Thanks for following along during what proved to be one of the wildest weeks I can ever recall since I started doing bracketology. Luckily today has been relatively tame, which allowed some time to review a few parts of the seed list and make some minor tweaks.
Here’s a quick refresher about how the NCAA selection committee classifies wins based on the NET rating:
· Quad 1: Home vs. teams ranked 1-30 / Neutral vs. teams ranked 1-50 / Road vs. teams ranked 1-75
· Quad 1A: Home vs. teams ranked 1-15 / Neutral vs. teams ranked 1-25 / Road vs. teams ranked 1-40
· Quad 2: Home vs. teams ranked 31-75 / Neutral vs. teams ranked 51-100 / Road vs. teams ranked 76-135
· Quad 3: Home vs. teams ranked 76-160 / Neutral vs. teams ranked 101-200 / Road vs. teams ranked 136-240
· Quad 4: 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 17, 2024. Following the bracket, I included my last four in and first four teams out.
| BOSTON (EAST) | DETROIT (MIDWEST) | |
| Brooklyn – March 22/24 | Indianapolis – March 22/24 | |
| 1) Connecticut | 1) Purdue | |
| 16) Howard / Wagner | 16) Stetson | |
| 8) Boise State |
8) Dayton | |
| 9) Mississippi State | 9) Colorado State | |
| Salt Lake City – March 21/23 | Spokane – March 22/24 | |
| 5) BYU |
5) Texas Tech | |
| 12) McNeese State | 12) Samford |
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| 4) Kentucky | 4) Auburn | |
| 13) Yale | 13) Vermont | |
| Omaha – March 21/23 | Pittsburgh – March 21/23 | |
| 6) Saint Mary’s | 6) South Carolina | |
| 11) James Madison | 11) Oregon | |
| 3) Kansas | 3) Creighton | |
| 14) Oakland | 14) Colgate | |
| Salt Lake City – March 21/23 | Omaha – March 21/23 | |
| 7) Nevada | 7) Gonzaga | |
| 10) Oklahoma / Texas A&M | 10) Florida Atlantic | |
| 2) Arizona | 2) Iowa State | |
| 15) Long Beach State |
15) South Dakota State | |
| LOS ANGELES (WEST) | DALLAS (SOUTH) | |
| Charlotte – March 21/23 | Memphis – March 22/24 | |
| 1) North Carolina | 1) Houston | |
| 16) Grambling / Montana St. | 16) Saint Peter’s | |
| 8) Texas | 8) Nebraska | |
| 9) Northwestern | 9) New Mexico | |
| Spokane – March 22/24 | Brooklyn – March 22/24 | |
| 5) San Diego State | 5) Wisconsin | |
| 12) Duquesne | 12) Grand Canyon | |
| 4) Alabama | 4) Duke | |
| 13) UAB | 13) Charleston | |
| Memphis – March 22/24 | Pittsburgh – March 21/23 | |
| 6) Utah State | 6) Florida | |
| 11) Drake |
11) North Carolina State | |
| 3) Baylor | 3) Illinois | |
| 14) Morehead State | 14) Akron | |