Gonzaga has ascended to No. 1. It's incredible to see the Zags at the top of the rankings. Especially since I'm not sure they even get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It's been a crazy season in college basketball, with top teams falling every week (often right after they become No. 1). The NCAA Tournament is going to be crazy. It's so wide open that it's difficult to predict even what you think might happen.
With all the ups and downs of each team, it's also impossible to predict who's going to be seeded where. The conference tournaments are going to be very telling this year. Seedings and bids are going to be up for grabs. With those tournaments beginning this week in the mid-majors, I figured it might be time to do a little Joe Brackets-ology.
MIDWEST (Indianapolis)
Dayton: (1) Indiana vs. (16) Northeastern/Norfolk State, (8) NC State vs. (9) Memphis
Salt Lake City: (4) UNLV vs. (13) South Dakota State, (5) Saint Louis vs. (12) California
Kansas City: (3) Kansas State vs. (14) Florida Gulf Coast, (6) Wichita State vs. (11) North Carolina
Lexington: (2) Louisville vs. (15) Eastern Kentucky, (7) Oregon vs. (10) Illinois
WEST (Los Angeles)
Kansas City: (1) Kansas vs. (16) UC Irvine, (8) Creighton vs. (9) Colorado
San Jose: (4) Wisconsin vs. (13) Middle Tennessee, (5) New Mexico vs. (12) Kentucky/La Salle
San Jose: (3) Arizona vs. (14) Oral Roberts, (6) Notre Dame vs. (11) Alabama
Salt Lake City: (2) Gonzaga vs. (15) Weber State, (7) Minnesota vs. (10) Iowa State
EAST (Washington)
Philadelphia: (1) Duke vs. (16) Wright State, (8) UCLA vs. (9) Saint Mary's
Austin: (4) Syracuse vs. (13) Davidson, (5) Ohio State vs. (12) Oklahoma/Mississippi
Detroit: (3) Michigan State vs. (14) Princeton, (6) Pittsburgh vs. (11) Akron
Dayton: (2) Florida vs. (15) High Point, (7) Butler vs. (10) Colorado State
SOUTH (Dallas)
Detroit: (1) Michigan vs. (16) Wagner/Southern, (8) Missouri vs. (9) San Diego State
Austin: (4) Marquette vs. (13) Bucknell, (5) Oklahoma State vs. (12) Virginia
Philadelphia: (3) Georgetown vs. (14) Stony Brook, (6) VCU vs. (11) Louisiana Tech
Lexington: (2) Miami vs. (15) Niagara, (7) Cincinnati vs. (10) Temple
Final Four Matchups: Midwest vs. West, East vs. South
Bids by Conference: Big East (7), Big Ten (7), Atlantic 10 (5), ACC (5), Big 12 (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (5), Mountain West (4), Missouri Valley (2), WCC (2)
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