Pre-Weekend Bracketology from Bracketeer.Org
We have seen quite a bit of mid-week movement. Much more than previous weeks. Duke took a loss to Wake Forest which required a major look under the hood. They are now a 3-seed.
Wisconsin made a healthy jump after securing a quality road victory at Michigan. There are five Big Ten teams eating up the eight 5-6 seeds today.
UCLA remained on fire last night thanks to a phenomenal game-winning three by Jaime Jaquez, to beat Arizona State in the Game of the Year in the Pac-12. UCLA has gone from a rebuilding season and surged all the way into today’s field. Plenty of work left to do for the Bruins, though. They have a risky NCSOS (217) and NET (76).
A notable omission this morning is the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. This was an excruciatingly tough decision because there is not a lot to compare to this resume historically. Rutgers is 1-10 in Away/Neutral games with only a win at Q3 Nebraska. Rutgers has five wins above the bubble, all at home. If nothing else changes, this will be the most controversial team discussed in the committee room.
Northern Iowa remained on the 12-seed line, but their resume is once again inside the bubble. Something important to keep in mind as we all buckle up for Arch Madness next weekend.
New Conference leaders since previous bracket. Represented below as Automatic Bids:
ACC - Florida State
Big Sky - Northern Colorado
MAC - Bowling Green
Pac-12 - Oregon (This changes almost every update!)
Summit - North Dakota State
Bracket projections are based on 2019-20 NCAA Committee Principles and Selection Process. Projected Conference Champions are based on projected Auto-Bid winners.
At-Large Bids Stolen: 0 (Highly Unlikely)
FIRST FOUR TEAMS OUT: Rutgers, Stanford, Richmond, Mississippi State
NEXT FOUR TEAMS OUT: Memphis, Purdue, Arkansas, South Carolina
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