Easily my favorite month in the entire calendar year is March. To me, March Madness is a holiday and I believe that the NCAA Tournament is the most entertaining tournament in all of sports. Today is March 1st, so every team in contention for receiving a bid to the big dance will be on edge for the next 17 days until Selection Sunday. For some, the end of the regular season is this Saturday, and for others, it is Saturday the 9th. For mid-majors, unless you are in a special circumstance, your goal is winning your conference tournament to receive an automatic bid. For high-majors, if you cannot win your conference tournament, your goal is to be good enough to receive an at-large bid.
In terms of the article, I am doing a special all-around March Madness document to celebrate it being March 1st. Included is my updated seed list and full bubble breakdown with mid-major teams that have a chance at stealing at-large bids from the bubble teams.
College Basketball Seed List
1 seeds
Gonzaga, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina
2 seeds
Duke, Houston, Michigan State, Michigan
3 seeds
LSU, Tennessee, Nevada, Texas Tech
4 seeds
Purdue, Virginia Tech, Kansas, Marquette
5 seeds
Florida State, Villanova, Kansas State, Wisconsin
6 seeds
Maryland, Cincy, Washington, Iowa State
7 seeds
Wofford, Buffalo, Miss State, NC State
8 seeds
Iowa, Louisville, Syracuse, Baylor
9 seeds
St Johns, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Auburn
10 seeds
UCF, Texas, VCU, TCU
11 seeds
Clemson, Oklahoma, Minnesota/Florida, Seton Hall/Alabama
12 seeds
Belmont, Utah State, New Mex State, Lipscomb
13 seeds
Murray State, Hofstra, Yale, UC Irvine
14 seeds
Old Dominion, Montana, South Dak State, Vermont
15 seeds
Texas State, Radford, Lehigh, Wright State
16 seeds
Loyola Chicago, Quinnipiac, St Francis (PA)/Sam Houston, Norfolk State/Prairie View
Bubble Breakdown
*also listed is each team’s regular season games remaining
Last 4 Byes
Texas – (Iowa State, @Texas Tech, TCU)
TCU – (Texas Tech, Kansas State, @Texas)
Clemson – (UNC, @ND, Syracuse)
Oklahoma – (West Virginia, Kansas, @Kansas State)
Last 4 In
Minnesota – (Purdue, @Maryland)
Florida – (Georgia, LSU, @Kentucky)
Seton Hall – (@Georgetown, Marquette, Villanova)
Alabama – (LSU, Auburn, @Arkansas)
First 4 Out
Arizona State – (@Oregon State, @Arizona)
Memphis – (@Cincy, Tulsa)
UNC Greensboro – (Mid Major)
Temple – (Tulane, @UConn, UCF)
Next 4 Out
Georgetown – (Seton Hall, @Depaul, @Marquette)
Oregon State – (Arizona State, @Washington, @Wash State)
Xavier – (@St Johns, @Butler, St Johns)
Indiana – (Michigan State, @Illinois, Rutgers)
Others with a Slim Chance
Creighton – (@Marquette, Providence, Depaul)
Providence – (@Creighton, Butler)
Nebraska – (@Michigan State, Iowa)
Butler – @Villanova, Xavier, @Providence)
Boston College – (@Gtech, UNC, NC State)
Dayton – (URI, La Salle, @Duquesne)
Davidson – (Fordham, St Bon, @Richmond)
USF – (@UConn, @Tulane, SMU)
Tulsa – (Tulane, ECU, @Memphis)
Mid-Majors
Teams that are in first place in their conference are not listed in terms of the bubble, since they are projected to receive automatic bids
Gonzaga, Nevada, Wofford, and Buffalo are all locks for at-large bids
Utah State – Ranked higher than the bubble as of now
Murray State- Ranked higher than the bubble as of now
UNC Greensboro – On the bubble
Liberty – Ranked below the bubble as of now
Furman – Ranked below the bubble as of now
San Fran – Ranked below the bubble as of now
