Bracket Brad's Big Board
Last updated 2 months ago| Seed | Rank | Team | Conf | Record | RPI | SOS | T-50 | Comment | AQ | Pvs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Louisville | BIGE | 35-5 | 3 | 6 | 15-4 | Behemoths of Big East kings of Bracketville. | ✓ | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana | BIG10 | 29-7 | 8 | 10 | 10-7 | Despite trip vs WI, will be rewarded for reg. season title. | 2 | ||
| 3 | Kansas | BIG12 | 31-6 | 5 | 19 | 14-4 | Late-night scrubbing: Who has more Top-50 wins? | ✓ | 3 | |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 29-7 | 4 | 5 | 9-3 | Needs to be on 1-line, but will SC agree? 2-West? | ✓ | 5 | |
| 2 | 5 | Gonzaga | WCC | 32-3 | 6 | 74 | 6-3 | Soft SOS slides 'Zags down line. MIA more deserving. | ✓ | 4 |
| 6 | Duke | ACC | 30-6 | 1 | 1 | 11-3 | Loss to Mary baffling. Harbinger of letdown to come? | 6 | ||
| 7 | New Mexico | MWEST | 29-6 | 2 | 2 | 10-3 | Lobos should get No. 2. Why? 19 RPI top-100 Ws. | ✓ | 9 | |
| 8 | Ohio St. | BIG10 | 29-8 | 10 | 11 | 10-8 | Beat Indiana, Illinois, Mich St., Wisky this month alone. | ✓ | 8 | |
| 3 | 9 | Georgetown | BIGE | 25-7 | 11 | 16 | 9-4 | Nearly clipped 'Cuse again. Will be tough out. | 7 | |
| 10 | Michigan St. | BIG10 | 27-9 | 9 | 3 | 9-9 | Completely dominated Wisky. Rematch in BTT looms. | 10 | ||
| 11 | Florida | SEC | 29-8 | 7 | 21 | 6-5 | Bitten by Landshark. Sharpied in as No. 3. | 11 | ||
| 12 | Wisconsin | BIG10 | 23-12 | 32 | 12 | 8-9 | Fast-rising in surprising tear through BTT. Beat UM twice. | 12 | ||
| 4 | 13 | Michigan | BIG10 | 31-8 | 21 | 47 | 12-7 | Defense pains an enormous problem. 68 to Wisky? | 13 | |
| 14 | Marquette | BIGE | 26-9 | 12 | 14 | 9-7 | Awful outside shooting and suspect D major concerns. | 14 | ||
| 15 | Syracuse | BIGE | 30-10 | 14 | 7 | 8-9 | Revenge win against G'Town big. Climbing again. | 15 | ||
| 16 | Kansas St. | BIG12 | 27-8 | 20 | 39 | 6-8 | Got vengeance against Cowboys. Still, SOS flimsy. | 16 | ||
| 5 | 17 | Saint Louis | ATL10 | 28-7 | 16 | 38 | 7-3 | Final Four dark-horse survived nearly 20 TOs vs. VCU. | ✓ | 19 |
| 18 | Oklahoma St. | BIG12 | 24-9 | 27 | 39 | 6-7 | Loss to K-State difference between No. 4/5. | 17 | ||
| 19 | UCLA | PAC12 | 25-10 | 26 | 20 | 5-5 | Bittersweet. Sweep Arizona but lose Adams for year. | 18 | ||
| 20 | Arizona | PAC12 | 27-8 | 15 | 25 | 7-6 | Swooning 'Zona may be third-best team in improved Pac-12. | 20 | ||
| 6 | 21 | Notre Dame | BIGE | 25-10 | 35 | 49 | 5-7 | Neon uniforms were a 'Lucky Charms Nightmare' to Marq | 21 | |
| 22 | UNLV | MWEST | 25-10 | 23 | 17 | 7-6 | CSU simply had no answer for Bennett, Reinhardt. | 22 | ||
| 23 | Butler | ATL10 | 27-9 | 22 | 32 | 6-7 | Spurned by St. Louis again. Must control turnovers. | 24 | ||
| 24 | Pittsburgh | BIGE | 24-9 | 43 | 71 | 4-8 | Methodical, erratic on offense. Must control tempo to advance. | 23 | ||
