2022 men s NCAA tournament bracket predictions after the top 16 reveal
2022 men's NCAA tournament bracket predictions after the top 16 reveal NCAA.com
Michigan State, Iowa, Rutgers, Michigan, Indiana Big 12 7 Kansas, Baylor, Texas Tech, Texas,
Iowa State, TCU, Oklahoma Big East 7 Villanova, Providence, UConn, Marquette,
Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton SEC 6 Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama,
LSU, Arkansas ACC 5 Duke, Notre Dame, Miami (FL), Wake Forest, North Carolina Pac-12 3 Arizona, UCLA, USC West Coast 3 Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, San Francisco Mountain West 3 Colorado State, Boise State, Wyoming AAC 2 Houston, Memphis With Rutgers exiting the bubble and joining the field, the Big Ten has nine teams in Katz's latest bracketology, with five teams in the top 20 overall seeds. That's followed by the SEC and Big 12 each have four teams among the top 20 overall seeds. In Katz's top 10 overall seeds, the Big 12 reign supreme with three teams to lead all conferences. The Pac-12 has just three teams predicted in this year's tournament for the second time this season. TITLETOWN:
2. North Carolina
3. San Francisco
4. Creighton Memphis leads Katz's First Four. After the Tigers went through some rough patches earlier this season, a talented team, with the likes of Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren, gets into the tournament. North Carolina is also in the First Four; Katz has the Tar Heels making the tournament in head coach Hubert Davis' first year at the Chapel Hill helm. Katz leapfrogged Creighton up from the eighth team out on the bubble to the final team in his First Four. If the Bluejays have staying power, we'll find out soon enough; Creighton plays Marquette, Providence, UConn and Seton Hall in four of its final five games. PAST BRACKETS:
2. BYU
3. Virginia
4. Florida Oregon drops from the tournament field in Katz's last bracket after losing to Arizona State on Feb. 17. The Ducks were a 12 seed just a few days ago. The rest of the first four out remains the same. CHECK THIS OUT: Next four out 5. Mississippi State
6. SMU
7. San Diego State
8. West Virginia SMU falls all the way from a 12 seed to the next four out in the latest bracketology. The Mustangs lost to Temple, a team that sits 118th in the most recent NET rankings. Luckily, SMU has appearances with Memphis and Houston still on the regular-season schedule to add to its resume. WAHOO:
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PRESENTED BY On Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, the DI Men's Basketball Selection Committee revealed its in-season top 16 rankings. After seeing the reveal, NCAA.com correspondent Andy Katz has updated his projections for the 2022 men's basketball tournament. Here's how Katz projects the 68-team field to look after the in-season top 16 reveal. First, here's the bracket in table form (scroll to the right to view the full bracket).March Madness bracket predictions
Seed WEST EAST MIDWEST SOUTH 1 Gonzaga Kansas Auburn Arizona 16 Southern/New Orleans Colgate UNC Wilmington/Norfolk State Longwood 8 Boise State Wyoming Seton Hall Iowa 9 Wake Forest Miami (FL) Notre Dame Murray State 5 Ohio State Alabama Michigan State Houston 12 Chattanooga Memphis/North Carolina San Francisco/Creighton North Texas 4 Texas Wisconsin UCLA Providence 13 Ohio South Dakota State Vermont Iona 6 Arkansas USC LSU UConn 11 Oklahoma Indiana Davidson Michigan 3 Illinois Villanova Texas Tech Tennessee 14 Texas State Montana State Seattle Wagner 7 Xavier Colorado State Marquette Saint Mary's 10 TCU Iowa State Loyola-Chicago Rutgers 2 Duke Kentucky Purdue Baylor 15 Yale Long Beach State Cleveland State Jacksonville State RANKINGS: Let's take a closer look at Katz's bracket.Shuffling at the top
In Katz's top seven teams, just one remains in the same overall position as five days ago — No. 1 Gonzaga. Elsewhere, Auburn and Arizona flipped as the second and third overall seeds, respectively. Kentucky lost its status as a one seed after a 13-point loss to Tennessee on the road. Taking Kentucky's place is Kansas with a one seed, slotting in fourth overall. Baylor also passed Kentucky; the Bears are staying right on Kansas's tail down the stretch in the Big 12. Baylor also moved past Purdue in the process. :Number of bids by conference
Conferences with multiple teams in Katz's preseason bracket Conference Total Teams Teams (Automatic Qualifier in bold) Big Ten 9 Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio State,Michigan State, Iowa, Rutgers, Michigan, Indiana Big 12 7 Kansas, Baylor, Texas Tech, Texas,
Iowa State, TCU, Oklahoma Big East 7 Villanova, Providence, UConn, Marquette,
Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton SEC 6 Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama,
