Following a historically chaotic weekend of college hoops, things have tightened up a bit in the race for one seeds, and at this point it feels like there are seven (maybe eight) teams in the mix.
Despite a loss at Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga remains the number one overall seed. The Zags remain atop all of the predictive metrics by a relatively wide margin, which was mentioned during the Selection Committee’s reveal on February 19th. They still have eight Quad 1 wins, including non-conference victories over Texas Tech, UCLA, and Texas.
Baylor was one of the only top teams to emerge victorious over the weekend, and Saturday’s victory over Kansas coupled with Monday’s win at Texas have propelled the Bears to second overall. Despite multiple injuries, Baylor continues to prove it can compete with anyone, and they lead the nation with 12 Quad 1 victories as well as a 17-5 mark in the top two quadrants. Big 12 counterpart Kansas is lurking close behind, as the Jayhawks are…