In case you haven’t heard, it’s Selection Sunday eve. Teams will be clinching bids to the tournament left and right for the next 24 hours in preparation for the selection show Sunday night. This will be my final bracketology of the 2016-2017 season.
Note: An (*) denotes a team that has already clinched a berth into the tournament.
East Region:
1: Villanova vs 16: South Dakota State*/Jacksonville State*
8: South Carolina vs 9: Miami
4: Purdue vs 13: Vermont*
5: Cincinnati vs 12: Marquette/Illinois State
3: Louisville vs 14: Bucknell*
6: Oklahoma State vs 11: Xavier
7: Wichita State* vs 10: Arkansas
2: Oregon vs 15: UNC Central
West Region:
1: Gonzaga* vs 16: New Orleans
8: Northwestern vs 9: Seton Hall
4: Florida State vs 13: UT Arlington
5: Butler vs 12: Nevada
6: Virginia vs 11: USC
3: West Virginia vs 14: Akron
7: Minnesota vs 10: Middle Tennessee State
2: Kentucky vs 15: Iona*
South Region:
1: North Carolina vs 16: UC Irvine/Northern Kentucky*
8: VCU vs 9: Michigan State
4: Wisconsin vs 13: New Mexico State
5: Notre Dame vs 12: East Tennessee State*
6: Iowa State vs 11: Virginia Tech
3: Baylor vs 14: Winthrop*
7: Michigan vs 10: Providence
2: UCLA vs 15: Texas Southern
Midwest Region:
1: Kansas vs 16: Weber State
8: Creighton vs 9: Dayton
4: SMU vs 13: Princeton
5: Florida vs 12: UNC Wilmington*
6: St. Mary’s vs 11: Rhode Island/Wake Forest
3: Duke vs 14: Florida Gulf Coast*
7: Maryland vs 10: Vanderbilt
2: Arizona vs 15: Mount St. Mary’s
First four out:
Syracuse
California
Monmouth
Illinois
Next four out:
Iowa
TCU
Georgia
Alabama
