Bracketology Update (1-22-23)

1    Houston
1    Purdue
1    Alabama
1    Kansas

2    Tennessee
2    UCLA
2    Texas
2    Arizona

3    Marquette
3    Virginia
3    Kansas State
3    Iowa State

4    Connecticut
4    Gonzaga
4    Xavier
4    Baylor

5    Saint Mary's
5    Auburn
5    TCU
5    Rutgers

6    Duke
6    North Carolina
6    New Mexico
6    Providence

7    Miami (FL)
7    San Diego State
7    Illinois
7    Michigan State

8    Indiana
8    NC State
8    Clemson
8    Memphis

9    FAU
9    Boise State
9    Iowa
9    Wisconsin

10    Kentucky
10    Arkansas
10    Creighton
10    Arizona State

11    Maryland
11    Missouri
11    Northwestern
11    Nevada
11    West Virginia
11    Ohio State

12    Charleston
12    Kent State
12    Dayton
12    Marshall

13    Liberty
13    Oral Roberts
13    Iona
13    UC Santa Barbara

14    Seattle
14    Princeton
14    Southern Illinois
14    Colgate

15    UMass Lowell
15    Samford
15    Eastern Washington
15    SIU Edwardsville

16    Longwood
16    Milwaukee
16    Norfolk State
16    Nicholls State
16    Southern
16    Fairleigh Dickinson

Comments

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