WPTS Bracketology for 12/28/16
By: Jason Earle
PROJECTED CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS:
America East: UMBC (9-3)
AAC: Cincinnati (10-2)
Atlantic 10: VCU (8-3)
ACC: Duke (12-1)
Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast (9-5)
Big 12: Kansas (11-1)
Big East: Villanova (12-0)
Big Sky: Eastern Washington (8-5)
Big South: UNC Asheville (8-5)
Big Ten: Indiana (10-2)
Big West: Cal Poly (5-7)
Colonial: UNC Wilmington (11-1)
C-USA: Rice (10-3)
Horizon: Oakland (10-3)
Ivy: Yale (6-5)
MAAC: Monmouth (10-2)
MAC: Akron (10-3)
MEAC: NC Central (7-5)
Missouri Valley: Wichita State (10-3)
Mountain West: Nevada (11-2)
Northeast: LIU Brooklyn (7-6)
Ohio Valley: Tennessee State (8-3)
Pac-12: UCLA (13-0)
Patriot: Bucknell (8-5)
SEC: Kentucky (10-2)
Southern: Chattanooga (9-3)
Southland: Sam Houston State (9-4)
SWAC: Grambling State (5-7)
Summit: Fort Wayne (10-3)
Sun Belt: Arkansas State (9-4)
WCC: Gonzaga (12-0)
WAC: New Mexico State (11-2)
MATCHUPS:
East Region
1 Villanova vs 16 NC Central/Grambling State
8 Michigan vs 9 Oklahoma State
5 Florida State vs 12 Monmouth
4 West Virginia vs 13 Fort Wayne
3 Creighton vs 14 Eastern Washington
6 Saint Mary’s vs 11 Michigan State
7 Iowa State vs 10 Wichita State
2 North Carolina vs 15 Bucknell
Midwest Region
1 Kansas vs 16 Florida Gulf Coast
8 Arkansas vs 9 Ohio State
5 Oregon vs 12 Clemson/Texas Tech
4 Butler vs 13 Akron
3 Purdue vs 14 Arkansas State
6 Xavier vs 11 SMU
7 Florida vs 10 VCU
2 Louisville vs 15 Sam Houston State
South Region
1 Duke vs 16 LIU Brooklyn/Cal Poly
8 Maryland vs 9 Seton Hall
5 Arizona vs 12 New Mexico State
4 Wisconsin vs 13 Rice
3 Virginia vs 14 Chattanooga
6 Cincinnati vs 11 Pittsburgh/TCU
7 Virginia Tech vs 10 Northwestern
2 Kentucky vs 15 UNC Asheville
West Region
1 UCLA vs 16 Tennessee State
8 Minnesota vs 9 South Carolina
5 USC vs 12 UNC Wilmington
4 Indiana vs 13 Oakland
3 Gonzaga vs 14 Yale
6 Notre Dame vs 11 Nevada
7 Miami vs 10 Texas A&M
2 Baylor vs 15 UMBC
Last Four Byes:
Texas A&M
Northwestern
SMU
Michigan State
Last Four In:
TCU
Pittsburgh
Clemson
Texas Tech
First Four Out:
Temple
Colorado
Marquette
Dayton
Next Four Out:
Kansas State
NC State
Rhode Island
California
Conference Breakdown:
ACC: 10
Big Ten: 9
Big 12: 7
Big East: 5
SEC: 5
Pac-12: 4
American: 2
WCC: 2
