Bracketology

Welcome to Bracketville’s home for Bracketology. This is where you will find bracket projections for the 2015 NCAA Tournament. At the time of publication (update) the bracket reflects an overview of where the NCAA landscape stands. The closer we get to Selection Sunday, the bracket reflects a more season ending today approach.

UPDATED: March 2, 2015

Teams in CAPS represent the projected AUTOMATIC bid.  In the event of a tie in the loss column, RPI is the first tiebreaker used. Exceptions are made for teams that use an abbreviation (UCLA, BYU, etc).

Several new bracketing principles were introduced last year. You can read them for yourself at http://www.ncaa.com. For example: teams from the same conference may now meet before a Regional final, even if fewer than eight teams are selected. The goal is to keep as many teams as possible on their actual seed line.

FIRST FOUR PAIRINGS – Dayton (First Round)

• Boise State vs. BYU | Midwest Region
• Tulsa vs. Davidson | West Region
• TX-SOUTHERN vs. ST. FRANCIS (NY) | Midwest Region
• NORTH FLORIDA vs. BUCKNELL | East Region

BRACKET PROJECTION …

MIDWEST – Cleveland		EAST - Syracuse
Louisville		Charlotte
1) KENTUCKY		1) VIRGINIA
16) ST. FRANCIS / TX-STHERN		16) NO FLORIDA / BUCKNELL
8) VCU		8) DAYTON
9) Purdue		9) Xavier
Seattle		Jacksonville
5) North Carolina		5) West Virginia
12) S.F. Austin		12) MURRAY STATE
4) Iowa State		4) Arkansas
13) IONA		13) LOUISIANA TECH
Louisville		Pittsburgh
6) Butler		6) Providence
11) Boise State / BYU		11) Texas AM
3) Notre Dame		3) Maryland
14) TOLEDO		14) NC-CENTRAL
Columbus		Omaha
7) St. John’s		7) Iowa
10) Oklahoma State		10) Cincinnati
2) WISCONSIN		2) KANSAS
15) GEORGIA STATE		15) ALBANY
WEST – Los Angeles		SOUTH – Houston
Pittsburgh		Charlotte
1) VILLANOVA		1) Duke
16) SACRAMENTO ST		16) NORTHEASTERN
8) SAN DIEGO ST		8) Ohio State
9) LSU		9) Georgia
Columbus		Portland
5) WICHITA STATE		5) Northern Iowa
12) Tulsa / Davidson		12) WOFFORD
4) Louisville		4) Utah
13) VALPARAISO		13) HARVARD
Jacksonville		Omaha
6) Georgetown		6) SMU
11) NC State		11) Colorado State
3) Baylor		3) Oklahoma
14) HIGH POINT		14) UC-DAVIS
Portland		Seattle
7) Michigan State		7) Indiana
10) Mississippi		10) Oregon
2) ARIZONA		2) GONZAGA
15) NEW MEXICO ST		15) SO DAKOTA ST

NOTES on the BRACKET: Kentucky is the overall No. 1 seed followed by Virginia, Duke, and Villanova. Next in line: Wisconsin, Arizona, Gonzaga, and Kansas.

Last Five teams in (at large): Texas AM, Boise State, BYU, Tulsa, Davidson

First Five teams out (at large): Illinois, Temple, Old Dominion, UCLA, Stanford

Next five teams out (at large): Pittsburgh, Miami-FL, Texas, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Breakdown by Conference …

Big 10 (7): Wisconsin, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Purdue

Big 12 (6): Kansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma State

ACC (6): Virginia, Duke, Notre Dame, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State

Big East (6): Villanova, Butler, Georgetown, Providence, St. John’s, Xavier

SEC (6): Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas AM

American (3): SMU, Cincinnati, Tulsa

Pac 12 (3): Arizona, Utah, Oregon

Mountain West (3): San Diego State, Colorado State, Boise State

Atlantic 10 (3): Dayton, VCU, Davidson

Missouri Valley (2): Wichita State, Northern Iowa

West Coast (2): Gonzaga, BYU

Conference USA (1): Louisiana Tech

ONE BID LEAGUES: Georgia State (SBELT), Harvard (IVY), Sacramento State (BSKY), Valparaiso (HZN), S.F. Austin (SLND), Wofford (STHN), UC-Davis (BWEST), Toledo (MAC), Iona (MAAC), Florida Gulf Coast (ASUN), Murray State (OVC), Northeastern (CAA), High Point (BSO), NC-Central (MEAC), South Dakota State (SUM), New Mexico State (WAC), Albany (AEAST), Bucknell (PAT), St. Francis – NY (NEC), Texas-Southern (SWAC)