NCAA Bracket Projections - 12/2/24

Here are my initial bracket projections of the season.  This is a bit more speculative than what I would normally post but wanted to get something out with today being the initial release of NET rankings for the season.

1 Seeds:  Auburn, KANSAS, TENNESSEE, GONZAGA

2 Seeds:  Alabama, MARQUETTE, Purdue, DUKE

3 Seeds:  Iowa St, Baylor, Florida, North Carolina

4 Seeds:  Kentucky, Oregon, Cincinnati, Texas A&M

5 Seeds:  Clemson, Houston, Texas, Mississippi St

6 Seeds:  Michigan St, MEMPHIS, Pittsburgh, St. John's

7 Seeds:  UCLA, Saint Mary's, Ohio St, Wisconsin

8 Seeds:  Mississippi, Indiana, UTAH ST, Arkansas

9 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Michigan, Oklahoma, San Diego St

10 Seeds:  ILLINOIS, Arizona, Georgia, Louisville

11 Seeds:  DAYTON, Arizona St, Maryland, BYU, Nevada, Xavier

12 Seeds:  UC IRVINE, DRAKE, LIBERTY, COLUMBIA

13 Seeds:  MCNEESE ST, FURMAN, KENT ST, RADFORD

14 Seeds:  SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORTH FLORIDA, NORTHERN COLORADO, PURDUE FORT WAYNE

15 Seeds:  ELON, TEXAS ST, NORFOLK ST, LITTLE ROCK

16 Seeds:  SEATTLE, SOUTHERN, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, HOLY CROSS, SAINT PETER'S, MAINE

Last 4 Byes:

Arizona

Georgia

Louisville

Arizona St

Last 4 In:

Maryland

BYU

Nevada

Xavier

First 4 Out:

Creighton

Connecticut

Wake Forest

Boise St

Next 4 Out:

West Virginia

Nebraska

New Mexico

Butler