Another week gone in college hoops. We sit less than a month away from the start of conference tournaments now, and the season has been very unpredictable. Here is this week’s bracketology.
Biggest winner: The ‘Cuse are back in the hunt! After it seeming like this team was going to be out of it, they are now one of the hottest teams in the ACC, and have now notched four wins in a row, including two wins over top 10 teams in the span of a week, Florida State and Virginia. The Virginia win was Jim Boeheim’s 1000th* career victory, and that may carry over into some momentum towards the end of the year. They will play Tuesday night against Clemson, Saturday against Pittsburgh and then wrapping it up this week against Louisville on Monday night.
Biggest loser: Baylor may still be a virtual lock for the tournament, but they are slipping. They lost to Kansas last Wednesday, which is understandable, but had a bad home loss to Kansas State on Saturday, and fell to number six and out of a one seed. If they lose a few more games and slip to a three or four seed, they would be a candidate to be the victim of a first-round upset. They have three games this week; Oklahoma State on Wednesday, TCU on Saturday and Texas Tech on Monday.
West Region:
1: Gonzaga vs 16: UNC Central/Fairleigh Dickinson
8: Notre Dame vs 9: Kansas State
5: South Carolina vs 12: Illinois State
4: West Virginia vs 13: Akron
6: Butler vs 11: Indiana
3: Cincinnati vs 14: Arkansas State
7: Xavier vs 10: Dayton
2: North Carolina vs 15: UNC Asheville
South Region:
1: Kansas vs 16: Weber State
8: Virginia Tech vs 9: Oklahoma State
5: Maryland vs 12: Marquette/Syracuse
4: Purdue vs 13: Middle Tennessee State
6: SMU vs 11: Nevada
3: Virginia vs 14: Florida Gulf Coast
7: Northwestern vs 10: TCU
2: Louisville vs 15: Bucknell
East Region:
1: Villanova vs 16: Texas Southern/UC Davis
8: Iowa State vs 9: Minnesota
5: Florida State vs 12: Belmont
4: Kentucky vs 13: East Tennessee State
6: Creighton vs 11: Monmouth
3: UCLA vs 14: Vermont
7: Wichita State vs 10: Miami
2: Wisconsin vs 15: North Dakota State
Midwest Region:
1: Oregon vs 16: New Orleans
8: USC vs 9: VCU
5: St. Mary’s vs 12: New Mexico State
4: Florida vs 13: UNC Wilmington
6: Duke vs 11: Seton Hall/Michigan
3: Arizona vs 14: Valparaiso
7: California vs 10: Michigan State
2: Baylor vs 15: Princeton
Conferences with multiple bids:
- ACC, 9
- Big 10, 8
- Big 12, 7
- Big East, 6
- PAC 12, 4
- SEC, 3
- WCC, AAC, A-10, Missouri Valley, 2
