March 6th Seed List + NIT Bracketology (Men's)

The last major Saturday in college hoops shifted the landscape considerably. Bubbles were burst, Quad 1 wins were had, and the first tickets were punched (including into the NIT!) Let’s dive straight into things

NCAA Tournament Seed List

1. Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, Kansas

2. Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin

3. Purdue, Duke, Villanova, Houston

4. Texas Tech, UCLA, Providence, Illinois

5. Arkansas, Texas, Murray State, St. Mary’s

6. Iowa, Connecticut, Ohio State, LSU

7. Colorado State, North Carolina, Southern California, Alabama

8. Boise State, Seton Hall, San Diego State, Michigan State

9. Iowa State, San Francisco, Davidson, Loyola Chicago

10. Wake Forest, TCU, Marquette, Notre Dame

11. Miami FL, SMU, Wyoming, North Texas

12. VCU*, Michigan*, Oklahoma*, Memphis*, South Dakota State, Chattanooga

13. Iona, Toledo, Vermont, Towson

14. New Mexico State, Drake, Princeton, Longwood

15. Montana State, Norfolk State, Long Beach State, Jacksonville

16. Colgate, Cleveland State, Appalachian State, Bryant, Nicholls State, Alcorn State

*Last 4 In

The biggest winners of the day include:

• Loyola Chicago who move from Last 4 In all the way up to a 9 seed (and can clinch the AQ spot today)

• Miami, who likewise slides up from Last 4 In to a relatively safe 11 seed

• Oklahoma, who moves from Next 4 Out all the way into the field with a win against Kansas State on the road

The biggest losers are:

• Creighton, who slide from Last 4 In to the second team out of the field

• North Texas, whose stumble to UTEP costs them a 9 seed and likely ends hopes of an at-large bid and giving Conference USA two teams in the field

• VCU, whose missed Quad 1 opportunity against Saint Louis moves them down into the Last 4 In

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NIT Seed List

1. Xavier, Creighton, Florida, BYU

2. Indiana, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Dayton

3. Belmont, Rutgers, St. Bonaventure, UAB

4. South Carolina, Colorado, Saint Louis, Virginia

5. Mississippi State, Santa Clara, UCF, Oregon

6. Florida State, Missouri State, Vanderbilt, St. John’s

7. Maryland, Wichita State, Temple, Richmond

8. Wagner, Northern Iowa, Texas State, Jacksonville State

First Four Out: Grand Canyon, Washington State, Ohio, Fresno State

EDIT: On first skim, I had previously overlooked Kansas State and West Virginia’s sub-.500 record, making them ineligible for the NIT. They’ve been replaced with Vanderbilt and Maryland. My apologies

The first “upsets” in conference tournaments happened yesterday with top seeds Northern Iowa, Texas State and Jacksonville State all losing. This pushed them from a possible NCAA Tournament berth to an assured NIT showing, which had the ripple effect of knocking Grand Canyon, Washington State and Ohio from spots in the field.