2/17 Bracketology Update

Auto bids are in ITALICS.

Last 4 in are HIGHLIGHTED.

1 SEEDS

Gonzaga

Auburn

Arizona

Kansas

2 SEEDS

Kentucky

Villanova

Duke

Purdue

3 SEEDS

Texas Tech

Tennessee

Baylor

Providence

4 SEEDS

Houston

Wisconsin

UCLA

Illinois

5 SEEDS

Texas

Ohio State

Alabama

Michigan State

6 SEEDS

LSU

Connecticut

Marquette

USC

7 SEEDS

Murray State

Arkansas

Xavier

Colorado State

8 SEEDS

Saint Mary's

Wyoming

Boise State

Seton Hall

9 SEEDS

Iowa

San Francisco

Miami (FL)

Loyola Chicago

10 SEEDS

TCU

Wake Forest

San Diego State

Iowa State

11 SEEDS

Indiana

Memphis

BYU

Notre Dame

Oregon

12 SEEDS

Rutgers

Davidson

North Texas

Saint Louis

Iona

13 SEEDS

Chattanooga

South Dakota State

Vermont

Toledo

14 SEEDS

Towson

New Mexico State

Wagner

Liberty

15 SEEDS

Montana State

Princeton

Texas State

Oakland

16 SEEDS

Colgate

Longwood

Long Beach State

Norfolk State

Southern

Nicholls State

FIRST 4 OUT

North Carolina

Oklahoma

Virginia Tech

Belmont

NEXT 4 OUT

Creighton

Michigan

Kansas State

UAB

Comments

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