Aidan Joly’s bracketology: 11/15

This is my second bracketology, and first one during the regular season! It’s been an exciting past 24 hours in the world of college basketball, as we are in the midst of the annual Tip-Off Marathon. Some exciting games to come in the next few days.

Biggest winner: Villanova, who jumps up to a one seed, picked up a very impressive victory over Purdue on Monday night. The defending National Champions look very good this season, even without Ryan Arcidiacono, who played a major role on the team last season. They have only one game this week, facing MAC member Western Michigan on Thursday.

Biggest loser: UConn, who came into the season ranked number 18 in the nation, has quickly fallen out of the Top 25 after a pair of upsets coming at the hands of Wagner and Northeastern. They have a tough non-conference schedule with games against Ohio State and Syracuse before they start their AAC conference play.

Please note: (*) denotes a new team in the bracket.

East Region:

1: Duke vs 16: Howard/FGCU
8: Florida State vs 9: Texas A&M
5: West Virginia vs 12: Clemson/UAB
4: Gonzaga vs 13: Winthrop
6: Iowa State vs 11: Michigan
3: Arizona vs 14: Middle Tennessee State
7: San Diego State vs 10: Ohio State
2: Wisconsin vs 15: Long Beach State

West Region:

1: Oregon vs 16: Texas Southern
8: Wichita State vs 9: North Carolina State
5: Syracuse vs 12: Seton Hall
4: Michigan State vs 13: Princeton
6: Rhode Island vs 11: Ohio*
3: Purdue vs 14: Wagner
7; Maryland vs 10: Oklahoma
2: Kansas vs 15: Fort Wayne

Midwest Region:

1: Villanova vs 16: Sam Houston State
8: Florida vs 9: Miami
5: Creighton vs 12: Green Bay*
4: UCLA vs 13: Chattanooga
6: Dayton vs 11: Georgetown/Notre Dame*
3: Indiana vs 14: Vermont
7: Cincinnati vs 10: Virginia Tech*
2: Virginia vs 15: UT-Arlington

South Region:

1: Kentucky vs 16: Lehigh/Murray State*
8: California vs 9: Butler
5: St. Mary’s vs 12: Monmouth
4: Louisville vs 13: UNC Wilmington
6: Texas vs 11: Mississippi State*
3: Xavier vs 14: Weber State
7: UConn vs 10: Colorado
2: North Carolina vs 15: CSU Bakersfield

Bids by conference:

1. ACC (11)
2. Big 10 (7)
3. Big 12, Big East (6)
4. Pac 12 (5)
5. SEC (4)
6. C-USA, Atlantic 10, AAC (2)
7. America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAC, MEAC, MAAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, NEC, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit League, Sun Belt, WAC (1)