Projected seeding is based on team ratings from TheRankerPit.com.
A few noteworthy difference with consensus projections from the Bracketology community (found at bracketmatrix.com)
- Kansas and Baylor are both consensus 1-seeds. Ratings from TheRankerPit.com indicate Kansas and Baylor may be a bit overrated.
- Meanwhile, I have West Virginia as a 1-seed. Just so happens West Virginia plays at Kansas tonight – how convenient. West Virginia won the first matchup 85-69 on Jan. 24.
- I have Wichita State moving up to a 2-seed – way higher than the consensus 10-seed. Wichita State’s rating is probably a bit inflated from all of the large scoring margins accomplished against their relatively weak conference competition.
- Most bracketologists are just now taking Indiana out of their projection. Indiana’s been out for a long time for me
- Prediction: Maryland will also eventually fall out of everyone else’s bracket. They’re not nearly as good as “everyone” thinks.
1 | Gonzaga | 1 | West Virginia | |
16 | UC Irvine | 16 | Eastern Wash. | |
8 | Dayton | 8 | Rhode Island | |
9 | Indiana | 9 | Xavier | |
5 | Baylor | 5 | Wisconsin | |
12 | Syracuse/Illinois St. | 12 | East Tenn. St. | |
4 | Oregon | 4 | Purdue | |
13 | Vermont | 13 | Monmouth | |
6 | Arizona | 6 | Notre Dame | |
11 | Utah | 11 | California | |
3 | Villanova | 3 | UCLA | |
14 | Belmont | 14 | New Mexico St. | |
7 | Creighton | 7 | Houston | |
10 | Michigan | 10 | Kansas St. | |
2 | Virginia | 2 | North Carolina | |
15 | Bucknell | 15 | IPFW | |
1 | Kentucky | 1 | Louisville | |
16 | Texas Southern/Wagner | 16 | Sam Houston St./N.C. Central | |
8 | Minnesota | 8 | Texas Tech | |
9 | Middle Tenn. | 9 | Northwestern | |
5 | St. Mary’s (CA) | 5 | Kansas | |
12 | Nevada | 12 | UNC Wilmington | |
4 | SMU | 4 | Duke | |
13 | Princeton | 13 | Valparaiso | |
6 | Butler | 6 | Oklahoma St. | |
11 | Miami (FL)/TCU | 11 | Tennessee | |
3 | Florida St. | 3 | Cincinnati | |
14 | Akron | 14 | Texas-Arlington | |
7 | South Carolina | 7 | Iowa St. | |
10 | VCU | 10 | Wake Forest | |
2 | Wichita St. | 2 | Florida | |
15 | FGCU | 15 | Winthrop |