(Editor’s notice: That is a part of the Bracket Central Sequence, an inside have a look at the run-up to the lads’s and girls’s NCAA Tournaments, together with evaluation and picks in the course of the tournaments.)
It solely took till the day earlier than Choice Sunday, however lastly we will say for certain who the highest eight seeds will probably be within the 2024 NCAA Match.
With Tennessee and Arizona dropping on Saturday and North Carolina advancing to the ACC match, the Tar Heels will be a part of Purdue, Houston and UConn on the highest line. The one minor intrigue left there may be whether or not Houston passes Purdue for the No. 1 total seed.
Tennessee and Arizona will probably be on the No. 2 line, together with Marquette and Iowa State. The Cyclones beat Baylor to succeed in the Large 12 title recreation and have greater than made up for a lackluster nonconference slate, whereas Marquette acquired to the Large East remaining with out All-America level guard Tyler Kolek. Given the Golden Eagles’ spectacular resume and insistence that Kolek will probably be again subsequent week, a No. 2 seed is so as.
Readability comes on the prime, and the bubble continues to come back into focus as properly. Mississippi State and Texas A&M locked up spots by beating Tennessee and Kentucky, respectively. New Mexico beat Colorado State within the Mountain West semis and needs to be safely in. Colorado lastly will get over the hump on our bracket by beating Washington State within the Pac-12 semifinals — the Buffaloes’ first win over a staff within the area away from dwelling — and at the moment are their league’s projected auto bid winner. They’ll finish all doubt by beating Oregon within the Pac-12 title recreation on Saturday. If the Geese win, although, they’ll steal a bid. Perhaps … Colorado’s bid. Insanity!
Anyone needed to exit the sector to make room for the Buffs, and we predict it’s Seton Corridor. With others shifting up after large wins, that places the Pirates’ shaky resume in stark reduction. We don’t suppose Virginia ought to really feel one hundred pc assured both, and even St. John’s, at 3-10 in Quad 1, has some purpose to be nervous — and to cheer in opposition to Oregon and NC State in Saturday’s title video games.
First 4 Out | Subsequent 4 Out | Final 4 In | Final 4 Byes |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana State |
Kansas State |
New Mexico |
Michigan State |
Seton Corridor |
Villanova |
Colorado |
Oklahoma |
Windfall |
Ohio State |
St. John’s |
Mississippi State |
Pitt |
Wake Forest |
Virginia |
Texas A&M |
Multi-bid conferences
League | Bids |
---|---|
Large 12 |
9 |
SEC |
8 |
Large Ten |
6 |
Mountain West |
6 |
ACC |
4 |
Large East |
4 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
A10 |
2 |
AAC |
2 |
WCC |
2 |
Seed listing
1 |
Purdue |
AQ |
2 |
Houston |
AQ |
3 |
UConn |
AQ |
4 |
North Carolina |
AQ |
5 |
Tennessee |
|
6 |
Arizona |
|
7 |
Iowa State |
|
8 |
Marquette |
|
9 |
Baylor |
|
10 |
Creighton |
|
11 |
Duke |
|
12 |
Kansas |
|
13 |
Illinois |
|
14 |
Kentucky |
|
15 |
BYU |
|
16 |
Auburn |
AQ |
17 |
South Carolina |
|
18 |
Alabama |
|
19 |
Washington State |
|
20 |
San Diego State |
AQ |
21 |
Clemson |
|
22 |
Saint Mary’s |
AQ |
23 |
Texas Tech |
|
24 |
Florida |
|
25 |
Utah State |
|
26 |
Gonzaga |
|
27 |
Boise State |
|
28 |
Nevada |
|
29 |
Texas |
|
30 |
Wisconsin |
|
31 |
Northwestern |
|
32 |
Dayton |
|
33 |
Nebraska |
|
34 |
Colorado State |
|
35 |
Florida Atlantic |
|
36 |
TCU |
|
37 |
Michigan State |
|
38 |
Oklahoma |
|
39 |
Mississippi State |
|
40 |
Drake |
AQ |
41 |
Colorado |
|
42 |
Texas A&M |
|
43 |
New Mexico |
AQ |
44 |
St. John’s |
|
45 |
Virginia |
|
46 |
James Madison |
AQ |
47 |
South Florida |
AQ |
48 |
Grand Canyon |
AQ |
49 |
McNeese Sate |
AQ |
50 |
VCU |
AQ |
51 |
Samford |
AQ |
52 |
Princeton |
AQ |
53 |
Akron |
AQ |
54 |
Charleston |
AQ |
55 |
Vermont |
AQ |
56 |
Oakland |
AQ |
57 |
Morehead State |
AQ |
58 |
Colgate |
AQ |
59 |
South Dakota State |
AQ |
60 |
Western Kentucky |
AQ |
61 |
UC Davis |
AQ |
62 |
Longwood |
AQ |
63 |
Fairfield |
AQ |
64 |
Montana State |
AQ |
65 |
Stetson |
AQ |
66 |
Howard |
AQ |
67 |
Grambling |
AQ |
68 |
Wagner |
AQ |
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