NCAA Bracket Projections 12/9/22

 Here's my first NCAA Tourney projection of the 2022-23 season.

1 Seeds:  PURDUE, CONNECTICUT, HOUSTON, VIRGINIA

2 Seeds:  Kansas, TENNESSEE, Alabama, Texas

3 Seeds:  Auburn, Duke, Maryland, Indiana

4 Seeds:  Mississippi St, Arizona, Gonzaga, Illinois

5 Seeds:  Baylor, Arkansas, WEST VIRGINIA, UCLA

6 Seeds:  Iowa St, Iowa, Virginia Tech, Creighton

7 Seeds:  UTAH ST, Miami FL, San Diego St, Kentucky

8 Seeds:  Utah, Ohio St, Wisconsin, Memphis

9 Seeds:  Arizona St, Kansas St, North Carolina, Texas Tech

10 Seeds:  FLORIDA ATLANTIC, UNLV, New Mexico, Michigan St

11 Seeds:  SAM HOUSTON ST, SAINT MARY'S, Xavier, TCU, Rutgers

12 Seeds:  Missouri, Marquette, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, SOUTHERN MISS, DRAKE

13 Seeds:  SAINT LOUIS, IONA, KENT ST, UMASS LOWELL

14 Seeds:  YALE, JACKSONVILLE, UC IRVINE, ORAL ROBERTS

15 Seeds:  HIGH POINT, NORTHWESTERN ST, YOUNGSTOWN ST, SIU EDWARDSVILLE

16 Seeds:  NAVY, PORTLAND ST, GRAMBLING ST, NC CENTRAL, SAMFORD, WAGNER

Last 4 Byes:

UNLV

New Mexico

Michigan St

Xavier

Last 4 In:

TCU

Rutgers

Missouri

Marquette

First 4 Out:

Oklahoma

St. John's

UAB

Mississippi

Next 4 Out:

NC State

Oklahoma St

Penn St

Michigan