March 15, 2015 Bracketology

There will be one final bracket posted today after the SMU v.s. UCONN game.  The only possible change now is UCONN will be in with the automatic bid as a 12 seed if they win, Mississippi will be out, and SFA will move up to the final 11 seed.  That is the only potential change I see here today.  I believe Wisconsin is the final #1 seed win or lose.  Also I think Michigan St. is a 7 seed either way today.  The bracket is in place for the committee and trying to move them up a seed line in the final moments even with a contingency plan in place is difficult.  I think having them as a 7 seed is where they belong regardless of the outcome.  Here is the final bracket at this moment until we see how UCONN fairs.  If UCONN does not win there will not be another bracket submitted this will be the final projection.

  *green denotes teams who have earned their conferences automatic bid.
  * red denotes teams who are projected to win their conferences automatic bid.

  1.  Kentucky                    2.  Villanova                    3.  Duke                    4.  Wisconsin
  5.  Virginia                      6.   Arizona                      7.  Kansas                 8.   Gonzaga 
  9.  Iowa St.                    10.   Notre Dame             11.  Baylor                12.   Maryland
13.  North Carolina         14.   Northern Iowa         15.  Oklahoma           16.   SMU
17.  Louisville                 18.   West Virginia           19.  Wichita St.         20.   VCU
21.  Butler                       22.    Arkansas                 23.   Georgetown       24.   Utah
25.  Michigan St.            26.    Providence              27.   San Diego St.     28.   Davidson
29.  Colorado St.            30.    Xavier                     31.   Iowa                    32.   Oregon
33.  Ohio St.                   34.    St. John's                 35.   Temple                36.  Texas
37.  Cincinnati                38.   Dayton                     39.   Boise St.             40.   Oklahoma St.
41.  N.C. St.                    42.   LSU                         43.   Purdue                44.   Georgia
45.  Indiana                     46.   Mississippi              47.   SFA                     48.   Wofford               
49.   Valparaiso               50.  Wyoming                 51.    Buffalo                52.   Eastern Wash     
53.  Harvard                    54.  Georgia St.               55.   Albany                 56.   Coastal Carolina
57.  Texas Southern        58.  New Mexico St.       59.    N. Dakota St.      60.   Northeastern
61.  UC Irvine                 62.  Belmont                   63.   North Florida       64.   Lafayette
65.  UAB                         66.  Manhattan               67.   Robert Morris       68.   Hampton

First Four Out:  BYU,  Connecticut,  Miami,  Illinois
Next Four Out:  Tulsa,  Texas A&M,  Rhode Island,  UCLA    

  1 seeds-  Kentucky,  Villanova,  Duke,  Wisconsin
  2 seeds-  Virginia,  Arizona,  Kansas,  Gonzaga
  3 seeds-  Iowa St.,  Notre Dame,  Baylor,  Maryland
  4 seeds-  North Carolina,  Northern Iowa,  Oklahoma,  SMU
  5 seeds-  Louisville,  West Virginia,  Wichita St.,  VCU
  6 seeds-  Butler,  Arkansas,  Georgetown,  Utah
  7 seeds-  Michigan St.,  Providence,  San Diego St.,  Davidson
  8 seeds-  Colorado St.,  Xavier,  Iowa,  Oregon
  9 seeds-  Ohio St.,  St. John's,  Temple,  Texas
10 seeds-  Cincinnati,  Dayton,  Boise St.,  Oklahoma St.
11 seeds-  N.C. St.,  LSU,  Purdue v.s. Mississippi,  Georgia v.s. Indiana
12 seeds-  Stephen F. Austin,  Wofford,  Valparaiso,  Wyoming
13 seeds-  Buffalo,  Eastern Washington,  Harvard,  Georgia St.
14 seeds-  Albany,  Coastal Carolina,  Texas Southern,  New Mexico St.
15 seeds-  North Dakota St.,  Northeastern,  UC Irvine,  Belmont
16 seeds-  North Florida,  Lafayette,  UAB v.s. Hampton,  Manhattan v.s. Robert Morris