This is March. March 3, to be exact. For the last month, I’ve been posting my bracket projections on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but we’re changing that up for the homestretch. If you’d like to take a look at the planned posting schedule for March leading up to Selection Sunday, make sure to check out this post on my Twitter page. We’re almost to the point where we’ll be doing bracketology every day!
It was a wild weekend that temporarily saw Michigan surpass Baylor as the No. 2 overall seed for the first time this year, but with Baylor’s win in West Virginia and Michigan’s home blowout loss to Ayo Dosunmu-less Illinois, they’ve swapped spots once again.
A lot of other changes occurred, including some at the bubble. So, let’s get into it. This is the Wednesday morning edition of Bauertology for March 3.
THE BRACKET
THE TRUE SEED LIST
1 SEEDS
1. Gonzaga (24-0)
2. Baylor (19-1)
3. Michigan (18-2)
4. Illinois (19-6)
2 SEEDS
5. Ohio State (18-7)
6. Alabama (20-6)
7. Iowa (18-7)
8. Houston (20-3)
3 SEEDS
9. West Virginia (17-7)
10. Villanova (15-4)
11. Kansas (18-8)
12. Arkansas (20-5)
4 SEEDS
13. Florida State (14-4)
14. Purdue (17-8)
15. Oklahoma State (17-6)
16. Texas (15-7)
5 SEEDS
17. Virginia (16-6)
18. Creighton (17-6)
19. Texas Tech (16-8)
20. Oklahoma (14-8)
6 SEEDS
21. Clemson (15-5)
22. Colorado (19-7)
23. USC (19-6)
24. Tennessee (16-7)
7 SEEDS
25. Missouri (14-7)
26. BYU (19-5)
27. Wisconsin (16-10)
28. Florida (13-6)
8 SEEDS
29. San Diego State (19-4)
30. Virginia Tech (15-5)
31. Loyola Chicago (21-4)
32. Maryland (15-10)
9 SEEDS
33. Oregon (17-5)
34. LSU (15-8)
35. UCLA (17-6)
36. Rutgers (13-10)
10 SEEDS
37. UConn (12-6)
38. Louisville (13-5)
39. North Carolina (15-9)
40. Georgia Tech (14-8)
11 SEEDS
41. VCU (17-6)
42. St. Bonaventure (13-4)
43. Michigan State (14-10)
44. Colorado State (16-4)
12 SEEDS
*45. Drake (24-3)
*46. Seton Hall (13-10)
*47. Xavier (13-6)
*48. Wichita State (13-4)
49. Western Kentucky (17-5)
50. Winthrop (21-1)
13 SEEDS
51. Toledo (19-7)
52. UC Santa Barbara (17-4)
53. Belmont (24-3)
54. Colgate (11-1)
14 SEEDS
55. Liberty (20-5)
56. UNC Greensboro (18-8)
57. Abilene Christian (19-4)
58. South Dakota State (15-6)
15 SEEDS
59. Eastern Washington (12-6)
60. Vermont (10-4)
61. Grand Canyon (14-5)
62. Cleveland State (17-7)
16 SEEDS
63. Siena (11-3)
64. James Madison (13-6)
*65. Texas State (18-6)
*66. Bryant (14-5)
*67. Prairie View A&M (12-4)
*68. Norfolk State (14-7)
THE BUBBLE
LAST FOUR BYES
1. Georgia Tech (14-8)
2. St. Bonaventure (13-4)
3. Michigan State (14-10)
4. Colorado State (16-4)
LAST FOUR IN
1. Drake (24-3)
2. Seton Hall (13-10)
3. Xavier (13-6)
4. Wichita State (13-4)
FIRST FOUR OUT (NIT 1 SEEDS)
1. Boise State (18-7)
2. Saint Louis (13-5)
3. Utah State (16-7)
4. Stanford (14-11)
NEXT FOUR OUT (NIT 2 SEEDS)
1. Duke (11-10)
2. Ole Miss (14-10)
3. SMU (11-4)
4. Indiana (12-13)
ALSO CONSIDERED (NIT 3 SEEDS)
1. Syracuse (14-8)
2. Memphis (15-6)
3. Minnesota (13-12)
4. Richmond (13-7)
ALSO CONSIDERED (NIT 4 SEEDS)
1. Providence (12-11)
2. St. John’s (14-10)
3. Louisiana Tech (19-6)
4. Dayton (13-8)
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
Big Ten: 9
ACC: 7
Big 12: 7
SEC: 6
Big East: 5
Pac-12: 4
American: 2
Atlantic 10: 2
Missouri Valley: 2
Mountain West: 2
WCC: 2