Key results from last night:
- Auburn‘s blowout of Alabama swaps their seeds; the Tigers are now a 3 and the Tide a 4.
- Providence‘s win over Creighton moves the Friars into the field with St. John’s becoming the first team out. Creighton drops one line to a 6 with Clemson taking their spot as a 5
- Northwestern‘s win over Nebraska moves them up to a 9 and drops the Huskers to an 11
Looking at the bracket, the Big East situation is interesting. UConn, Marquette, and Creighton are clearly in. Then you have a group of six teams – Seton Hall, Butler, St. John’s, Providence, Villanova, and Xavier – clogging up the middle of the standings. These teams are all around the cut line and are very difficult to distinguish. As you might imagine, these teams have lots of games remaining against each other. Expect to see Big East teams moving in and out of the bracket frequently over the next several weeks.
Complete Bracket (auto bids in bold):
- Purdue, UConn, Houston, Tennessee
- Arizona, North Carolina, Kansas, Marquette
- Auburn, Baylor, Wisconsin, Iowa State
- Dayton, Alabama, Illinois, Duke
- San Diego State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Clemson
- Florida Atlantic, Creighton, BYU, Kentucky
- Indiana State, New Mexico, St. Mary’s, Colorado State
- Utah, TCU, Texas Tech, Florida
- Utah State, Texas, Virginia, Northwestern
- Cincinnati, Michigan State, Washington State, Grand Canyon
- Ole Miss, Boise State, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Colorado
- Nevada, Providence, Princeton, James Madison
- Samford, McNeese State, Akron, UC Irvine
- Vermont, UNC Wilmington, Louisiana Tech, Morehead St.
- High Point, Eastern Washington, Oakland, Quinnipiac
- Colgate, Lipscomb, Southern, South Dakota St., Merrimack, Norfolk State
Last Four Byes: Ole Miss, Boise State, Nebraska, Texas A&M
Last Four In: Mississippi State, Colorado, Nevada, Providence
First Four Out: St. John’s, Butler, Wake Forest, Xavier
Next Four Out: Gonzaga, Villanova, Drake, Virginia Tech
And Then The Next Four After That: Seton Hall, Kansas State, Oregon, Memphis
And How About Four More for Good Measure: Richmond, Miami, Iowa, Pitt