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.

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Justin co-founded The Left Bench in 2013, and ever since nothing was the same. He is a native of Columbus, Ohio, who has transplanted to the University of Maryland for college. He watches more college basketball than any one person should and is admittedly a 20-year-old curmudgeon.