Through games of 3/5, here’s my latest. Assumed automatic bids in bold. (For an introduction to my approach, look here.)
#1 seeds: Virginia, Duke, UNC, Michigan
#2 seeds: Michigan State, Tennessee, Kentucky, Gonzaga
#3 seeds: Kansas, LSU, Purdue, Texas Tech
#4 seeds: Kansas State, Florida State, Wisconsin, Buffalo
#5 seeds: Houston, Virginia Tech, Marquette, Maryland
#6 seeds: Nevada, Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Iowa
#7 seeds: Wofford, Villanova, Oklahoma, Auburn
#8 seeds: Iowa State, Louisville, Washington, Minnesota
#9 seeds: Utah State, VCU, Baylor, Syracuse
#10 seeds: Belmont, Ohio State, UCF, St. John’s
#11 seeds: Arizona State, Ole Miss, New Mexico State, NC State
#12 seeds: Toledo, Florida, Texas, TCU, Temple, Alabama
#13 seeds: UC Irvine, Lipscomb, Drake, Hofstra
#14 seeds: Old Dominion, Vermont, Georgia State, Harvard
#15 seeds: Radford, South Dakota State, Northern Kentucky, Montana
#16 seeds: Colgate, Sam Houston State, Norfolk State, Prairie View A&M, Fairleigh Dickinson, Iona
Last Four Byes: Ole Miss, NC State, Toledo, Florida
Last Four In: Texas, TCU, Temple, Alabama
First Four Out: Furman, Seton Hall, Indiana, Clemson
Next Four Out: Georgetown, St. Mary’s, Liberty, Nebraska
Hey Jake – assuming both UVA and Duke are #1 seeds, which one do you think will play in the Columbia, SC venue for the 1st and 2nd rounds?
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I think they both will. The way the pods work now, you can have 2 #1 seeds playing in the same venue.
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