NCAA Field Projection – March 12, 2023 (3:45pm)

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

This is my final update prior to the bracket being released. If Penn State wins, I’d bump them to the 7 line and move Northwestern to the 8 line. If Memphis beats Houston, I would flip Memphis with Northwestern. If both upsets occur, both Penn State and Memphis would go to the 7 line and both Missouri and Northwestern would fall to the 8 line.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Alabama, Kansas, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: Texas, UCLA, Arizona, Marquette

The 3s: Gonzaga, Baylor, Kansas State, Connecticut

The 4s: San Diego State, Xavier, Virginia, Tennessee

The 5s: Duke, Indiana, Iowa State, Miami (FL)

The 6s: TCU, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Creighton

The 7s: Kentucky, Saint Mary’s (CA), Missouri, Memphis

The 8s: Northwestern, West Virginia, Penn State, Florida Atlantic

The 9s: Iowa, Arkansas, Maryland, Auburn

The 10s: Boise State, Illinois, USC, Utah State

The 11s: Providence, Nevada, Pittsburgh, NC State, Arizona State, Mississippi State

The 12s: Oral Roberts, Charleston, Drake, VCU

The 13s: Kent State, Iona, Louisiana-Lafayette, Kennesaw State

The 14s: Furman, UC Santa Barbara, Grand Canyon, Vermont

The 15s: Princeton, Colgate, Montana State, UNC-Asheville

The 16s: Northern Kentucky, Howard, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Southeast Missouri State, Texas Southern, Fairleigh Dickinson

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NCAA Field Projection – March 12, 2023 ( am)

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Alabama, Kansas, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: Texas, UCLA, Gonzaga, Arizona

The 3s: Marquette, Xavier, Baylor, Kansas State

The 4s: San Diego State, Connecticut, Virginia, Indiana

The 5s: Tennessee, Duke, Iowa State, Miami (FL)

The 6s: Michigan State, Kentucky, Creighton, Texas A&M

The 7s: TCU, Saint Mary’s (CA), Missouri, Northwestern

The 8s: West Virginia, Memphis, Florida Atlantic, Penn State

The 9s: Iowa, Arkansas, Maryland, Auburn

The 10s: Boise State, Illinois, USC, Utah State

The 11s: Providence, Nevada, Pittsburgh, NC State, Arizona State, Mississippi State

The 12s: Oral Roberts, Charleston, Drake, VCU

The 13s: Kent State, Yale, Iona, Grand Canyon

The 14s: Kennesaw State, UC Santa Barbara, Louisiana-Lafayette, Furman

The 15s: Vermont, Colgate, Montana State, UNC-Asheville

The 16s: Northern Kentucky, Howard, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Southeast Missouri State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Texas Southern

NCAA Field Projection – March 11, 2023

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Kansas, Alabama, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Gonzaga

The 3s: Arizona, Marquette, Xavier, Kansas State

The 4s: Indiana, Tennessee, San Diego State, Connecticut

The 5s: Virginia, Iowa State, TCU, Miami (FL)

The 6s: Creighton, Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke

The 7s: Texas A&M, Saint Mary’s (CA), Northwestern, Missouri

The 8s: West Virginia, Florida Atlantic, Iowa, Memphis

The 9s: Auburn, Maryland, Arkansas, Illinois

The 10s: Penn State, Boise State, Providence, USC

The 11s: Pittsburgh, Nevada, NC State, Utah State, Mississippi State, Arizona State

The 12s: Oral Roberts, Charleston, Drake, VCU

The 13s: Toledo, Yale, Iona, Grand Canyon

The 14s: Kennesaw State, UC Irvine, Louisiana-Lafayette, Furman

The 15s: Vermont, Colgate, Montana State, UNC Asheville

The 16s: Northern Kentucky, Grambling State, Howard, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Southeast Missouri State, Fairleigh Dickinson

NCAA Field Projection – March 9, 2023

Welcome to the dance Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Colgate, and Montana State! The favorite coming into the SWAC tournament, Alcorn State, lost their first round matchup against Texas Southern, removing them from the field projection. The favorite to win the SWAC, however, is Grambling State which picked up a comfortable win against Bethune-Cookman.

Implications for bubble teams made significant shifts due to yesterday’s games. Wisconsin, which likely was sitting on the wrong side of the bubble heading into their opening Big Ten matchup, lost to Ohio State, all but likely ending their bid to make the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma State won their opening round game against Oklahoma setting up a crucial matchup against Texas this evening. In the ACC tournament, North Carolina handled Boston College easily, advancing to meet Virginia in a quarterfinal matchup at 7pm EST.

