Saturday, March 16, 2019

Saturday

Duke takes over as the number one number one after an impressive win over North Carolina.  The Eye projection model is derived from the overall seed list released the last two years.  The bottom 19 are automatic qualifiers that need to win or did win their respective conferences to secure a bid.

Bubble Talk
Oregon surges into the field.  Davidson enters as well as the assumed automatic rep from the A10 after VCU goes down.  Mississippi and UNCG fall out.  Texas remains in for now.  Given the way the numbers fall, the last four in would all play-in on the 12 line.

Bracketology
#1 seeds:  Duke Virginia North Carolina Gonzaga
#2 seeds:  Kentucky  Tennessee Michigan State  Kansas
#3 seeds:  Houston Michigan Purdue Florida State
#4 seeds:  Texas Tech LSU Buffalo Kansas State
#5 seeds:  Wisconsin Virginia Tech Auburn Villanova
#6 seeds:  Wofford* Nevada Mississippi St. Cincy
#7 seeds:  Iowa State Louisville Maryland Marquette
#8 seeds:  VCU Utah State Washington UCF
#9 seeds:  Saint Mary's* Syracuse Oklahoma Minnesota
#10 seeds:  Florida Seton Hall Murray State* Iowa
#11 seeds:  Clemson TCU Belmont New Mexico St.
#12 seeds:  Texas Davidson
#12 play-ins: Oregon Baylor Arizona State Temple
#13 seeds:  Northeastern* Liberty* UC Irvine Georgia State
#14 seeds:  Harvard Vermont Old Dominion Montana
#15 seeds:  Colgate* Northern KY* Ab. Christian Gardner-Webb*
#16 seeds:  Prairie View Bradley*
#16 play-ins: North Dakota St.* F. Dickinson* Norfolk State Iona*
         
First 4 out:   UNC Greensboro Mississippi Toledo Creighton
* automatic bid

Bracket Matrix
Check this site out.  Great compilation of expert and amateur bracket projections:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/