Last Four In: Alabama, Maryland, Miami, Michigan
First Four Out: Arkansas, Washington, Texas Tech, TCU
Kansas State has definitely proven themselves to be the surprise team this season by far. They earn a 1-seed spot in our latest bracket update. Who will rule the ACC is still up in the air – NC State, Notre Dame, Louisville, Virginia Tech, and Syracuse are all vying for control of the conference. The Pac-12 is unpredictable as well as the Big 12 in most cases. UCLA, Stanford, Colorado, Utah, USC all have moved up and down the past couple of weeks and Baylor and Texas in the Big 12. There is well over a month left of bracketology before the NCAA Tournament gets here, so I expect a lot to change over the coming weeks.
ACC: *NC State, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, Duke, Syracuse, Florida State, Miami
American: North Texas
Big East: *Connecticut, Creighton, Marquette, Villanova
Big 12: *Kansas State, Texas, Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Iowa State
Big Ten: *Iowa, Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State, Penn State, Minnesota, Michigan, Maryland
Pac-12: *Stanford, UCLA, Colorado, Utah, USC, Oregon State, Washington State
SEC: *South Carolina, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Alabama
A-10: St. Joseph’s
America East: Albany
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Eastern Washington
Big South: USC Upstate
Big West: UC Irvine
CAA: Stony Brook
C-USA: Middle Tennessee
Horizon: Green Bay
Ivy: Princeton
MAAC: Fairfield
MAC: Ball State
MEAC: Norfolk State
MVC: Belmont
MWC: UNLV
NEC: Sacred Heart
OVC: Eastern Illinois
Patriot: Holy Cross
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: Lamar
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Marshall
SWAC: Jackson State
WAC: Grand Canyon
WCC: Gonzaga