Four days of the college basketball season have passed. We’ve already seen thrills, upsets, tight finishes and all of the madness that makes college basketball special. It’s still very early in the season, but here’s the second Bauertology bracket projection, accounting for the results we’ve seen so far. As a side note, this bracket projection will still be taking preseason expectations into account, and they will continue to do so until about the dawn of the new year, when results and metrics will take over completely. You’ll see a different mindset in tomorrow’s top 25 though, in which preseason expectations won’t play a factor…
TRUE SEED LIST
1 Seeds
1. Gonzaga (2-0)
2. Baylor (1-0)
3. Iowa (2-0)
4. Kansas (1-1)
2 Seeds
5. Wisconsin (2-0)
6. Villanova (2-1)
7. West Virginia (3-0)
8. Creighton (0-0)
3 Seeds
9. Illinois (3-0)
10. Michigan State (2-0)
11. Duke (1-0)
12. Virginia (1-1)
4 Seeds
13. Kentucky (1-0)
14. Texas Tech (2-0)
15. Tennessee (0-0)
16. Florida State (0-0)
5 Seeds
17. Houston (2-0)
18. Rutgers (2-0)
19. Arizona State (1-1)
20. Florida (0-0)
6 Seeds
21. Texas (1-0)
22. Oregon (0-0)
23. North Carolina (1-0)
24. Ohio State (1-0)
7 Seeds
25. Michigan (1-0)
26. Louisville (2-0)
27. San Diego State (2-0)
28. Richmond (1-0)
8 Seeds
29. LSU (1-1)
30. Alabama (1-0)
31. Saint Louis (2-0)
32. Indiana (1-1)
9 Seeds
33. UCLA (1-1)
34. Stanford (0-0)
35. UConn (2-0)
36. Providence (1-0)
10 Seeds
37. Purdue (1-1)
38. Seton Hall (0-1)
39. Western Kentucky (2-1)
40. Memphis (1-2)
11 Seeds
41. Colorado (2-0)
42. Loyola Chicago (0-0)
43. Marquette (2-0)
44. Virginia Tech (2-0)
12 Seeds
45. Oklahoma (0-0)
*46. Arkansas (2-0)
*47. BYU (3-0)
*48. Miami (0-0)
*49. Dayton (0-0)
50. UNC Greensboro (1-0)
13 Seeds
51. Georgia State (2-0)
52. New Mexico State (0-0)
53. Vermont (0-0)
54. South Dakota State (1-2)
14 Seeds
55. Belmont (3-0)
56. Liberty (2-1)
57. Ohio (2-1)
58. Stephen F. Austin (0-0)
15 Seeds
59. Winthrop (0-0)
60. Wright State (0-0)
61. Colgate (0-0)
62. UC Irvine (1-2)
16 Seeds
63. Siena (0-0)
64. Eastern Washington (0-1)
*65. Hofstra (0-0)
*66. St. Francis PA (1-1)
*67. Norfolk State (2-0)
*68. Texas Southern (0-2)
BRACKET
Region 1
1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Norfolk State / Texas Southern
8 Alabama vs. 9 UCLA
5 Rutgers vs. 12 Oklahoma
4 Florida State vs. 13 South Dakota State
6 Texas vs. 11 Virginia Tech
3 Illinois vs. 14 Belmont
7 Louisville vs. 10 Purdue
2 West Virginia vs. 15 Colgate
Region 4
1 Kansas vs. 16 Siena
8 Indiana vs. 9 UConn
5 Houston vs. 12 Arkansas / BYU
4 Tennessee vs. 13 Georgia State
6 Ohio State vs. 11 Colorado
3 Virginia vs. 14 Liberty
7 Richmond vs. 10 Seton Hall
2 Wisconsin vs. 15 UC Irvine
Region 2
1 Baylor vs. 16 Eastern Washington
8 LSU vs. 9 Providence
5 Arizona State vs. 12 Miami / Dayton
4 Kentucky vs. 13 Vermont
6 North Carolina vs. 11 Marquette
3 Michigan State vs. 14 Stephen F. Austin
7 San Diego State vs. 10 Memphis
2 Creighton vs. 15 Winthrop
Region 3
1 Iowa vs. 16 Hofstra / St. Francis PA
8 Saint Louis vs. 9 Stanford
5 Florida vs. 12 UNC Greensboro
4 Texas Tech vs. 13 New Mexico State
6 Oregon vs. 11 Loyola Chicago
3 Duke vs. 14 Ohio
7 Michigan vs. 10 Western Kentucky
2 Villanova vs. 15 Wright State
THE BUBBLE
Last Four Byes
1. Colorado (2-0)
2. Marquette (2-0)
3. Virginia Tech (2-0)
4. Oklahoma (0-0)
Last Four In
1. Arkansas (2-0)
2. BYU (3-0)
3. Miami (0-0)
4. Dayton (0-0)
First Four Out
1. Clemson (2-0)
2. USC (2-0)
3. Syracuse (1-0)
4. Arizona (1-0)
Next Four Out
1. Maryland (2-0)
2. SMU (1-0)
3. NC State (2-0)
4. Minnesota (2-0)
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
Big Ten: 9
ACC: 7
Big 12: 6
Big East: 6
SEC: 6
Pac-12: 5
Atlantic 10: 3
American: 2
WCC: 2