WPTS Bracketology for 1/2/17
By: Jason Earle
PROJECTED CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS:
America East: UMBC (9-4)
AAC: Cincinnati (11-2)
Atlantic 10: VCU (11-3)
ACC: Duke (12-2)
Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast (11-5)
Big 12: Kansas (12-1)
Big East: Villanova (14-0)
Big Sky: Eastern Washington (9-5)
Big South: Winthrop (9-4)
Big Ten: Wisconsin (12-2)
Big West: UC Davis (8-7)
Colonial: UNC Wilmington (12-2)
C-USA: Middle Tennessee (10-3)
Horizon: Oakland (12-3)
Ivy: Yale (6-5)
MAAC: Monmouth (10-4)
MAC: Akron (10-3)
MEAC: NC Central (9-5)
Missouri Valley: Wichita State (11-3)
Mountain West: Nevada (12-3)
Northeast: LIU Brooklyn (8-7)
Ohio Valley: Belmont (7-4)
Pac-12: UCLA (14-1)
Patriot: Bucknell (9-5)
SEC: Kentucky (11-2)
Southern: Chattanooga (10-3)
Southland: Lamar (8-5)
SWAC: Grambling State (5-8)
Summit: Fort Wayne (11-4)
Sun Belt: Arkansas State (10-4)
WCC: Gonzaga (14-0)
WAC: New Mexico State (13-2)
MATCHUPS:
East Region
1 Villanova vs 16 Lamar/Grambling State
8 Ohio State vs 9 Oklahoma State
5 Virginia Tech vs 12 New Mexico State
4 Purdue vs 13 Middle Tennessee
3 Duke vs 14 Yale
6 Saint Mary’s vs 11 Northwestern
7 Iowa State vs 10 VCU
2 Kentucky vs 15 Bucknell
Midwest Region
1 Kansas vs 16 North Carolina Central
8 Arkansas vs 9 Minnesota
5 Notre Dame vs 12 Nevada
4 Creighton vs 13 Akron
3 Florida State vs 14 Eastern Washington
6 USC vs 11 South Carolina
7 Miami vs 10 Michigan State
2 Gonzaga vs 15 Belmont
South Region
1 Baylor vs 16 LIU Brooklyn/UC Davis
8 Michigan vs 9 Seton Hall
5 Arizona vs 12 Marquette/Pittsburgh
4 Wisconsin vs 13 Monmouth
3 Oregon vs 14 Arkansas State
6 Florida vs 11 UNC Wilmington
7 Butler vs 10 Wichita State
2 Louisville vs 15 Florida Gulf Coast
West Region
1 UCLA vs 16 Winthrop
8 Maryland vs 9 TCU
5 Xavier vs 12 Oakland
4 Virginia vs 13 Chattanooga
3 North Carolina vs 14 Fort Wayne
6 Cincinnati vs 11 Clemson/Texas A&M
7 Indiana vs 10 SMU
2 West Virginia vs 15 UMBC
Last Four Byes:
SMU
Michigan State
South Carolina
Northwestern
Last Four In:
Clemson
Marquette
Pittsburgh
Texas A&M
First Four Out:
Texas Tech
Colorado
Dayton
Kansas State
Next Four Out:
Memphis
California
Rhode Island
Rutgers
Conference Breakdown:
ACC: 10
Big Ten: 9
Big 12: 6
Big East: 6
SEC: 5
Pac-12: 4
American: 2
WCC: 2
