Bracketology 1/26/19
By Dan Capuano and Jason Earle
PROJECTED CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
America East: Stony Brook (17-3)
AAC: Houston (19-1)
Atlantic 10: Davidson (14-5)
ACC: Duke (16-2)
Atlantic Sun: Liberty (17-4)
Big 12: Kansas (16-3)
Big East: Marquette (17-3)
Big Sky: Weber State (13-6)
Big South: Radford (15-6)
Big Ten: Michigan State (18-2)
Big West: UC Santa Barbara (14-4)
Colonial: Hofstra (18-3)
C-USA: North Texas (17-3)
Horizon: Northern Kentucky (17-4)
Ivy: Yale (11-3)
MAAC: Rider (10-7)
MAC: Buffalo (17-2)
MEAC: North Carolina Central (9-10)
Missouri Valley: Loyola-Chicago (12-8)
Mountain West: Nevada (19-1)
Northeast: St. Francis (BKN) (12-8)
Ohio Valley: Murray State (15-2)
Pac-12: Washington (15-4)
Patriot: Bucknell (12-7)
SEC: Tennessee (17-1)
Southern: Wofford (16-4)
Southland: Sam Houston State (11-8)
SWAC: Prairie View A&M (7-11)
Summit: Omaha (12-8)
Sun Belt: Texas State (17-3)
WCC: Gonzaga (19-2)
WAC: New Mexico State (15-4)
MATCHUPS
East Region
1 Duke vs 16 NC Central/Radford
8 Washington vs 9 Ole Miss
5 Cincinnati vs 12 Lipscomb
4 Purdue vs 13 New Mexico State
3 Nevada vs 14 Liberty
6 Louisville vs 11 Davidson
7 Kansas State vs 10 Indiana
2 Kentucky vs 15 Northern Kentucky
South Region
1 Tennessee vs 16 Prairie View A&M/St. Francis (Brooklyn)
8 Florida State vs 9 Nebraska
5 Villanova vs 12 Temple
4 Auburn vs 13 Loyola-Chicago
3 Texas Tech vs 14 Yale
6 Mississippi State vs 11 North Texas
7 St. John’s vs 10 Arizona State
2 Michigan vs 15 Weber State
Midwest Region
1 Virginia vs 16 Omaha
8 Wisconsin vs 9 TCU
5 Iowa vs 12 San Francisco/Saint Louis
4 Houston vs 13 Hofstra
3 North Carolina vs 14 Texas State
6 Buffalo vs 11 Florida/Ohio State
7 LSU vs 10 UCF
2 Gonzaga vs 15 Rider
West Region
1 Michigan State vs 16 Sam Houston State
8 Oklahoma vs 9 Syracuse
5 Iowa State vs 12 Wofford
4 Marquette vs 13 Murray State
3 Maryland vs 14 UC Santa Barbara
6 Virginia Tech vs 11 Stony Brook
7 NC State vs 10 VCU
2 Kansas vs 15 Bucknell
Last Four Byes
UCF
Arizona State
Indiana
Lipscomb
Last Four In
Florida
Ohio State
San Francisco
Saint Louis
First Four Out
Minnesota
Arizona
Baylor
UNC Greensboro
Next Four Out
Alabama
Furman
Seton Hall
Fresno State
Conference Breakdown
Big Ten: 9
ACC: 8
SEC: 7
Big 12: 6
American: 4
Big East: 3
Pac-12: 2
Atlantic 10: 2
WCC: 2
Atlantic Sun: 2
