NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/18/24

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, Alabama, Florida, DUKE

2 Seeds:  Tennessee, HOUSTON, Texas A&M, Iowa St

3 Seeds:  Purdue, WISCONSIN, Texas Tech, Michigan

4 Seeds:  Arizona, Kentucky, ST. JOHN'S, Michigan St

5 Seeds:  Missouri, Kansas, Marquette, Maryland

6 Seeds:  Mississippi, UCLA, Mississippi St, Saint Mary's

7 Seeds:  Louisville, Clemson, Illinois, Oregon

8 Seeds:  Creighton, MEMPHIS, GONZAGA, Baylor

9 Seeds:  NEW MEXICO, Connecticut, Utah St, Ohio St

10 Seeds:  Nebraska, San Diego St, West Virginia, Vanderbilt

11 Seeds:  Texas, BYU, Oklahoma, Wake Forest, Arkansas, DRAKE

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, AKRON, HIGH POINT, ARKANSAS ST

14 Seeds:  GRAND CANYON, SAMFORD, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB

15 Seeds:  SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORTHERN COLORADO, MILWAUKEE, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, MERRIMACK, SE MISSOURI ST, BUCKNELL

Last 4 Byes:

San Diego St

West Virginia

Vanderbilt

Texas

Last 4 In:

BYU

Oklahoma

Wake Forest

Arkansas

First 4 Out:

Georgia

SMU

North Carolina

George Mason

Next 4 Out:

Indiana

Xavier

Cincinnati

UC Irvine

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/12/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, Alabama, DUKE, Tennessee

2 Seeds:  Florida, HOUSTON, PURDUE, Texas A&M

3 Seeds:  Iowa St, Wisconsin, Kansas, Kentucky

4 Seeds:  Texas Tech, ST. JOHN'S, Arizona, Michigan

5 Seeds:  Mississippi, Michigan St, Marquette, Missouri

6 Seeds:  Illinois, UCLA, Maryland, MEMPHIS

7 Seeds:  Louisville, Mississippi St, Saint Mary's, Creighton

8 Seeds:  Clemson, Oregon, Baylor, Connecticut

9 Seeds:  Utah St, NEW MEXICO, GONZAGA, Oklahoma

10 Seeds:  West Virginia, Nebraska, Ohio St, Vanderbilt

11 Seeds:  Georgia, Texas, San Diego St, Wake Forest, BYU, DRAKE

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, AKRON, ARKANSAS ST, HIGH POINT

14 Seeds:  GRAND CANYON, SAMFORD, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB

15 Seeds:  SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORTHERN COLORADO, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, MILWAUKEE

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, MERRIMACK, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, SE MISSOURI ST, AMERICAN

Last 4 Byes:

Nebraska

Ohio St

Vanderbilt

Georgia

Last 4 In:

Texas

San Diego St

Wake Forest

BYU

First 4 Out:

Arkansas

SMU

North Carolina

UC Irvine

Next 4 Out:

Pittsburgh

George Mason

Cincinnati

Indiana

NCAA Bracket Projection Top 16 and Bubble - 2/7/25

With the NCAA tournament selection committee revealing their current top 16 next week, I figured rather than posting a full bracket I would just post my current top 16 in the same format they do.  For good measure I will include my current bubble line projections as well.

SOUTH (ATLANTA)

1. Auburn (1)

2. Houston (6)

3. Wisconsin (12)

4. Arizona (14)

EAST (NEWARK)

1. Duke (2)

2. Florida (5)

3. Texas Tech (11)

4. Kentucky (16)

MIDWEST (INDIANAPOLIS)

1. Alabama (3)

2. Purdue (7)

3. Kansas (9)

4. Marquette (13)

WEST (SAN FRANCISCO)

1. Tennessee (4)

2. Texas A&M (8)

3. Iowa St (10)

4. Michigan St (15)

Also Considered:  Mississippi, St. John's, Michigan, Missouri

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BUBBLE LINE PROJECTION:

Last 4 Byes:  West Virginia, Georgia, Texas, San Diego St

Last 4 In:  Vanderbilt, Nebraska, BYU, Wake Forest

First 4 Out:  Arkansas, Pittsburgh, SMU, North Carolina

Next 4 Out:  UC Irvine, Xavier, UCF, Indiana

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/6/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, DUKE, Alabama, Tennessee

2 Seeds:  Florida, HOUSTON, PURDUE, Kansas

3 Seeds:  Texas A&M, Iowa St, Texas Tech, Wisconsin

4 Seeds:  MARQUETTE, Michigan St, Arizona, Kentucky

5 Seeds:  Mississippi, St. John's, Missouri, Michigan

6 Seeds:  Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, MEMPHIS

7 Seeds:  Louisville, UCLA, Mississippi St, Saint Mary's

8 Seeds:  Creighton, Baylor, Oklahoma, Clemson

9 Seeds:  Connecticut, GONZAGA, West Virginia, UTAH ST

10 Seeds:  Texas, New Mexico, Georgia, Vanderbilt

11 Seeds:  Ohio St, San Diego St, BYU, Nebraska, DRAKE, Pittsburgh

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, ARKANSAS ST, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  LIBERTY, GRAND CANYON, YALE, AKRON

