1/15 Bracketology

First bracket of 2018...

1 seeds

Villanova

Duke

Oklahoma

Virginia

2 seeds

Purdue

North Carolina

Kansas

Texas Tech

3 seeds

West Virginia

Xavier

Michigan State

Clemson

4 seeds

Auburn

Kentucky

Seton Hall

Wichita State

5 seeds

Arizona State

Cincinnati

Tennessee

Arizona

6 seeds

TCU

Ohio State

Gonzaga

Creighton

7 seeds

Miami (FL)

Michigan 

Louisville

Florida

8 seeds

Butler

Rhode Island

Arkansas

Florida State

9 seeds

Texas A&M

Notre Dame

Marquette

Texas

10 seeds

Nevada

Southern Cal

Providence

Missouri

11 seeds

Alabama

Houston

Maryland*

Boise State*

St. Mary’s*

UCLA*

12 seeds

New Mexico State

South Dakota State

Western Kentucky

Buffalo

13 seeds

Louisiana-Lafayette

East Tennessee State

Wright State

Vermont

14 seeds

Murray State

Cal State Fullerton

Iona

William and Mary

15 seeds

Drake

Bucknell

Montana

Radford

16 seeds

Robert Morris

Penn 

Florida Gulf Coast*

Nicholls*

Jackson State*

Bethune-Cookman*

Teams in bold are conference leaders (auto-bids).

Teams marked with an asterisk are in play-in games.

Last 4 in: Maryland, Boise State, St. Mary’s, UCLA

First 4 out: NC State, Middle Tennessee, St. Bonaventure, Syracuse

Next 4 out: Baylor, Kansas State, Washington, Georgia