WPTS Bracketology for 1/23/17
PROJECTED CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS:
America East: Vermont (16-5)
AAC: Cincinnati (17-2)
Atlantic 10: Dayton (15-4)
ACC: North Carolina (18-3)
Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast (15-6)
Big 12: Kansas (18-1)
Big East: Villanova (19-1)
Big Sky: Weber State (10-7)
Big South: Winthrop (15-4)
Big Ten: Wisconsin (16-3)
Big West: UC Irvine (13-9)
Colonial: UNC Wilmington (19-2)
C-USA: Middle Tennessee (17-3)
Horizon: Valparaiso (16-4)
Ivy: Princeton (10-6)
MAAC: Monmouth (16-5)
MAC: Akron (16-3)
MEAC: North Carolina Central (12-6)
Missouri Valley: Wichita State (17-4)
Mountain West: Nevada (16-4)
Northeast: LIU Brooklyn (13-8)
Ohio Valley: Belmont (13-4)
Pac-12: Arizona (18-2)
Patriot: Bucknell (15-6)
SEC: Kentucky (17-2)
Southern: Chattanooga (15-4)
Southland: Sam Houston State (15-6)
SWAC: Texas Southern (10-9)
Summit: North Dakota State (14-6)
Sun Belt: Georgia Southern (13-6)
WCC: Gonzaga (19-0)
WAC: New Mexico State (18-2)
MATCHUPS:
Midwest Region
1 Kansas vs 16 Sam Houston State/Texas Southern
8 Arkansas vs 9 Indiana
5 Creighton vs 12 New Mexico State
4 Louisville vs 13 Monmouth
3 Oregon vs 14 Bucknell
6 Virginia Tech vs 11 Marquette
7 Northwestern vs 10 TCU
2 North Carolina vs 15 North Dakota State
East Region
1 Villanova vs 16 North Carolina Central
8 Florida vs 9 UNC Wilmington
5 Maryland vs 12 California/Memphis
4 West Virginia vs 13 Valparaiso
3 Notre Dame vs 14 Winthrop
6 Saint Mary’s vs 11 VCU
7 SMU vs 10 Miami
2 Arizona vs 15 Princeton
West Region
1 Gonzaga vs 16 LIU Brooklyn/UC Irvine
8 Minnesota vs 9 Iowa State
5 Butler vs 12 Wichita State
4 Duke vs 13 Belmont
3 UCLA vs 14 Chattanooga
6 South Carolina vs 11 Michigan/Seton Hall
7 Kansas State vs 10 Middle Tennessee
2 Florida State vs 15 Weber State
South Region
1 Kentucky vs 16 Georgia Southern
8 Xavier vs 9 Texas Tech
5 Cincinnati vs 12 Akron
4 Wisconsin vs 13 Nevada
3 Virginia vs 14 Vermont
6 Purdue vs 11 Utah
7 USC vs 10 Dayton
2 Baylor vs 15 Florida Gulf Coast
Last Four Byes:
Miami
VCU
Marquette
Utah
Last Four In:
Michigan
California
Memphis
Seton Hall
First Four Out:
NC State
Michigan State
UCF
Clemson
Next Four Out:
Pittsburgh
Wake Forest
Rhode Island
Illinois State
Conference Breakdown:
ACC: 8
Big 12: 7
Big Ten: 7
Big East: 6
Pac-12: 6
SEC: 4
American: 3
WCC: 2
Atlantic 10: 2