14 Seeds:  SAMFORD, HIGH POINT, UNC WILMINGTON, NORTHERN COLORADO

15 Seeds:  LIPSCOMB, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, MILWAUKEE, NORFOLK ST

16 Seeds:  CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, QUINNIPIAC, LITTLE ROCK, AMERICAN

Last 4 Byes:

New Mexico

Georgia

Vanderbilt

Ohio St

Last 4 In:

San Diego St

BYU

Nebraska

Pittsburgh

First 4 Out:

UCF

Wake Forest

SMU

North Carolina

Next 4 Out:

Xavier

Arizona St

UC Irvine

Arkansas

NCAA Bracket Projections - 2/2/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, DUKE, Alabama, Tennessee

2 Seeds:  Florida, HOUSTON, Iowa St, PURDUE

3 Seeds:  Texas A&M, Kansas, MARQUETTE, Michigan St

4 Seeds:  Kentucky, Wisconsin, Oregon, Mississippi

5 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Michigan, Arizona, Mississippi St

6 Seeds:  Missouri, St. John's, Illinois, Louisville

7 Seeds:  MEMPHIS, Maryland, Clemson, UCLA

8 Seeds:  Creighton, Baylor, GONZAGA, UTAH ST

9 Seeds:  Oklahoma, Connecticut, Saint Mary's, West Virginia

10 Seeds:  Texas, Georgia, Ohio St, Vanderbilt

11 Seeds:  San Diego St, Pittsburgh, New Mexico, BYU, UCF, DRAKE

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, MCNEESE ST, ARKANSAS ST

13 Seeds:  LIBERTY, GRAND CANYON, YALE, SAMFORD

14 Seeds:  AKRON, HIGH POINT, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPCOMB

15 Seeds:  MILWAUKEE, NORTHERN COLORADO, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORFOLK ST

16 Seeds:  CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, BRYANT, QUINNIPIAC, SOUTHERN, LITTLE ROCK, AMERICAN

Last 4 Byes:

Georgia

Ohio St

Vanderbilt

San Diego St

Last 4 In:

Pittsburgh

New Mexico

BYU

UCF

First 4 Out:

North Carolina

SMU

Arizona St

UC Irvine

Next 4 Out:

Nebraska

Wake Forest

Xavier

Indiana

NCAA Bracket Projection - 1/28/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, DUKE, Alabama, Iowa St

2 Seeds:  Tennessee, Florida, PURDUE, HOUSTON

3 Seeds:  MARQUETTE, Kansas, Michigan St, Texas A&M

4 Seeds:  Kentucky, Oregon, Mississippi St, Wisconsin

5 Seeds:  Illinois, Mississippi, Arizona, Louisville

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

7 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Clemson, UTAH ST, UCLA

8 Seeds:  Baylor, Creighton, West Virginia, Connecticut

9 Seeds:  GONZAGA, Vanderbilt, Saint Mary's, Maryland

10 Seeds:  Oklahoma, Georgia, San Diego St, Pittsburgh

11 Seeds:  Texas, New Mexico, Ohio St, North Carolina, UCF, UC IRVINE

12 Seeds:  VCU, BRADLEY, MCNEESE ST, ARKANSAS ST

13 Seeds:  LIBERTY, SAMFORD, GRAND CANYON, AKRON

14 Seeds:  YALE, HIGH POINT, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB

15 Seeds:  NORTH DAKOTA ST, MILWAUKEE, NORTHERN COLORADO, NORFOLK ST

16 Seeds:  MERRIMACK, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, LITTLE ROCK, COLGATE

Last 4 Byes:

Georgia

San Diego St

Pittsburgh

Texas

Last 4 In:

New Mexico

Ohio St

North Carolina

UCF

First 4 Out:

Arizona St

Wake Forest

Drake

Indiana

Next 4 Out:

BYU

SMU

Xavier

Nebraska

Bracket Projections - 1/26/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, DUKE, Alabama, Iowa St

2 Seeds:  Tennessee, Florida, PURDUE, MARQUETTE

3 Seeds:  HOUSTON, Kansas, Michigan St, Texas A&M

4 Seeds:  Kentucky, Oregon, Mississippi St, Illinois

5 Seeds:  Wisconsin, Mississippi, Michigan, Louisville

6 Seeds:  Missouri, St. John's, MEMPHIS, Arizona

7 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Clemson, UTAH ST, West Virginia

8 Seeds:  Baylor, GONZAGA, Creighton, Connecticut

9 Seeds:  Georgia, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Saint Mary's

10 Seeds:  Oklahoma, San Diego St, Maryland, Pittsburgh

11 Seeds:  New Mexico, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio St, UCF, UC IRVINE

12 Seeds:  VCU, BRADLEY, MCNEESE ST, LIBERTY

13 Seeds:  ARKANSAS, SAMFORD, GRAND CANYON, AKRON

14 Seeds:  YALE, HIGH POINT, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB

15 Seeds:  NORTH DAKOTA ST, MILWAUKEE, NORTHERN COLORADO, NORFOLK ST

16 Seeds:  MERRIMACK, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, SOUTHERN, BRYANT, LITTLE ROCK, COLGATE

Last 4 Byes:

San Diego St

Maryland

Pittsburgh

New Mexico

Last 4 In:

Texas

North Carolina

Ohio St

UCF

First 4 Out:

Indiana

Arizona St

Nebraska

Wake Forest

Next 4 Out:

SMU

BYU

Drake

Cincinnati