Bracketology - January 30

East


1. Kentucky
2. Baylor
3. UNLV
4. Marquette
5. San Diego State
6. Mississippi State
7. Louisville
8. Illinois
9. Seton Hall
10. Memphis
11. New Mexico
12. St. Louis/BYU
13. Davidson
14. Iona
15. Weber State
16. UNC-Asheville


West


1. Missouri
2. Duke
3. Georgetown
4. St. Mary's
5. Virginia
6. Florida State
7. Vanderbilt
8. UConn
9. California
10. Southern Miss
11. Iowa State
12. Xavier
13. Oral Roberts
14. Nevada
15. Bucknell
16. Mississippi Valley State/Texas-Arlington


South


1. Syracuse
2. Kansas
3. Florida
4. Creighton
5. Wisconsin
6. Gonzaga
7. Harvard
8. Kansas State
9. Purdue
10. Alabama
11. Minnesota
12. North Carolina State/Dayton
13. Long Beach State
14. Massachusetts
15. George Mason
16. Long Island


Midwest


1. Ohio State
2. North Carolina
3. Michigan State
4. Murray State
5. Indiana
6. Michigan
7. West Virginia
8. Wichita State
9. Temple
10. Notre Dame
11. Arkansas
12. Washington
13. Middle Tennessee State
14. Cleveland State
15. Belmont
16. Akron/Norfolk State


Last 4 IN: North Carolina State, Dayton, BYU, St. Louis
First 4 OUT: Ole Miss, Colorado State, Texas, Miami

Teams in BOLD are conference leaders

Bracketology - January 23

East


1. Kentucky
2. Baylor
3. Michigan State
4. Murray State
5. St. Mary's
6. Mississippi State
7. West Virginia
8. Harvard
9. Illinois
10. Temple
11. Minnesota
12. St. Louis/Iowa State
13. UCF
14. George Mason
15. Bucknell
16. Valparaiso


West


1. Ohio State
2. Kansas
3. Georgetown
4. San Diego State
5. Marquette
6. Kansas State
7. Vanderbilt
8. Louisville
9. Dayton
10. California
11. Xavier
12. Southern Miss
13. Oral Roberts
14. Belmont
15. Long Island
16. Texas-Arlington/Boston University


South


1. Missouri
2. North Carolina
3. Florida
4. Creighton
5. Virginia
6. UConn
7. Gonzaga
8. Cincinnati
9. Alabama
10. Seton Hall
11. BYU/New Mexico
12. Middle Tennessee State
13. Long Beach State
14. Nevada
15. Norfolk State
16. UNC-Asheville


Midwest


1. Syracuse
2. Duke
3. UNLV
4. Indiana
5. Michigan
6. Florida State
7. Wisconsin
8. Wichita State
9. Purdue
10. North Carolina State
11. Memphis
12. Texas
13. Davidson
14. Iona
15. Weber State
16. Akron/Mississippi Valley State


Last 4 IN: St. Louis, Iowa State, BYU, New Mexico
First 4 OUT: Marshall, Oregon, Northwestern, Stanford
Next 4 OUT: Arkansas, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Colorado State

Teams in BOLD are conference leaders

Bracketology - January 16

East

1. Syracuse

2. Kansas

3. Indiana

4. Virginia

5. Michigan

6. Louisville

7. Vanderbilt

8. New Mexico

9. Alabama

10. Dayton

11. Xavier

12. Southern Miss/Temple

13. Iona

14. Long Beach State

15. Bucknell

16. Weber State

West

1. Duke

2. Ohio State

3. Georgetown

4. UNLV

5. Florida

6. Marquette

7. Seton Hall

8. Gonzaga

9. Stanford

10. Purdue

11. North Carolina State

12. Memphis

13. Oral Roberts

14. Davidson

15. Long Island

16. Texas-Arlington/Texas Southern

South

1. Kentucky

2. Missouri

3. Michigan State

4. Murray State

5. Creighton

6. Illinois

7. Kansas State

8. Wisconsin

9. Harvard

10. BYU

11. St. Louis

12. Texas/Minnesota

13. Middle Tennessee State

14. Belmont

15. Norfolk State

16. UNC-Asheville

Midwest

1. Baylor

2. North Carolina

3. UConn

4. San Diego State

5. Mississippi State

6. St. Mary's

7. West Virginia

8. Cincinnati

9. Wichita State

10. California

11. Marshall

12. Massachusetts

13. Milwaukee

14. George Mason

15. Nevada

16. Albany/Akron

Last 4 IN: Southern Miss, Temple, Texas, Minnesota

First 4 OUT: Northwestern, Iowa State, UCF, Cleveland State

Next 4 OUT: Florida State, Arkansas, Maryland, Oregon

Teams in BOLD are conference leaders

MWC/CUSA Merger: 2 divisions or 4 pods?

