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Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT!
This uses last year’s 32 automatic qualifiers, with the 64 at-larges being filled in with the best available NET rankings. Bracket uses S-curve and eliminates any provisions about when and what round teams can play other teams from their conference.
WEST (Gonzaga #1 overall seed)
#1 Gonzaga vs. #16 Saint John’s/#17 Utah State winner
#8 Alabama vs. #9 TCU/#24 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi winner
#4 Texas vs. 13 UAB/#20 Rutgers winner
#5 North Carolina vs. #12 Seton Hall/#21 Richmond winner
#2 Texas Tech vs. #15 VCU/#18 Missouri State winner
#7 Wisconsin vs. #10 USC/#23 Yale winner
#3 Kentucky vs. #14 Vermont/#19 West Virginia winner
#6 Providence vs. #11 Iowa State/#22 Jacksonville State winner
EAST (Arizona #4 overall seed)
#1 Arizona vs. #16 Florida/#17 Virginia winner
#8 Murray State vs. #9 Texas A&M/#24 Wright State winner
#4 Auburn vs. #13 Dayton/#20 Fresno State winner
#5 LSU vs. #12 Oklahoma State/#21 Akron winner
#2 Baylor vs. #15 Mississippi State/#18 Kansas State
#7 Loyola-Chicago vs. #10 Xavier/#23 Norfolk State winner
#3 Purdue vs. #14 SMU/#19 Oregon winner
#6 Arkansas vs. #11 Indiana/#22 Montana State winner
SOUTH (Houston #2 overall seed)
#1 Houston vs. #16 Chattanooga/#17 Saint Louis winner
#8 Memphis vs. #9 Boise State/#24 Bryant winner
#4 Illinois vs. #13 Marquette/#20 Belmont winner
#5 UConn vs. #12 Miami-Florida/#21 Saint Peter’s winner
#2 Tennessee vs. #15 Wyoming/#18 Towson winner
#7 San Francisco vs. #10 Oklahoma/#23 Cal State-Fullerton winner
#3 Duke vs. #14 North Texas/#19 Colorado winner
#6 Ohio State vs. #11 Wake Forest/#22 Delaware winner
MIDWEST (Kansas #3 overall seed)
#1 Kansas vs. #16 Vanderbilt/#17 South Dakota State winner
#8 San Diego State vs. #9 Colorado State/#24 Texas Southern winner
#4 Iowa vs. #13 Creighton/#20 New Mexico State winner
#5 Saint Mary’s vs. #12 Davidson/#21 Colgate winner
#2 Villanova vs. #15 BYU/#18 Santa Clara winner
#7 Michigan vs. #10 Michigan State/#23 Georgia State winner
#3 UCLA vs. #14 Washington State/#19 Saint Bonaventure winner
#6 Virginia Tech vs. #11 Notre Dame/#22 Longwood winner
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Last 4 In: Oregon, Fresno State, Belmont, Rutgers
First 4 Out: Clemson, Furman, Syracuse, Drake
Rough Bubble Cutline: #80 Rutgers
Under .500 At-Larges (2): Kansas State, West Virginia
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
Big XII (10)
SEC (10)
Big Ten (9)
Big East (8)
ACC (7)
Atlantic 10 (6)
Mountain West (6)
Pac 12 (6)
WCC (5)
American (3)
CAA (2)
Conference USA (2)
Missouri Valley (2)
OVC (2)
America East (1)
ASUN (1)
Big Sky (1)
Big South (1)
Big West (1)
Horizon (1)
Ivy (1)
MAAC (1)
MAC (1)
MEAC (1)
NEC (1)
Patriot (1)
SoCon (1)
Southland (1)
SWAC (1)
Summit (1)
Sun Belt (1)
WAC (1)
2021-22 Hypothetical Field of 96 Bids
Power 6 Bids = 50 (52.1%)
Non-Power 6 Bids = 46 (47.9%)
2021-22 Actual Field of 68 Bids
Power 6 Bids = 35 (51.5%)
Non-Power 6 Bids = 33 (48.5%)
This uses last year’s 32 automatic qualifiers, with the 64 at-larges being filled in with the best available NET rankings. Bracket uses S-curve and eliminates any provisions about when and what round teams can play other teams from their conference.
