12/20 Men's Basketball Bracketology Breakdown

 
Last Eight In: Richmond, South Carolina, UNLV, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, BYU, St. Mary’s, Marquette
 
First Eight Out: Notre Dame, Texas, USC, Houston, Texas Tech, Seton Hall, Oregon State, Tulsa
 
Saturday was a day of upsets as five teams ranked in the top dozen lost. Ohio State beat Kentucky and while the Buckeyes are still just 6-5, they have proven that they can play very good basketball at times. Northern Iowa’s win over Iowa State gave them another signature win. The Missouri Valley Conference is looking like a one bid league this year, but UNI now has victories over North Carolina and Iowa State on their resume. Utah knocked off Duke in yet another unranked squad to beat a top ten team. Utah may not remain unranked for long though.
 
 
 
 
ACC: Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia
 
American: Cincinnati, Connecticut
 
Big East: Butler, Marquette, Providence, Villanova, Xavier
 
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia
 
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue
 
Pac-12: Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah
 
SEC: Florida, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
 
 
A-10: Davidson, Dayton, George Washington, Richmond
 
CAA: Northeastern
 
C-USA: Old Dominion
 
Horizon: Valparaiso
 
MAC: Central Michigan
 
MVC: Northern Iowa
 
MWC: Boise State, UNLV
 
WCC: BYU, Gonzaga, St. Mary’s
 
 
America East: Stony Brook
 
A-Sun: North Florida
 
Big Sky: Eastern Washington
 
Big South: Winthrop
 
Big West: UC Irvine
 
Ivy League: Harvard
 
MAAC: Iona
 
MEAC: Norfolk State
 
NEC: LIU Brooklyn
 
OVC: Belmont
 
Patriot: Army
 
Southern: Mercer
 
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
 
Summit: South Dakota State
 
Sun Belt: Georgia State
 
SWAC: Alabama A&M
 
WAC: New Mexico State