Monday Morning Bracketology

Let me start by saying although at the moment I have Syracuse and Marquette in as my last two teams, if the season actually ended today I’d have to reconsider their inclusion.  Syracuse has an RPI of 83 which would be the highest in the modern era and Marquette’s 72 would be as well.  For trivia sake the highest RPI to get an at-large was USC in 2011 with a RPI of 64.  Usually if you are above 60 you are basically excluded but if that were the case those two would be out and of my First Four Out and Next Four Out, Georgia Tech, Providence, Clemson, and Alabama would all be out as well.  Of the Also Considered group the only team under 60 is Georgia at 59 and they are basically out unless they win the rest of their games and lose in the SEC championship. 

1 seed vs 16 seed

Gonzaga (WCC) vs Mt.St.Mary(NEC)/N.Dakota (Bsky)

Villanova (Beast) vs NCCU(MEAC)/UC-Irvine(Bwest)

Kansas (B12) vs New Orleans(Sland)

North Carolina (ACC) vs Texas Southern (SWAC)

2 seed vs 15 seed

Arizona (P12) vs Cal-Bakersfield (WAC)

Louisville vs ND State (Summit)

Oregon vs Bucknell (Pat)

Baylor vs Florida Gulf Coast (Asun)

3 seed vs 14 seed

Duke vs Princeton (Ivy)

Florida(SEC) vs UNC-Ashville(Bsouth)

Florida State vs Valparasio (Hor)

Kentucky vs Belmont (OVC)

4 seed vs 13 seed

UCLA vs ETSU (SoCon)

West Virginia vs Vermont (Aeast)

Purdue (B14) vs Monmouth(MAAC)

CincinnatI vs Akron (MAC)

5 seed vs 12 seed

Butler vs Nevada (Mwest)

Notre Dame vs UT-Arlington (Sbelt)

Wisconsin vs UNC-Wilmington (Col)

Virgina vs Marquette/Syracuse

6 seed vs 11 seed

St. Mary's vs California/TCU

Maryland vs Seton Hall

SMU (AAC) vs Illinois State (Mvalley)

Minnesota vs Michigan State

7 seed vs 10 seed

Creighton vs Kansas State

Dayton (A10) vs Arkansas

Oklahoma State vs Wichita State

Xavier vs Middle Tenn St (C-USA)

8 seed vs 9 seed

South Carolina vs Michigan

Virginia Tech vs USC

Northwestern vs Miami

VCU vs Iowa State

First Four Out

Georgia Tech

Providence

Tennessee

Rhode Island

Next Four Out

Clemson

Wake Forest

Pittsburgh

Alabama

Also Considered

Ohio State

Houston

Indiana

Georgia

Boise State

Georgetown

Illinois

Utah

Mississippi

Texas Tech