Bracket for 2/23/25

 Haven't been posting but here's today's bracket. Seed list first:

Auburn

Duke

Florida

Alabama

Houston

Tennessee

Wisconsin

Iowa State

Texas A&M

Michigan State

Purdue

Kentucky

Texas Tech

Michigan

Arizona

St. John's

Missouri

Marquette

Maryland

Mississippi State

Mississippi

Kansas

UCLA

Clemson

St. Mary's (CA)

Louisville

Illinois

Oregon

Memphis

Creighton

Connecticut

Gonzaga

Baylor

Utah State

BYU

West Virginia

New Mexico

Nebraska

San Diego State

Vanderbilt

Oklahoma

Ohio State

Texas

VCU

Drake

Arkansas

Boise State

UC San Diego

McNeese State

Yale

James Madison

High Point

Akron

Jacksonville State

Chattanooga

Lipscomb

Utah Valley

Towson

Montana

Cleveland State

Central Connecticut State

Norfolk State

Bryant

Omaha

Southeast Missouri State

Southern

American

Quinnipiac

And the bracket, which I hope can be read:

The SEC and B10 really complicate the bracketing process. The bubble is as compicated as ever. I can really see why some say you should have a .500 conference record to be eligible.

SEC 13

B10 10

B12 8

BE 4

ACC 3

MtW 3

WCC 2

If you kick out the sub-.500 conference records, you lose Nebraska, Ohio State, West Virginia, Vandy, Arkansas, Texas and especially Oklahoma and their 4-10 record. Some other P4/BE teams would probably step in, but some mids like Drake and VCU would be safer and maybe others.

So there are 7 multibid leagues. If there was still a Pac 12, there'd be 8 (AZ, Oregon, UCLA) instead of padding two other leagues. Other than these leagues, our best hopes for multibid leagues are
A-10 - I'd say if both win out and Mason beats VCU in the A10 final, both get in

American - a bid thief beating Memphis can steal a spot

Missouri Valley - Drake has a good at-large case and if they win out and lose in the Valley final I think they get in.

I think Gonzaga and St. Mary's are safe enough that a WCC tourney loss will net the league a third bid. However, I don't think Boise is safe. The MW should get two, might or might not get a third, and won't get four.

I can't see anyone other than maybe Wake getting a fourth ACC bid, barring a run to the conference semis for a team like SMU or (ugh) Pitt.

I just want to point out that 21 at large bids went to 2 conferences; 28 went to three.