| 7 | 25 | Creighton | MVC | 28-8 | 25 | 82 | 5-4 | Crowned regular season Valley kings with Wichita dispatching. | ✓ | 25 |
| 26 | VCU | ATL10 | 27-9 | 24 | 41 | 4-8 | You better take care of ball. Rams No. 1 in TO% D. | 26 | ||
| 27 | Memphis | CUSA | 31-5 | 12 | 73 | 4-4 | Saved a bubble from popping by bouncing So. Miss. | ✓ | 31 | |
| 28 | Illinois | BIG10 | 23-13 | 39 | 9 | 7-10 | Still deserving of No. 7. Simply too many RPI top-25 Ws. | 28 | ||
| 8 | 29 | North Carolina | ACC | 25-11 | 17 | 8 | 2-9 | Squeaked by Maryland. Dashed Terps' at-large hopes. | 30 | |
| 30 | Oregon | PAC12 | 28-9 | 47 | 101 | 6-4 | Lloyd luscious in title game. Pac-12 tourney champs. | ✓ | 27 | |
| 31 | Colorado St. | MWEST | 26-9 | 18 | 35 | 4-8 | Hornung best rebounder around, but Rams slump on D. | 29 | ||
| 32 | N.C. State | ACC | 24-11 | 33 | 33 | 3-7 | Not buying Wolfpack. Defensive issues galore. | 32 | ||
| 9 | 33 | Missouri | SEC | 23-11 | 36 | 48 | 4-6 | Bowers three 20-point games in last five. Need him. | 33 | |
| 34 | San Diego St. | MWEST | 23-11 | 30 | 15 | 6-8 | Staved off pesky Boise in ugly fashion. Little inside game. | 34 | ||
| 35 | Colorado | PAC12 | 21-12 | 38 | 23 | 4-5 | Gypped game in Tuscon will play factor in seeding. Bank it. | 35 | ||
| 36 | Temple | ATL10 | 24-10 | 41 | 62 | 5-4 | Owls far from fowl. VCU dispensing secured at-large. | 36 | ||
| 10 | 37 | Wichita St. | MVC | 30-9 | 37 | 91 | 7-3 | Consolation prize for Hall and company, decent at-large seed. | 37 | |
| 38 | California | PAC12 | 21-12 | 53 | 37 | 6-6 | Finished with losses against Stanford, Utah. Not good. | 38 | ||
| 39 | Villanova | BIGE | 20-14 | 52 | 22 | 5-9 | No team in college hoops has more RPI top-15 wins. None. | 39 | ||
| 40 | Oklahoma | BIG12 | 20-12 | 40 | 24 | 3-8 | Strong SOS will be saving grace for at-large bid. | 40 | ||
| 11 | 41 | Mississippi | SEC | 27-9 | 48 | 120 | 4-4 | Avoided pitfall against Vandy. Secured at-large bid. | ✓ | 47 |
| 42 | Minnesota | BIG10 | 21-13 | 34 | 4 | 6-9 | Dropped 11 of final 16 games. Strong SOS has Goldy IN. | 41 | ||
| 43 | Iowa St. | BIG12 | 23-12 | 44 | 43 | 5-9 | Road resume terrible, but neutral W vs. OU helps. | 42 | ||
| 44 | Cincinnati | BIGE | 22-12 | 50 | 27 | 5-10 | Pulverized by Hoyas, but 'Cats should cut rug. | 43 | ||
| 45 | Boise St. | MWEST | 21-11 | 44 | 52 | 4-8 | Unable to bounce San Diego again. Still, 9 RPI top-100 Ws. | 44 | ||
| 12 | 46 | Belmont | OVC | 26-7 | 19 | 87 | 1-3 | New conf, same result. Bruins fend off Murray for OVC auto. | ✓ | 45 |
| 47 | St. Mary's | WCC | 28-7 | 29 | 96 | 2-4 | No way Gaels are a lock. SEC tourney could decide fate. | 46 | ||
| 48 | Bucknell | PATR | 28-6 | 51 | 191 | 1-2 | Fear the Buck. Bison stampede into field taking Patriot. | ✓ | 48 | |
| 49 | Tennessee | SEC | 20-13 | 59 | 58 | 3-5 | On thin ice after loss to Alabama. Still top-50 Ws ... | 49 | ||
| 50 | Middle Tenn. St. | SBELT | 28-6 | 28 | 129 | 1-4 | Secondary metrics may vault Blue Raiders in after all. | 50 | ||
