Today, I’ll be live updating the projected bracket via my Twitter page: @Bauertology. I’ll try to include some live updates on the website here as well, but most of the content is going be over on Twitter for the day.
Regardless, we’re just a day removed from Selection Sunday. This is really crunch time. Here’s the Saturday noon edition of Bauertology for March 13.
THE BRACKET
THE TRUE SEED LIST
1 SEEDS
1. Gonzaga (26-0)
2. Baylor (22-2)
3. Michigan (20-3)
4. Illinois (21-6)
2 SEEDS
5. Alabama (22-6)
6. Iowa (21-7)
7. Ohio State (20-8)
8. Oklahoma State (20-7)
3 SEEDS
9. Houston (21-3)
10. Arkansas (22-5)
11. Texas (18-7)
12. West Virginia (18-9)
4 SEEDS
13. Kansas (20-8)
14. Purdue (18-9)
15. Virginia (18-6)
16. Florida State (16-5)
5 SEEDS
17. Villanova (16-6)
18. Creighton (20-7)
19. USC (22-7)
20. Tennessee (18-7)
6 SEEDS
21. Missouri (16-9)
22. Colorado (22-7)
23. Texas Tech (17-10)
24. Oregon (20-6)
7 SEEDS
25. Clemson (16-7)
26. BYU (20-6)
27. Loyola Chicago (24-4)
28. Oklahoma (15-10)
8 SEEDS
29. San Diego State (21-4)
30. Wisconsin (17-12)
31. LSU (17-8)
32. UConn (15-7)
9 SEEDS
33. Florida (14-9)
34. North Carolina (18-10)
35. St. Bonaventure (15-4)
36. Virginia Tech (15-6)
10 SEEDS
37. Rutgers (15-11)
38. VCU (19-6)
39. Georgia Tech (16-8)
40. Maryland (16-13)
11 SEEDS
41. Michigan State (15-12)
42. Drake (25-4)
43. Wichita State (16-4)
44. UCLA (17-9)
12 SEEDS
*45. Syracuse (16-9)
*46. Louisville (13-7)
*47. Ole Miss (16-11)
*48. Utah State (19-7)
49. Winthrop (23-1)
50. Western Kentucky (20-6)
13 SEEDS
51. UC Santa Barbara (21-4)
52. Colgate (13-1)
53. Buffalo (15-7)
54. UNC Greensboro (21-8)
14 SEEDS
55. Liberty (23-5)
56. Morehead State (23-7)
57. Abilene Christian (22-4)
58. Eastern Washington (15-7)
15 SEEDS
59. Cleveland State (19-7)
60. Grand Canyon (16-6)
61. Oral Roberts (16-10)
62. Drexel (12-7)
16 SEEDS
63. Hartford (14-8)
64. Iona (11-5)
*65. Mount St. Mary’s (12-10)
*66. Appalachian State (17-11)
*67. Prairie View A&M (16-4)
*68. Norfolk State (15-7)
THE BUBBLE
LAST FOUR BYES
1. Michigan State (15-12)
2. Drake (25-4)
3. Wichita State (16-4)
4. UCLA (17-9)
LAST FOUR IN
1. Syracuse (16-9)
2. Louisville (13-7)
3. Ole Miss (16-11)
4. Utah State (19-7)
FIRST FOUR OUT (NIT 1 SEEDS)
1. Colorado State (18-6)
2. Saint Louis (14-6)
3. Boise State (18-8)
4. Xavier (13-8)
NEXT FOUR OUT (NIT 2 SEEDS)
1. Memphis (16-7)
2. Seton Hall (14-13)
3. St. John’s (16-11)
4. SMU (11-5)
NIT 3 SEEDS
1. NC State (13-10)
2. Belmont (26-4)
3. Minnesota (14-15)
4. Indiana (12-15)
NIT 4 SEEDS
1. Penn State (11-14)
2. Georgetown (12-12)
3. Stanford (14-13)
4. Richmond (13-8)
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
Big Ten: 9
ACC: 8
Big 12: 7
SEC: 7
Pac-12: 4
Big East: 3
American: 2
Atlantic 10: 2
Missouri Valley: 2
Mountain West: 2
WCC: 2