The Mountain West Conference and Conference USA Presidents will be meeting this Sunday according to this report from Dennis Dodd.

In October, the MWC and CUSA announced a football-only merger. 2 months later, the Big East expanded to 10 and added 5 C-USA/MWC schools in the process.

One question about the alliance remains though: Will it consist of 2 divisions or 4 pods?

Here are some example of the 2 systems:

2 Division System


East Division


Marshall
East Carolina
UAB
Southern Miss
Memphis
Tulane
Rice
Tulsa

West Division


UTEP
New Mexico
Nevada
Colorado State
Air Force
Wyoming
UNLV
Hawaii
Fresno State

4 Pod System


Pod 1


Fresno State
Wyoming
Colorado State
Nevada
Hawaii

Pod 2


New Mexico
UTEP
Air Force
UNLV

Pod 3


Tulsa
Memphis
Tulane
Rice

Pod 4


UAB
Southern Miss
ECU
Marshall

These pods and divisions could change as C-USA and MWC could possibly expand soon. Some of the rumored expansion candidates for the alliance between these 2 conferences are Utah State, San Jose State, Florida International, and Temple.

Bracketology - January 9

East


1. Syracuse
2. Michigan State
3. Kansas
4. Florida
5. Gonzaga
6. Seton Hall
7. Alabama
8. New Mexico
9. Stanford
10. Iowa State
11. Southern Miss
12. Wichita State/California
13. Iona
14. Middle Tennessee State
15. Long Island
16. Bucknell


West


1. Baylor
2. Duke
3. Missouri
4. Virginia
5. San Diego State
6. Creighton
7. Marquette
8. Harvard
9. Illinois
10. North Carolina State
11. Arizona
12. Cleveland State
13. Belmont
14. Davidson
15. Nevada
16. UNC Asheville/Texas Southern


South


1. Kentucky
2. Indiana
3. UNLV
4. UConn
5. Kansas State
6. Mississippi State
7. Vanderbilt
8. St. Mary's
9. St. Louis
10. Temple
11. Virginia Tech/LSU
12. George Mason
13. Oral Roberts
14. Norfolk State
15. Long Beach State
16. Stony Brook


Midwest


1. North Carolina
2. Ohio State
3. Georgetown
4. Michigan
5. Louisville
6. Murray State
7. Vanderbilt
8. West Virginia
9. Dayton
10. Purdue
11. BYU
12. Cincinnati
13. La Salle
14. Youngstown State
15. Ball State
16. Weber State/Lamar


Last 4 IN: Wichita State, California, Virginia Tech, LSU
Last 4 OUT: UCF, Texas, Memphis, Northwestern
Next 4 OUT: Marshall, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, Xavier

Teams in BOLD are conference leaders

Bracketology - January 5

East


1. Syracuse
2. Ohio State
3. UConn
4. Kansas
5. Murray State
6. Kansas State
7. Ohio
8. Vanderbilt
9. New Mexico
10. St. Mary's 
11. Illinois
12. Arizona/Northwestern
13. Iona
14. Milwaukee
15. Norfolk State
16. Cal State Fullerton

West


1. Baylor
2. Duke
3. Michigan State
4. Mississippi State
5. UNLV
6. Gonzaga
7. Harvard
8. Pittsburgh
9. St. Louis
10. Alabama
11. West Virginia
12. Wichita State
13. La Salle
14. Middle Tennessee State
15. Lamar
16. Southern/Campbell

South


1. Kentucky
2. Missouri
3. Indiana
4. Michigan
5. Wisconsin
6. Virginia
7. Creighton
8. Purdue
9. Cincinnati
10. Temple
11. California
12. Virginia Tech/Oklahoma
13. Belmont
14. Georgia State
15. Robert Morris
16. Lehigh

Midwest


1. UNC
2. Georgetown
3. Louisville
4. Florida
5. Marquette
6. San Diego State
7. Stanford
8. Xavier
9. Seton Hall
10. Minnesota
11. Southern Miss
12. Texas A&M
13. College of Charleston
14. South Dakota State
15. Nevada
16. Weber State/Albany

Last 4 IN: Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, Northwestern, Arizona
Last 4 OUT: St. Joe's, Cleveland State, Texas, UCF
Next 4 OUT: Marshall, Ole Miss, BYU, Iowa State

Teams in BOLD are conference leaders