WEST (Gonzaga #1 overall seed)
#1 Gonzaga vs. #16 Saint John’s/#17 Utah State winner
#8 Alabama vs. #9 TCU/#24 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi winner
#4 Texas vs. 13 UAB/#20 Rutgers winner
#5 North Carolina vs. #12 Seton Hall/#21 Richmond winner
#2 Texas Tech vs. #15 VCU/#18 Missouri State winner
#7 Wisconsin vs. #10 USC/#23 Yale winner
#3 Kentucky vs. #14 Vermont/#19 West Virginia winner
#6 Providence vs. #11 Iowa State/#22 Jacksonville State winner
EAST (Arizona #4 overall seed)
#1 Arizona vs. #16 Florida/#17 Virginia winner
#8 Murray State vs. #9 Texas A&M/#24 Wright State winner
#4 Auburn vs. #13 Dayton/#20 Fresno State winner
#5 LSU vs. #12 Oklahoma State/#21 Akron winner
#2 Baylor vs. #15 Mississippi State/#18 Kansas State
#7 Loyola-Chicago vs. #10 Xavier/#23 Norfolk State winner
#3 Purdue vs. #14 SMU/#19 Oregon winner
#6 Arkansas vs. #11 Indiana/#22 Montana State winner
SOUTH (Houston #2 overall seed)
#1 Houston vs. #16 Chattanooga/#17 Saint Louis winner
#8 Memphis vs. #9 Boise State/#24 Bryant winner
#4 Illinois vs. #13 Marquette/#20 Belmont winner
#5 UConn vs. #12 Miami-Florida/#21 Saint Peter’s winner
#2 Tennessee vs. #15 Wyoming/#18 Towson winner
#7 San Francisco vs. #10 Oklahoma/#23 Cal State-Fullerton winner
#3 Duke vs. #14 North Texas/#19 Colorado winner
#6 Ohio State vs. #11 Wake Forest/#22 Delaware winner
MIDWEST (Kansas #3 overall seed)
#1 Kansas vs. #16 Vanderbilt/#17 South Dakota State winner
#8 San Diego State vs. #9 Colorado State/#24 Texas Southern winner
#4 Iowa vs. #13 Creighton/#20 New Mexico State winner
#5 Saint Mary’s vs. #12 Davidson/#21 Colgate winner
#2 Villanova vs. #15 BYU/#18 Santa Clara winner
#7 Michigan vs. #10 Michigan State/#23 Georgia State winner
#3 UCLA vs. #14 Washington State/#19 Saint Bonaventure winner
#6 Virginia Tech vs. #11 Notre Dame/#22 Longwood winner
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Last 4 In: Oregon, Fresno State, Belmont, Rutgers
First 4 Out: Clemson, Furman, Syracuse, Drake
Rough Bubble Cutline: #80 Rutgers
Under .500 At-Larges (2): Kansas State, West Virginia
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
Big XII (10)
SEC (10)
Big Ten (9)
Big East (8)
ACC (7)
Atlantic 10 (6)
Mountain West (6)
Pac 12 (6)
WCC (5)
American (3)
CAA (2)
Conference USA (2)
Missouri Valley (2)
OVC (2)
America East (1)
ASUN (1)
Big Sky (1)
Big South (1)
Big West (1)
Horizon (1)
Ivy (1)
MAAC (1)
MAC (1)
MEAC (1)
NEC (1)
Patriot (1)
SoCon (1)
Southland (1)
SWAC (1)
Summit (1)
Sun Belt (1)
WAC (1)
2021-22 Hypothetical Field of 96 Bids
Power 6 Bids = 50 (52.1%)
Non-Power 6 Bids = 46 (47.9%)
2021-22 Actual Field of 68 Bids
Power 6 Bids = 35 (51.5%)
Non-Power 6 Bids = 33 (48.5%)
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