After a busy few days of hoops, we made it through Champ Week without any bid thieves.
These are my projections through the Ivy League and A-10 Championship Games. There are a few areas of the bracket I plan to review one last time before posting my final projections later today.
Before we get to the bracket, hereβs a quick refresher about how the NCAA selection committee classifies wins based on the NET rating:
Β· Quad 1: Home vs. teams ranked 1-30 / Neutral vs. teams ranked 1-50 / Road vs. teams ranked 1-75
Β· Quad 2:Β Home vs. teams ranked 31-75 / Neutral vs. teams ranked 51-100 / Road vs. teams ranked 76-135
Β· Quad 3:Β Home vs. teams ranked 76-160 / Neutral vs. teams ranked 101-200 / Road vs. teams ranked 136-240
Β· Quad 4:Β Home vs. teams ranked 161-351 / Neutral vs. teams ranked 201-351 / Road vs. teams ranked 241-351
The Bracket
The projections below are based on all games played through March 12, 2023. Following the bracket, I included my current last four in and first four out.
| LOUISVILLE (SOUTH) | KANSAS CITY (MIDWEST) | |
| Birmingham β March 16/18 | Birmingham β March 16/18 | |
| 1)Β Alabama | 1)Β Houston | |
| 16)Β F. Dickinson / Texas So. | 16)Β Texas A&M-CC | |
| 8) West Virginia |
8)Β Michigan St. | |
| 9)Β Maryland | 9)Β Auburn | |
| Orlando β March 16/18 | Greensboro β March 17/19 | |
| 5)Β Texas A&M |
5)Β Iowa St. | |
| 12)Β Charleston | 12)Β Oral Roberts |
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| 4)Β Duke | 4)Β Indiana | |
| 13)Β Furman | 13)Β Louisiana | |
| Orlando β March 16/18 | Albany β March 17/19 | |
| 6)Β Saint Maryβs | 6)Β Kentucky | |
| 11)Β Providence | 11)Β Pitt / Rutgers | |
| 3)Β Baylor | 3)Β Connecticut | |
| 14)Β Colgate | 14)Β Kennesaw St. | |
| Denver β March 17/19 | Denver β March 17/19 | |
| 7)Β Misouri | 7)Β Northwestern | |
| 10)Β Utah St. | 10)Β USC | |
| 2) Arizona | 2)Β Texas | |
| 15)Β Vermont |
15)Β Princeton | |
| NEW YORK (EAST) | LAS VEGAS (WEST) | |
| Columbus β March 17/19 | Des Moines β March 16/18 | |
| 1)Β Purdue | 1)Β Kansas | |
| 16)Β Howard / SEΒ Missouri St. | 16)Β Northern Kentucky | |
| 8)Β Arkansas | 8) Memphis | |
| 9)Β Iowa | 9)Β Penn St. | |
| Greensboro β March 17/19 | Albany β March 17/19 | |
| 5)Β Virginia | 5)Β San Diego St. | |
| 12)Β VCU | 12)Β Drake | |
| 4)Β Tennessee | 4)Β Xavier | |
| 13)Β Iona | 13)Β Kent St. | |
| Columbus β March 17/19 | Sacramento β March 16/18 | |
| 6)Β Miami FL | 6) TCU | |
| 11)Β Mississippi St. |
11)Β Arizona St. / NC State | |
| 3)Β Kansas St. | 3)Β Gonzaga | |
| 14)Β Grand Canyon | 14)Β UC Santa Barbara | |
| Des Moines β March 16/18 | Sacramento β March 16/18 | |
| 7)Β FAU | 7)Β Creighton | |