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