. Austin
7. Florida
10. Houston
2. Gonzaga
15. Sacramento State
Last four byes
Houston
Texas Tech
Iowa State
Oklahoma State
Last four in
NC State
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
First four out
Iowa
Illinois
Saint Mary’s
Wichita State
Next four out
Stanford
Georgetown
Arizona State
BYU
Austin has found a love for blogging and will rant about anything. He may not always be right about college football, but he’s a great follow on twitter @watlher924 during hoops season.