Bracketology on the morning of Selection Sunday. What a crazy, crazy day. Two major bid thieves. Georgetown and Oregon State shocked the college basketball world. That means we could be saying goodbye to a few Mountain West teams and Drake. Along with Saint Louis who I am very surprised didn’t schedule a game for this weekend.
Memphis blew its last shot at getting in after another heartbreaker to Houston. Wichita State lost to Cincinnati putting the Shockers deep on the bubble. If Georgia Tech was nervous, it isn’t anymore after winning the wild ACC Tournament. Utah State fell to San Diego State, but the Aggies’ win over Colorado State should be enough to keep them in. LSU stunned Arkansas, but the Razorbacks are pretty comfortable on the three line.
Sorry Ohio State, you still aren’t getting a one seed. Even if you beat Illinois in the Big Ten Championship. Look up Michigan State, 2016. Rick Pitino is back in the NCAA Tournament. Fifth different team after Iona won the MAAC. My Prairie View A&M lost. We will more than likely not see Charles Bassey in the NCAA Tournament. UCSB was able to knock off UC-Irvine’s reign in the Big West. Grand Canyon finally picked off New Mexico State. The Antelopes will not get a 16 so we won’t have the Drew brothers playing each other.
There’s one more bid thief looming. Cincinnati has a chance to beat Houston, put the Bearcats back in the NCAA Tournament and kill another bubble team’s dreams.
Christmas has arrived. We will have one more bracket out before the Selection Show.
Check us all out on the ever-growing and changing Bracket Matrix.
Automatic Qualifiers
- Loyola-Chicago
- Winthrop
- Liberty
- Morehead State
- Appalachian State
- UNCG
- Drexel
- Mount Saint Mary’s
- Cleveland State
- Gonzaga
- Oral Roberts
- Hartford
- Norfolk State
- Iona
- Texas
- San Diego State
- Texas Southern
- Georgetown
- Ohio
- Eastern Washington
- Georgia Tech
- North Texas
- Abilene Christian
- Grand Canyon
- Oregon State
- UCSB
Pod 1
1 Gonzaga
16 Mt. St. Mary’s/App. State
8 North Carolina
9 Oklahoma
5 Florida State
12 Georgetown
4 Tennessee
13 UNCG
6 LSU
11 UCLA
3 Oklahoma State
14 Liberty
7 Missouri
10 VCU
2 Iowa
15 Cleveland State
Pod 4
1 Michigan
16 Drexel
8 Loyola-Chicago
9 Clemson
5 Creighton
12 Colgate
4 Purdue
13 Ohio
6 USC
11 Drake/Louisville
3 Kansas
14 Grand Canyon
7 BYU
10 Rutgers
2 Alabama
15 Eastern Washington
Pod 2
1 Baylor
16 Norfolk State/Texas Southern
8 UConn
9 Georgia Tech
5 Villanova
12 Oregon State
4 West Virginia
13 Winthrop
6 Texas Tech
11 Michigan State
3 Arkansas
14 Abilene Christian
7 San Diego State
10 Maryland
2 Ohio State
15 Iona
Pod 3
1 Illinois
16 Oral Roberts
8 St. Bonaventure
9 Virginia Tech
5 Colorado
12 North Texas
4 Virginia
13 UCSB
6 Florida
11 Syracuse/Utah State
3 Texas
14 Morehead State
7 Wisconsin
10 Oregon
2 Houston
15 Hartford
Last four byes
VCU
Maryland
Michigan State
UCLA
Last four in
Louisville
Drake
Utah State
Syracuse
First four out
Saint Louis
Colorado State
Xavier
Ole Miss
Next four out
Wichita State
Boise State
Seton Hall
Western Kentucky