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Current Bracket (My Guess on how it would look if the NCAA Tournament Started Today)

South Region:
#1 Memphis (26-1)
#16 Alabama State (14-9)/American (17-10)

#8 USC (17-9)
#9 South Alabama (22-5)

#5Michigan State (22-5)
#12 Syracuse (17-10)

#4Vanderbilt (22-4)
#13 Oral Roberts (20-7)

#6 Gonzaga (21-6)
#11 West Virginia (18-8)

#3 Stanford (21-4)
# 14 Robert Morris (21-6)

#7 Clemson (19-7)
#10 Rhode Island (20-7)

#2 Kansas (24-3)
#15 UMBC (19-7)


East Region:
#1 North Carolina (25-2)
#16 Morgan State (16-9)

#8UNLV (20-6)
#9 Texas A&M (20-7)

#5 Purdue (21-5)
#12 Maryland (17-11)

#4 Drake (24-3)
#13 Boise State (20-7)

#6 Marquette (19-6)
#11Saint Josephs (16-8)

#3Indiana (23-4)
#14 Winthrop (18-10)

#7 Kansas State (17-8)
#10Arkansas (18-8)

#2 Georgetown (22-4)
#15 CSU-Northridge (17-6)


West Region:
#1Tennessee (25-2)
#16 Lamar (16-8)

#8 Oklahoma (18-9)
#9 Miami (19-7)

#5Louisville (21-6)
#12 Davidson (21-6)

#4 Notre Dame (20-5)
#13 Virginia Commonwealth (21-6)

#6 Washington State (21-6)
#11 Massachusetts (17-9)

#3Xavier (23-4)
#14 Cornell (17-5)

#7 Pittsburgh (19-7)
#10 Arizona State (17-9)

#2 UCLA (24-3)
#15 Portland State (18-8)


Midwest Region:
#1 Texas (23-4)
#16 Rider (18-9)

#8 Arizona (17-10)
#9 Mississippi State (18-8)

#5 Butler (25-3)
#12 Villanova (17-9)

#4 Wisconsin (22-4)
#13 Kent State (21-5)

#6 BYU (20-5)
#11 Ohio State (17-9)

#3 Connecticut (21-6)
#14Belmont (20-8)

#7 St. Mary's (23-3)
#10 Baylor (17-8)

#2Duke (22-4)
#15 Austin Peay (18-9)

It was a hard day to be a bracketologist. Just to break down a few things that changed in my bracket:

• Georgetown's win over Cincinnati, and Connecticut's 10 game winning streak coming to an end against Villanova caused many changes. First the Huskies and Hoyas swapped seed lines and then Villanova joined the field with their third straight Big East win. The way I look at it is if Syracuse is in the field (which most people agree they are) then Nova has to be also (same Big East record and a head to head win against the Cuse').
  

• Texas takes the last No. 1 seed away from Kansas. The Longhorns have defeated three teams on the top two seed lines, having victories against Tennessee, UCLA, and Kansas--which is absolutely amazing. Those teams have a total of 8 losses and 3 of them have come to Texas.

• Kansas State and Texas A&M are two Big 12 teams that have seen their great times in my bracket (both have been No. 3 seeds at one time or another) but both are now in danger of falling out of my bracket all together. Both lost bad games on Saturday (to Nebraska and Baylor) and have fallen to 7 & 9 seeds. Kansas State should be lower but honestly none of the No. 8 seeds deserve to move up to 7 line either.
  

• Miami's great start......terrible losing streak.....and comeback from the dead may be the story of the year in college basketball. After beating Duke the Hurricanes rejoined my bracket and with another win (along with everyone else trying to play themselves out of the tournament it seems) Miami is up to a No. 9 seed in this bracket.
  

• Breaking down the Bubble Picture:
  • 26 locks ( all teams on the top 6 seed lines + St. Mary's & Clemson)
    
  • Here's Guessing there's about 15 at large spots available

Saturday's Bracketogy (After all Saturday's games)
1s: Memphis (26-1),Tennessee (25-2), North Carolina (25-2), Texas (23-4)
2s: UCLA (24-3), , Duke (23-4), Kansas (24-3), Georgetown (22-4)
3s: Xavier (23-4), Stanford (21-4), Indiana (23-4), Connecticut (21-6)
4s: Notre Dame (20-5), Wisconsin (22-4), Drake (24-3), Vanderbilt (23-4)
5s: Purdue (21-5), Louisville (21-6), Butler (25-3), Michigan State (22-5)
6s:Marquette (20-6), Washington State (21-6), Gonzaga (21-6), BYU (20-5)
7s: Clemson (19-7), , St. Mary's (23-3), Kansas State (17-8), Pittsburgh (19-7)
8s: Oklahoma (18-9), USC (17-9), UNLV (20-6), Arizona (17-10)
9s: Mississippi State (18-8), Texas A&M (20-7),Miami (19-7), South Alabama (22-5)
10s: Baylor (18-8), Rhode Island (20-7), Arkansas (18-8), Arizona State (17-9)
11s:West Virginia (18-8), Saint Josephs (16-8), Ohio State (17-9), Massachusetts (17-9)
12s: Syracuse (17-10), Davidson (21-6), Maryland (17-11), Villanova (17-9)
13s: Oral Roberts (20-7), Boise State (20-6), Kent State (21-5), Virginia Commonwealth (21-6)
14s: Winthrop (18-10), Cornell (17-5), Belmont (20-8), Robert Morris (21-6)
15s: UMBC (19-7), Portland State (18-9), Austin Peay (19-10), CSU-Northridge (17-6)
16s: Alabama State (14-9), Morgan State (17-9), American (17-10), Rider (19-9), Lamar (16-8)

