The last Bracketology post I made was on the morning of March 12, 2020. That was the day the college basketball world stopped and everything got cancelled.
Thankfully, things have returned to something like normal, and I’m going to give this Bracketology thing another try here in 2023. I’ll do regular bracket updates, the occasional bubble watch, and some targeted commentary for ACC teams.
Here’s my bracket as it stands right now. Automatic bids in bold:
- Purdue, Alabama, Kansas, Houston
- Arizona, Texas, Baylor, Tennessee
- UCLA, Virginia, Xavier, UConn
- Kansas St., Gonzaga, Iowa St., Marquette
- Miami, Indiana, San Diego St., St. Mary’s
- Arkansas, TCU, Creighton, Auburn
- West Virginia, Rutgers, Illinois, Duke
- Florida Atlantic, Michigan St., Nevada, Iowa
- Maryland, Providence, Northwestern, Boise St.
- Memphis, NC State, Missouri, New Mexico
- Oklahoma St., Pitt, Kentucky, USC, UNC, Oregon
- College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Liberty, Southern Miss
- VCU, Drake, Sam Houston, Kent St.
- Yale, Iona, Furman, UC Santa Barbara
- Colgate, E. Washington, Youngstown St., Vermont
- UNC Asheville, Northwestern St., Morgan St., Fairleigh Dickinson, Maryland Eastern Shore, Southern
Last Four Byes: Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma St., Pitt
Last Four In (Play-in games): Kentucky, USC, UNC, Oregon
First Four Out: Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Utah St., Mississippi St.
Next Four Out: College of Charleston (if they don’t get an automatic bid), Florida, Clemson, Wake Forest
Good to see Bracketology back up and running!