Saint Mary’s snags a bid
Welcome to the field of 68, Saint Mary’s. After all the great teams the Gaels have had under Randy Bennett not being able to beat Gonzaga and getting snubbed, they took care of business last night. That was the true definition of a bid stealer and bubble buster.
I want to tell you all I went through one final scrub of resumes last night. There’s going to be a few big changes. You’ll know what I’m talking about when you see the new bubble and last four byes, so don’t come after me asking how Florida and Texas are now on the bubble and Arizona State and Temple are in. I had to do one final prep before Sunday. This is all about how you finish.
The Bracket is updated after the NC State vs. Clemson game. I work five hours tonight so don’t expect a new bracket until tomorrow. I will also be watching games ALL DAY tomorrow with the leader Erik so stay tuned to Twitter. I didn’t have time to construct a bracket, so you’re just getting seed lines for today. On the positive side, you’ll see the order I have teams ranked.
As always, Deceptive Speed’s Bracketology is part of the Bracket Matrix.
Previous Bracketology updates
March 12, 2019
March 4, 2019
March 3, 2019
February 26, 2019
February 18, 2019
February 16, 2019
February 8, 2019
February 4, 2019
February 1, 2019
December 14, 2018
Preseason
1: Virginia, Gonzaga, North Carolina, Duke
2: Michigan State, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan
3: Texas Tech, Purdue, Houston, Kansas
4: LSU, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Florida State
5: Virginia Tech, Maryland, Mississippi State, Marquette
6: Auburn, Iowa State, Louisville, Villanova
7: Wofford, Nevada, Buffalo, Cincinnati
8: UCF, Iowa, Oklahoma, Utah State
9: Ole Miss, Baylor, Minnesota, TCU
10: Syracuse, Seton Hall, NC State, Ohio State
11: Saint Mary’s, VCU, Washington, Arizona State
12: Temple/Florida, Indiana/Texas, Murray State, New Mexico State
13: Liberty, UC Irvine, Northeastern, Vermont
14: Old Dominion, Georgia State, Northern Kentucky, Harvard
15: Montana, Bradley, Sam Houston, Gardner-Webb
16: Colgate, Iona, North Dakota State/Fair Dickinson, Prairie View/Norfolk State
Last four byes:
Seton Hall
NC State
Ohio State
Arizona State
Last four in:
Temple
Florida
Indiana
Texas
First four out:
Clemson
Alabama
Creighton
Belmont
Next four out:
Lipscomb
Furman
UNCG
St. John’s
Awesome photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics
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