Last Four In: Maryland, Syracuse, Massachusetts, Villanova
Last Four Out: UAB, Western Kentucky, Wake Forest, Florida
Next Four Out: Dayton, California, Houston, New Mexico

Dropped Out: Wake Forest
Moved In: Villanova

Falling Fast: Texas A&M, Kansas State (17-8)
Moving Up Quickly: Villanova, UAB

Current Bracket (My Guess on how it would look if the NCAA Tournament Started Today)

South Region:
#1 Memphis (26-0)
#16 Alabama State (14-8)/American (17-10)

#8 USC (16-9)
#9 Ohio State (17-9)

#5Washington State (21-5)
#12Wake Forest (16-8)

#4 Indiana (22-4)
#13 Oral Roberts (20-6)

#6 Gonzaga (21-6)
#11 Saint Josephs (16-8)

#3 Stanford (21-4)
# 14 Robert Morris (21-6)

#7 Clemson (19-7)
#10 Rhode Island (20-7)

#2 Texas (22-4)
#15 UMBC (19-7)


East Region:
#1 North Carolina (25-2)
#16 Morgan State (16-9)

#8Arkansas (18-7)
#9 Arizona (16-10)

#5 Purdue (21-5)
#12 Massachusetts (17-9)

#4 Drake (23-3)
#13 Boise State (20-6)

#6 Marquette (19-6)
#11 South Alabama (22-5)

#3 Butler (25-2)
#14 Winthrop (18-10)

#7 Texas A&M (20-6)
#10 Maryland (17-10)

#2 Connecticut (21-5)
#15 CSU-Northridge (17-6)


West Region:
#1Tennessee (24-2)
#16 Lamar (16-8)

#8 Oklahoma (18-8)
#9 UNLV (19-6)

#5Louisville (21-6)
#12 Davidson (21-6)

#4 Notre Dame (20-5)
#13 Virginia Commonwealth (20-6)

#6 Michigan State (21-5)
#11 West Virginia (18-8)

#3Xavier (23-4)
#14 Cornell (17-5)

#7 St. Mary's (23-3)
#10 Miami (18-7)

#2 UCLA (23-3)
#15 Portland State (18-8)


Midwest Region:
#1 Kansas (24-2)
#16 Rider (18-9)

#8 Pittsburgh (19-7)
#9 Mississippi State (17-8)

#5 Vanderbilt (22-4)
#12 Syracuse (17-10)

#4 Wisconsin (22-4)
#13 Kent State (21-5)

#6 Kansas State (17-7)
#11 Arizona State (16-9)

#3 Georgetown (21-4)
#14Belmont (20-8)

#7 BYU (20-5)
#10 Baylor (17-8)

#2Duke (22-4)
#15 Austin Peay (18-9)

Friday's Bracketogy (After all Friday's games)
1s: Memphis (26-0), Kansas (24-2), Tennessee (24-2), North Carolina (25-2)
2s: Texas (22-4), UCLA (23-3), Connecticut (21-5), Duke (22-4)
3s: Xavier (23-4), Stanford (21-4), Butler (25-2), Georgetown (21-4)
4s: Notre Dame (20-5), Wisconsin (22-4), Drake (23-3), Indiana (22-4)
5s: Purdue (21-5), Louisville (21-6), Vanderbilt (22-4), Washington State (21-5)
6s: Kansas State (17-7), Marquette (19-6), Michigan State (21-5), Gonzaga (21-6)
7s: Clemson (19-7), Texas A&M (20-6), St. Mary's (23-3), BYU (20-5)
8s: Oklahoma (18-8), Pittsburgh (19-7), Arkansas (18-7), USC (16-9)
9s: Ohio State (17-9), Mississippi State (17-8), UNLV (19-6), Arizona (16-10)
10s: Baylor (17-8), Miami (18-7), Maryland (17-10), Rhode Island (20-7)
11s: Arizona State (16-9), West Virginia (18-8), Saint Josephs (16-8), South Alabama (22-5)
12s: Wake Forest (16-8), Massachusetts (17-9), Syracuse (17-10), Davidson (21-6)
13s: Oral Roberts (20-6), Boise State (20-6), Kent State (21-5), Virginia Commonwealth (20-6)
14s: Winthrop (18-10), Cornell (17-5), Belmont (20-8), Robert Morris (21-6)
15s: UMBC (19-7), Portland State (18-8), Austin Peay (18-9), CSU-Northridge (17-6)
16s: Alabama State (14-8), Morgan State (16-9), American (17-10), Rider (18-9), Lamar (16-8)