| 13 | 51 | Akron | MIDAM | 26-7 | 42 | 131 | 1-3 | Caged the Bobcats even without Abreu. Impressive. | ✓ | 51 |
| 52 | S. Dakota St. | SUMM | 25-10 | 62 | 175 | 1-3 | The Nate Wolters Party Action Fun-Time Show is underway. | ✓ | 52 | |
| 53 | Valparaiso | HORIZ | 26-8 | 58 | 152 | 0-3 | Crusaders with Bryce Drew back in dance. Miracle on way? | ✓ | 53 | |
| 54 | N. Mexico St. | WAC | 24-11 | 55 | 116 | 1-3 | Aggies likely last men standing in wild WAC tourney. | ✓ | 54 | |
| 14 | 55 | N'western St. | SLAND | 23-9 | 78 | 194 | 0-2 | Demons full on nightmare for favorite SF Austin. | ✓ | 55 |
| 56 | Harvard | IVY | 20-10 | 92 | 180 | 1-4 | Princeton's trip-up puts Crimson back in the tourney. | ✓ | 56 | |
| 57 | Davidson | SOUTH | 26-8 | 61 | 190 | 0-4 | Wildcats SoCon tourney reps for 6th time this century. | ✓ | 57 | |
| 58 | Montana | BSKY | 25-7 | 74 | 241 | 0-2 | Will Cherry spectacular against Nor. Col -- 21 points. | ✓ | 59 | |
| 15 | 59 | Fla Gulf Coast | ATSUN | 26-11 | 93 | 211 | 3-4 | Eagles dancing for first time in school history. | ✓ | 58 |
| 60 | Iona | MAAC | 20-14 | 97 | 136 | 0-2 | Second-fastest team in the entire field. Can really score. | ✓ | 60 | |
| 61 | Pacific | BIGW | 22-13 | 98 | 137 | 1-3 | Dashed dreams of UC-Irvine's first tourney appearance. | ✓ | 61 | |
| 62 | W. Kentucky | SBELT | 20-16 | 149 | 160 | 0-6 | Hilltoppers back in field for fourth time since 2008. | ✓ | 62 | |
| 16 | 63 | Albany | AEAST | 24-11 | 131 | 279 | 0-2 | Beat VT in its house. Dancing for third time ever. | ✓ | 63 |
| 64 | James Madison | COLN | 21-15 | 182 | 269 | 0-2 | Fourth President takes revamped, weakened Colonial. | ✓ | 64 | |
| 65 | LIU Brooklyn | NEAST | 20-14 | 179 | 286 | 0-0 | Caw! Blackbirds smashed Mt. St. Mary's for NEC auto | ✓ | 65 | |
| 66 | Southern | SWAC | 23-10 | 180 | 345 | 0-2 | Defensively stout, Jags no No. 16 pushover. | ✓ | 66 | |
| 67 | N.C. A&T | MEAC | 20-17 | 213 | 323 | 0-3 | Apparently the Aggies were down. Dancin'. | ✓ | 67 | |
| 68 | Liberty | BSOU | 15-21 | 287 | 308 | 0-2 | Only second team in NCAA history to dance with 20 Ls. | ✓ | 68 |
On the Bubble: La Salle (24-10), Iowa (25-13), Kentucky (21-12), Virginia (23-12), Maryland (25-13), Alabama (23-13), Massachusetts (21-12), Baylor (23-14)
Conference Breakdown: America East (1), Atlantic 10 (4), Atlantic Coast (4), Atlantic Sun (1), Big 12 (5), Big East (8), Big Sky (1), Big South (1), Big Ten (7), Big West (1), Colonial Athletic (1), Conference USA (1), Horizon League (1), Ivy League (1), Metro Atlantic Athletic (1), Mid-American (1), Mid-Eastern (1), Missouri Valley (2), Mountain West (5), Northeast (1), Ohio Valley (1), Pac-12 (5), Patriot League (1), Southeastern (4), Southern (1), Southland (1), Southwestern Athletic (1), Summit (1), Sun Belt (2), West Coast (2), Western Athletic (1)
*Records and RPI are updated on an overnight basis
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