Bradford’s Bracket Breakdown 2.0

Story posted March 15, 2015 in CommRadio, Sports by Bradford Conners

Note: The following is how I would seed the NCAA Tournament field after the conclusion of games on Saturday, March 14th.

#1 Seeds: Kentucky, Villanova, Virginia, Duke

#2 Seeds: Arizona, Wisconsin, Gonzaga, Notre Dame

#3 Seeds: Kansas, Iowa State, Maryland, Baylor

#4 Seeds: Oklahoma, North Carolina, Louisville, Northern Iowa

#5 Seeds: West Virginia, Arkansas, SMU, Utah

#6 Seeds: Providence, Georgetown, Butler, Wichita State

#7 Seeds: VCU, Michigan State, Cincinnati, San Diego State

#8 Seeds: Oregon, Xavier, LSU, Iowa

#9 Seeds: NC State, Ohio State, St. John’s, Georgia

#10 Seeds: Davidson, Dayton, Purdue, Oklahoma State

#11 Seeds: Texas, Indiana, Ole Miss/UCLA, BYU/Miami (FL)

#12 Seeds: Wyoming, Wofford, Stephen F. Austin, Valparaiso

#13 Seeds: Eastern Washington, Buffalo, Harvard, Northeastern

#14 Seeds: Georgia State, Texas Southern, North Dakota State, UC Irvine

#15 Seeds: Albany, Belmont, New Mexico State, UAB

#16 Seeds: Coastal Carolina, North Florida, Lafayette/Hampton, Manhattan/Robert Morris

On the Bubble

Last 4 In: Ole Miss, BYU, Miami (FL), UCLA

First 6 Out: Colorado State, Temple, Boise State, Illinois, Tulsa, Texas A&M

Bids by Conference

ACC: 7

Big Ten: 7

Big 12: 7

Big East: 6

SEC: 5

Atlantic 10: 3

Pac-12: 4

American: 2

Missouri Valley: 2

Mountain West: 2

West Coast: 2

All Others: 1