Welcome to another 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 in the final week, but if the season were to end right now, here is what the tournament would look like (includes all games through March 8, 2018):
The Bracket
South Region (Atlanta)
1 VIRGINIA vs 16 HAMPTON/ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
8 Butler vs 9 Texas
5 Florida vs 12 VERMONT
4 ARIZONA vs 13 LOUISIANA
6 Miami (FL) vs 11 UCLA
3 Tennessee vs 14 MONTANA
7 TCU vs 10 Florida State
2 Michigan State vs 15 UC DAVIS
West Region (Los Angeles)
1 KANSAS vs 16 HARVARD
8 Seton Hall vs 9 USC
5 Kentucky vs 12 LOYOLA-CHICAGO
4 MICHIGAN vs 13 OLD DOMINION
6 Ohio State vs 11 Providence/Middle Tennessee
3 Wichita State vs 14 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
7 Arkansas vs 10 Oklahoma
2 Duke vs 15 LIPSCOMB
East Region (Boston)
1 Villanova vs 16 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA/LIU-BROOKLYN
8 Virginia Tech vs 9 Kansas State
5 Clemson vs 12 BUFFALO
4 West Virginia vs 13 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
6 Texas A&M vs 11 North Carolina State
3 CINCINNATI vs 14 BUCKNELL
7 NEVADA vs 10 St. Bonaventure
2 Purdue vs 15 WRIGHT STATE
Midwest Region (Omaha)
1 XAVIER vs 16 RADFORD
8 Missouri vs 9 Creighton
5 GONZAGA vs 12 NEW MEXICO STATE
4 Texas Tech vs 13 MURRAY STATE
6 Houston vs 11 Marquette/Syracuse
3 AUBURN vs 14 UNC GREENSBORO
7 RHODE ISLAND vs 10 Alabama
2 North Carolina vs 15 IONA
The Bubble
Last Four In Byes
Florida State
Alabama
North Carolina State
UCLA
Last Four In
Marquette
Providence
Syracuse
Middle Tennessee
First Four Out
St. Mary’s
Louisville
Baylor
Oklahoma State
Next Four Out
Arizona State
Georgia
Utah
Oregon
Per Conference
ACC – 9 (Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Clemson, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, Florida State, North Carolina State, Syracuse)
SEC – 8 (Tennessee, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama)
Big 12 – 7 (Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, TCU, Texas, Kansas State, Oklahoma)
Big East – 7 (Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Butler, Creighton, Marquette, Providence)
Big Ten – 4 (Purdue, Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State)
AAC – 3 (Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston)
Pac-12 – 3 (Arizona, USC, UCLA)
A-10 – 2 (Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure)
C-USA – 2 (Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion)
S-Curve
- Virginia
- Villanova
- Xavier
- Kansas
- Duke
- North Carolina
- Purdue
- Michigan State
- Tennessee
- Cincinnati
- Auburn
- Wichita State
- Michigan
- Texas Tech
- West Virginia
- Arizona
- Florida
- Clemson
- Gonzaga
- Kentucky
- Ohio State
- Houston
- Texas A&M
- Miami (FL)
- TCU
- Nevada
- Rhode Island
- Arkansas
- Seton Hall
- Missouri
- Virginia Tech
- Butler
- Texas
- USC
- Kansas State
- Creighton
- Oklahoma
- St. Bonaventure
- Florida State
- Alabama
- North Carolina State
- UCLA
- Marquette
- Providence
- Syracuse
- Middle Tennessee
- Loyola-Chicago
- New Mexico State
- Buffalo
- Vermont
- Louisiana
- South Dakota State
- Murray State
- Old Dominion
- College of Charleston
- UNC Greensboro
- Bucknell
- Montana
- UC Davis
- Wright State
- Iona
- Lipscomb
- Harvard
- Radford
- Southeastern Louisiana
- LIU-Brooklyn
- Hampton
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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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