LSU, Arkansas ACC 5 Duke, Notre Dame, Miami (FL), Wake Forest, North Carolina Pac-12 3 Arizona, UCLA, USC West Coast 3 Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, San Francisco Mountain West 3 Colorado State, Boise State, Wyoming AAC 2 Houston, Memphis With Rutgers exiting the bubble and joining the field, the Big Ten has nine teams in Katz's latest bracketology, with five teams in the top 20 overall seeds. That's followed by the SEC and Big 12 each have four teams among the top 20 overall seeds. In Katz's top 10 overall seeds, the Big 12 reign supreme with three teams to lead all conferences. The Pac-12 has just three teams predicted in this year's tournament for the second time this season. TITLETOWN:
Teams in the First Four
Here are Andy Katz's teams in the First Four. 1. Memphis2. North Carolina
3. San Francisco
4. Creighton Memphis leads Katz's First Four. After the Tigers went through some rough patches earlier this season, a talented team, with the likes of Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren, gets into the tournament. North Carolina is also in the First Four; Katz has the Tar Heels making the tournament in head coach Hubert Davis' first year at the Chapel Hill helm. Katz leapfrogged Creighton up from the eighth team out on the bubble to the final team in his First Four. If the Bluejays have staying power, we'll find out soon enough; Creighton plays Marquette, Providence, UConn and Seton Hall in four of its final five games. PAST BRACKETS:
Teams on the outside looking in
Here are Andy Katz's first four teams out. First four out 1. Oregon2. BYU
3. Virginia
4. Florida Oregon drops from the tournament field in Katz's last bracket after losing to Arizona State on Feb. 17. The Ducks were a 12 seed just a few days ago. The rest of the first four out remains the same. CHECK THIS OUT: Next four out 5. Mississippi State
6. SMU
7. San Diego State
8. West Virginia SMU falls all the way from a 12 seed to the next four out in the latest bracketology. The Mustangs lost to Temple, a team that sits 118th in the most recent NET rankings. Luckily, SMU has appearances with Memphis and Houston still on the regular-season schedule to add to its resume. WAHOO:
Andy Katz s automatic qualifiers
Here are Katz's 32 automatic qualifier predictions. Conference Automatic qualifier America East Vermont American Houston Atlantic 10 Davidson ACC Duke ASUN Jacksonville State Big 12 Kansas Big East Providence Big Sky Montana State Big South Longwood Big Ten Purdue Big West Long Beach State CAA UNC Wilmington Conference USA North Texas Horizon Cleveland State Ivy Yale MAAC Iona MAC Ohio MEAC Norfolk State Missouri Valley Loyola-Chicago Mountain West Boise State NEC Wagner OVC Murray State Pac-12 Arizona Patriot Colgate SEC Auburn Southern Chattanooga Southland New Orleans SWAC Southern Summit League South Dakota State Sun Belt Texas State WCC Gonzaga WAC SeattleAndy Katz s field of 68
Here is Katz’s full seed list in order, 1-68: RANK SEED TEAM CONFERENCE 1. 1 -- Gonzaga WCC (AQ) 2. 1 -- Auburn SEC (AQ) 3. 1 -- Arizona Pac-12 (AQ) 4. 1 -- Kansas Big 12 (AQ) 5. 2 -- Baylor Big 12 6. 2 -- Kentucky Big 12 7. 2 -- Purdue Big Ten (AQ) 8. 2 -- Duke ACC (AQ) 9. 3 -- Villanova Big East 10. 3 -- Texas Tech Big 12 11. 3 -- Tennessee SEC 12. 3 -- Illinois Big Ten 13. 4 -- Wisconsin Big Ten 14. 4 -- UCLA Pac-12 15. 4 -- Providence Big East (AQ) 16. 4 -- Texas Big 12 17. 5 -- Ohio State Big Ten 18. 5 -- Houston AAC (AQ) 19. 5 -- Michigan State Big Ten 20. 5 -- Alabama SEC 21. 6 -- UConn Big East 22. 6 -- LSU SEC 23. 6 -- USC Pac-12 24. 6 -- Arkansas SEC 25. 7 -- Marquette Big East 26. 7 -- Xavier Big East 27. 7 -- Saint Mary's WCC 28. 7 -- Colorado State MWC 29. 8 -- Seton Hall Big East 30. 8 -- Boise State MWC (AQ) 31. 8 -- Wyoming MWC 32. 8 -- Iowa Big Ten 33. 9 -- Notre Dame ACC 34. 9 -- Miami (FL) ACC 35. 9 -- Murray State OVC (AQ) 36. 9 -- Wake Forest ACC 37. 10 -- Loyola-Chicago MVC (AQ) 38. 10 -- Rutgers Big Ten 39. 10 -- Iowa State Big 12 40. 10 -- TCU Big 12 41. 11 -- Oklahoma Big 12 42. 11 -- Michigan Big Ten 43. 11 -- Indiana Big Ten 44. 11 -- Davidson A10 (AQ) 45. 12 -- Memphis AAC 46. 12 -- North Carolina ACC 47. 12 -- San Francisco WCC 48. 12 -- Creighton Big East 49. 12 -- North Texas Conference USA (AQ) 50. 12 -- Chattanooga SoCon (AQ) 51. 13 -- South Dakota State Summit (AQ) 52. 13 -- Iona MAAC (AQ) 53. 13 -- Ohio MAC (AQ) 54. 13 -- Vermont America East (AQ) 55. 14 -- Wagner NEC (AQ) 56. 14 -- Seattle WAC (AQ) 57. 14 -- Texas State Sun Belt (AQ) 58. 14 -- Montana State Big Sky (AQ) 59. 15 -- Yale Ivy (AQ) 60. 15 -- Cleveland State Horizon (AQ) 61. 15 -- Jacksonville State ASun (AQ) 62. 15 -- Long Beach State Big West (AQ) 63. 16 -- Colgate Patriot (AQ) 64. 16 -- Longwood Big South (AQ) 65. 16 -- UNC Wilmington CAA (AQ) 66. 16 -- Norfolk State MEAC (AQ) 67. 16 -- Southern SWAC (AQ) 68. 16 -- New Orleans Southland (AQ)RANKINGS :
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