Last Four In: Wake Forest, West Virginia, Syracuse, Massachusetts
Last Four Out: Florida, Mississippi, Oregon, Western Kentucky
Next Four Out: George Mason, Dayton, New Mexico, California

Moved In: Boise State (20-6)
Dropped Out: Utah State (19-9)

Top 25: (Team Name, Record, Bracketology Seed)
1. Memphis (24-0; Bracketology Seed: #1)
2. Tennessee (24-2; Bracketology Seed #1)
3. Kansas (24-2; Bracketology Seed #1)
4. North Carolina (25-2; Bracketology Seed #1)
5. Duke (22-3; Bracketology Seed #2)
6. UCLA (23-3; Bracketology Seed #2)
7. Texas (22-4; Bracketology Seed #2)
8. Connecticut (21-5, Bracketology #2)
9. Georgetown (21-4, Bracketology #3)
10. Stanford (21-4; Bracketology #3)
11. Xavier (23-4; Bracketology #3)
12. Notre Dame (20-5; Bracketology #4)
13. Butler (25-2; Bracketology #3)
14. Indiana (22-4; Bracketology #4)
15. Wisconsin (22-4; Bracketology #4)
16. Louisville (21-6; Bracketology #5)
17. Vanderbilt (22-4; Bracketology #5)
18. Purdue (21-5; Bracketology #5)
19. Michigan State (21-5; Bracketology #6)
20. Washington State (21-5; Bracketology #5)
21. Texas A&M (20-6; Bracketology #7)
22. Kansas State (17-7; Bracketology #6)
23. Marquette (19-6; Bracketology #6)
24. BYU (20-5; Bracketology #7)
T25. Drake (23-3; Bracketology #5)
T25. Davidson (20-6; Bracketology #12)

Mid Major Top 5: (Not including Gonzaga, they are a powerhouse year in and year out)
1. Butler (25-2; Bracketology #3)
2. Davidson (20-6; Bracketology #12)
2. Drake (23-3; Bracketology #5)
4. Virginia Commonwealth (20-6, Bracketology #13)
T5. South Alabama (22-5, Bracketology #11)
T5. Western Kentucky (21-6, Bracketology Seed: One of last teams out)

Thursday's Bracketogy (After all Thursday's games)
1s: Memphis (26-0), Kansas (24-2), Tennessee (24-2), North Carolina (25-2)
2s: Texas (22-4), UCLA (23-3), Connecticut (21-5), Duke (22-4)
3s: Xavier (23-4), Stanford (21-4), Butler (25-2), Georgetown (21-4)
4s: Notre Dame (20-5), Wisconsin (22-4), Drake (23-3), Indiana (22-4)
5s: Purdue (21-5), Louisville (21-6), Vanderbilt (22-4), Washington State (21-5)
6s: Kansas State (17-7), Marquette (19-6), Michigan State (21-5), Gonzaga (21-6)
7s: Clemson (19-7), Texas A&M (20-6), St. Mary's (23-3), BYU (20-5)
8s: Oklahoma (18-8), Pittsburgh (19-7), Arkansas (18-7), USC (16-9)
9s: Ohio State (17-9), Mississippi State (17-8), UNLV (19-6), Arizona (16-10)
10s: Baylor (17-8), Miami (18-7), Maryland (17-10), Rhode Island (20-7)
11s: Arizona State (16-9), West Virginia (18-8), Saint Josephs (16-8), South Alabama (22-5)
12s: Wake Forest (16-8), Massachusetts (17-9), Syracuse (17-10), Davidson (20-6)
13s: Oral Roberts (20-6), Utah State (18-7), Kent State (21-5), Virginia Commonwealth (20-6)
14s: Winthrop (18-9), Cornell (16-5), CSU-Northridge (17-6), Belmont (19-8)
15s: UMBC (19-7), Portland State (18-8), Austin Peay (18-9), Robert Morris (21-6)
16s: Alabama State (14-8), Morgan State (16-9), American (17-10), Rider (18-9), Lamar (16-8)

Last Four In: Wake Forest, West Virginia, Syracuse, Massachusetts
Last Four Out: Florida, Mississippi, Oregon, Western Kentucky
Next Four Out: George Mason, Dayton, New Mexico, California

Moved In: Massachusetts
Dropped Out: Western Kentucky

Falling Fast: Arizona, Rhode Island, Pittsburgh

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