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2/1 Kirby Bracketology (1/31 CORRECTED with minor updates)

Here is my projected bracket as of 6pm on 2/1. Fixed to include Davidson, slightly updated to include results of 1/31 games. Auto Bids are listed in ITALICS. Last 4 in are HIGHLIGHTED.

1 SEEDS

Auburn

Gonzaga

Baylor

Purdue

2 SEEDS

Kentucky

Kansas

Duke

Houston

3 SEEDS

Villanova

Arizona

UCLA

Texas Tech

4 SEEDS

LSU

Michigan State

Providence

Wisconsin

5 SEEDS

Texas

Tennessee

Illinois

Connecticut

6 SEEDS

Ohio State

USC

Alabama

Xavier

7 SEEDS

Saint Marys

Iowa State

Boise State

Marquette

8 SEEDS

Iowa 

Indiana

BYU

TCU

9 SEEDS

Arkansas

Miami (FL)

Davidson

Loyola Chicago

10 SEEDS

North Carolina

Wake Forest

San Diego State

Wyoming

11 SEEDS

Colorado State

San Francisco

Seton Hall

Murray State

12 SEEDS

Oklahoma

Belmont

Florida

Fresno State

UAB

Iona

13 SEEDS

Chattanooga

Toledo

South Dakota State

Vermont

14 SEEDS

New Mexico State

Towson

Wagner

Jacksonville State

15 SEEDS

Oakland

Weber State

Navy

Princeton

16 SEEDS

App State

Longwood

Hawaii

Norfolk State

Southern

Nicholls State

FIRST 4 OUT

West Virginia

Oregon

Michigan

Mississippi State

NEXT 4 OUT

Florida State

Texas A&M

Saint Louis

Washington State 

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