ESPN releases updated bracketology entering conference championship week
College basketball fans, rejoice. It’s officially March, and a new bracketology from ESPN is out.
With March Madness officially on the horizon, all eyes are on the college hoops landscape as conference tournaments begin and the NCAA Tournament gets underway very soon.
As many teams are making to make a final push to solidify their resume for the Big Dance, ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi continues to update his NCAA Tournament bracketology as Selection Sunday draws near.
While teams such as Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor, Purdue, Auburn, Kentucky and Duke have been some of the best college basketball teams in the country throughout the season, their projected seeds in the latest bracketology from ESPN reflect their success.
Here’s a breakdown of Lunardi’s latest bracketology heading into Monday night’s slate of conference tournament games.
ESPN Teams to Watch
TOP OVERALL SEED: Gonzaga
FIRST TEAM OUT: Indiana
LAST TEAM IN: SMU
ESPN Bubble Teams
LAST FOUR BYES: Wake Forest, Creighton, Memphis, Michigan
LAST FOUR IN: Xavier, Wyoming, Rutgers, SMU
FIRST FOUR OUT: Indiana, BYU, Dayton, Virginia Tech
NEXT FOUR OUT: Virginia, VCU, Florida, Texas A&M
West Region
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 Nicholls/Alcorn State
No. 8 TCU vs. No. 9 San Diego State
No. 5 UConn vs. No. 12 North Texas
No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Vermont
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Michigan
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Seattle
No. 7 Colorado State vs. No. 10 Wake Forest
No. 2 Wisconsin vs. No. 15 Long Beach State
East Region
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Georgia State
No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 Murray State
No. 5 Houston vs. No. 12 Xavier/Wyoming
No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 13 Toledo
No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Memphis
No. 3 Villanova vs. No. 14 Towson
No. 7 USC vs. No. 10 Notre Dame
No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 15 Longwood
South Region
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Norfolk State
No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 9 San Francisco
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Iona
No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Davidson
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Princeton
No. 7 Boise State vs. No. 10 Creighton
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State
Midwest Region
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Cleveland State/Bryant
No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Iowa State
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 Rutgers/SMU
No. 4 Providence vs. No. 13 Chattanooga
No. 6 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 11 Loyola Chicago
No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 14 Montana State
No. 7 Marquette vs. No. 10 Miami
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 15 Colgate