Welcome to the second entry of the 2018 edition of my bracketology series. The clock is ticking on March Madness, which means it’s time to look ahead to the most wonderful time of the year. The bracket will change a lot between then and now, but if the season were to end right now, here is what the tournament would look like (includes all games through Feb. 10, 2018):
The Bracket
South Region (Atlanta)
1 VIRGINIA vs 16 SAVANNAH STATE/GRAMBLING
8 NEVADA vs 9 Arizona State
5 RHODE ISLAND vs 12 BUFFALO
4 ARIZONA vs 13 VERMONT
6 Butler vs 11 USC/Arkansas
3 North Carolina vs 14 MONTANA
7 Miami (FL) vs 10 Houston
2 CINCINNATI vs 15 RIDER
West Region (Los Angeles)
1 Purdue vs 16 UNC-ASHEVILLE
8 Missouri vs 9 Virginia Tech
5 Gonzaga vs 12 UCLA/Syracuse
4 Tennessee vs 13 EAST TENNESSEE STATE
6 ST. MARY’S vs 11 Louisville
3 TEXAS TECH vs 14 BUCKNELL
7 Creighton vs 10 Washington
2 Clemson vs 15 NORTHERN KENTUCKY
East Region (Boston)
1 Villanova vs 16 PENN/NICHOLLS
8 TCU vs 9 Alabama
5 West Virginia vs 12 LOYOLA-CHICAGO
4 OHIO STATE vs 13 LOUISIANA
6 Florida vs 11 Michigan
3 Duke vs 14 MURRAY STATE
7 Texas A&M vs 10 Providence
2 Kansas vs 15 WAGNER
Midwest Region (Omaha)
1 XAVIER vs 16 FLORIDA GULF COAST
8 Florida State vs 9 Kansas State
5 Wichita State vs 12 NEW MEXICO STATE
4 Oklahoma vs 13 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
6 Kentucky vs 11 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
3 Michigan State vs 14 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
7 Seton Hall vs 10 Texas
2 AUBURN vs 15 UC SANTA BARBARA
The Bubble
Last Four In Byes
Washington
Houston
Louisville
Michigan
Last Four In
USC
Arkansas
UCLA
Syracuse
First Four Out
North Carolina State
Boise State
St. Bonaventure
Temple
Next Four Out
LSU
Baylor
Mississippi State
Marquette
Per Conference
ACC – 9 (Virginia, Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, Miami (FL), Florida State, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Syracuse)
SEC – 8 (Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Texas A&M, Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas)
Big 12 – 7 (Kansas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, West Virginia, TCU, Kansas State, Texas)
Big East – 6 (Villanova, Xavier, Butler, Seton Hall, Creighton, Providence)
Pac-12 – 5 (Arizona, Arizona State, Washington, USC, UCLA)
Big Ten – 4 (Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan)
AAC – 3 (Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston)
WCC – 2 (Gonzaga, St. Mary’s)
S-Curve
- Virginia
- Villanova
- Xavier
- Purdue
- Clemson
- Auburn
- Kansas
- Cincinnati
- Duke
- Texas Tech
- Michigan State
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Ohio State
- Oklahoma
- Arizona
- Rhode Island
- West Virginia
- Wichita State
- Gonzaga
- St. Mary’s
- Kentucky
- Florida
- Butler
- Miami (FL)
- Texas A&M
- Seton Hall
- Creighton
- Missouri
- Florida State
- TCU
- Nevada
- Arizona State
- Virginia Tech
- Kansas State
- Alabama
- Texas
- Providence
- Washington
- Houston
- Middle Tennessee
- Louisville
- Michigan
- USC
- Arkansas
- UCLA
- Syracuse
- New Mexico State
- Loyola-Chicago
- Buffalo
- Vermont
- Louisiana
- South Dakota State
- East Tennessee State
- Bucknell
- College of Charleston
- Murray State
- Montana
- Rider
- Wagner
- UC Santa Barbara
- Northern Kentucky
- UNC-Asheville
- Florida Gulf Coast
- Penn
- Nicholls
- Savannah State
- Grambling
To see my previous entry, click here. Also, be sure to check out The Bracket Project, which features The Left Bench’s bracketology along with countless others across the internet to form the ultimate bracket study.
Justin Meyer
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