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