WPTS Bracketology for 1/16/17

By: Jason Earle

PROJECTED CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS:
America East: Vermont (14-5)
AAC: Cincinnati (15-2)
Atlantic 10: VCU (14-4)
ACC: North Carolina (16-3)
Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast (14-5)
Big 12: Kansas (16-1)
Big East: Villanova (17-1)
Big Sky: Weber State (9-6)
Big South: Winthrop (13-4)
Big Ten: Wisconsin (14-3)
Big West: UC Davis (11-8)
Colonial: UNC Wilmington (17-2)
C-USA: Middle Tennessee (15-3)
Horizon: Valparaiso (14-4)
Ivy: Princeton (10-6)
MAAC: Monmouth (13-5)
MAC: Akron (14-3)
MEAC: North Carolina Central (11-6)
Missouri Valley: Wichita State (15-4)
Mountain West: Nevada (15-3)
Northeast: LIU Brooklyn (12-7)
Ohio Valley: Belmont (11-4)
Pac-12: UCLA (18-1)
Patriot: Bucknell (13-6)
SEC: Kentucky (15-2)
Southern: East Tennessee State (14-4)
Southland: Sam Houston State (13-6)
SWAC: Texas Southern (8-9)
Summit: North Dakota State (12-6)
Sun Belt: Georgia Southern (11-6)
WCC: Gonzaga (17-0)
WAC: New Mexico State (17-2)

MATCHUPS:
Midwest Region
1 Kansas vs 16 LIU Brooklyn/Texas Southern
8 Northwestern vs 9 UNC Wilmington
5 Cincinnati vs 12 Arkansas
4 Virginia vs 13 Monmouth
3 Creighton vs 14 Winthrop
6 Purdue vs 11 Utah/Clemson
7 Virginia Tech vs 10 Mississippi State
2 Gonzaga vs 15 Florida Gulf Coast

East Region
1 Villanova vs 16 North Carolina Central
8 Iowa State vs 9 Minnesota
5 Florida vs 12 Seton Hall
4 Wisconsin vs 13 East Tennessee State
3 Oregon vs 14 Princeton
6 Xavier vs 11 Middle Tennessee
7 TCU vs 10 Indiana
2 North Carolina vs 15 North Dakota State

West Region
1 UCLA vs 16 Sam Houston State/UC Davis
8 SMU vs 9 Texas Tech
5 Butler vs 12 Dayton/Ohio State
4 Louisville vs 13 Belmont
3 Notre Dame vs 14 Valparaiso
6 Saint Mary’s vs 11 New Mexico State
7 Miami vs 10 Nevada
2 West Virginia vs 15 Vermont

East Region
1 Kentucky vs 16 Georgia Southern
8 USC vs 9 Kansas State
5 Duke vs 12 Marquette
4 Arizona vs 13 Akron
3 Florida State vs 14 Bucknell
6 Maryland vs 11 Wichita State
7 South Carolina vs 10 VCU
2 Baylor vs 15 Weber State

Last Four Byes:
Mississippi State
Marquette
Arkansas
Seton Hall

Last Four In:
Utah
Dayton
Ohio State
Clemson

First Four Out:
Michigan State
California
Michigan
Georgia Tech

Next Four Out:
NC State
Syracuse
UCF
Illinois

Conference Breakdown:
ACC: 9
Big 12: 7
Big Ten: 7
Big East: 6
SEC: 5
Pac-12: 5
American: 2
WCC: 2
Atlantic 10: 2