A fun surprise result from yesterdays games worth noting happened in the Big East! DePaul won in unique and exciting fashion, beating Seton Hall 66-65. Down 61-65, DePaul’s Jalen Terry scored on a layup with six seconds remaining to put the Demon Deacons down 63-65. Terry stole the ball and found teammate Umoja Gibson, who was fouled on a three point attempt by Seton Hall’s KC Ndefu. After Gibson made all three free throws, Seton Hall inbounded the ball and Femi Odukale covered the length of the floor for a layup attempt that was blocked and initially called goaltending. After review, the call was reversed and switched to a block, sending DePaul to a quarterfinal matchup with Xavier. With Xavier’s Zach Freemantle out, big man Jack Nunge will be leaned on to make sure another upset bid by the Demon Deacons. The teams split the regular season series with each team winning on their home court.

What a day to be the 14 seed. In the SEC tournament, 14 seed LSU took down 11 seed Georgia and in the Big Ten, 14 seed Minnesota squeaked by a streaking 11 seed Nebraska.

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Kansas, Alabama, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona

The 3s: Gonzaga, Marquette, Kansas State, Tennessee

The 4s: Connecticut, Indiana, Xavier, San Diego State

The 5s: Miami (FL), Virginia, Saint Mary’s (CA), Iowa State

The 6s: Kentucky, TCU, Creighton, Texas A&M

The 7s: Michigan State, Duke, Northwestern, Missouri

The 8s: Iowa, West Virginia, Maryland, Florida Atlantic

The 9s: Illinois, Arkansas, Memphis, Auburn

The 10s: Boise State, Providence, USC, NC State

The 11s: Pittsburgh, Nevada, Utah State, Mississippi State, Penn State, Oklahoma State

The 12s: Oral Roberts, Charleston, Drake, VCU

The 13s: Utah Valley, Toledo, Yale, Iona

The 14s: Kennesaw State, UC Irvine, Louisiana-Lafayette, Furman

The 15s: Vermont, Colgate, Montana State, UNC Asheville

The 16s: Northern Kentucky, Grambling State, Howard, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Southeast Missouri State, Fairleigh Dickinson

NCAA Field Projection – March 8, 2023

Five more teams earned bids yesterday. Oral Roberts, Gonzaga, Northern Kentucky, College of Charleston, and Fairleigh Dickinson join the growing field of 68. It should be mentioned that Fairleigh Dickinson, although losing to Merrimack in the Northeast Conference final, will participate because Merrimack has not finished the mandatory transition period which makes them ineligible playing in the NCAA tournament. The ACC and A10 conferences started yesterday with a smattering of exciting and not so exciting games. The Big Ten, Big East, SEC, Big 12, and Pac 12 all begin their conference tournaments today!

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Kansas, Alabama, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona

The 3s: Gonzaga, Marquette, Kansas State, Tennessee

The 4s: Connecticut, Indiana, Xavier, San Diego State

The 5s: Miami (FL), Virginia, Saint Mary’s (CA), Iowa State

The 6s: Kentucky, TCU, Creighton, Texas A&M

The 7s: Michigan State, Duke, Northwestern, Missouri

The 8s: Iowa, Maryland, Illinois, Florida Atlantic

The 9s: West Virginia, Arkansas, Memphis, Auburn

The 10s: Boise State, Providence, USC, NC State

The 11s: Pittsburgh, Utah State, Nevada, Mississippi State, Penn State, Rutgers

The 12s: Oral Roberts, Charleston, Drake, VCU

The 13s: Utah Valley, Toledo, Yale, Iona

The 14s: Kennesaw State, UC Irvine, Louisiana-Lafayette, Furman

The 15s: Vermont, Colgate, Montana State, UNC Asheville

The 16s: Northern Kentucky, Alcorn State, Howard, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Southeast Missouri State, Fairleigh Dickinson

NCAA Field Projection – March 7, 2023

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Kansas, Alabama, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: UCLA, Baylor, Texas, Arizona

The 3s: Marquette, Kansas State, Gonzaga, Tennessee

The 4s: Connecticut, Xavier, Indiana, Virginia

The 5s: San Diego State, Saint Mary’s (CA), Miami (FL), Iowa State

The 6s: Kentucky, TCU, Creighton, Texas A&M

The 7s: Michigan State, Duke, Northwestern, Missouri

The 8s: Iowa, Maryland, Illinois, Florida Atlantic

The 9s: West Virginia, Arkansas, Memphis, Auburn

The 10s: Boise State, Providence, USC, NC State

The 11s: Pittsburgh, Utah State, Nevada, Mississippi State, Penn State, Rutgers

The 12s: Oral Roberts, Charleston, Drake, Utah Valley

The 13s: VCU, Toledo, Yale, Iona

The 14s: Kennesaw State, UC Irvine, Louisiana-Lafayette, Furman

The 15s: Vermont, Colgate, Montana State, UNC Asheville

The 16s: Northern Kentucky, Alcorn State, Howard, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Southeast Missouri State, Fairleigh Dickinson

NCAA Field Projection – March 6, 2023

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Kansas, Alabama, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona

The 3s: Marquette, Kansas State, Gonzaga, Tennessee

The 4s: Connecticut, Xavier, Indiana, Virginia

The 5s: Miami (FL), San Diego State, Saint Mary’s (CA), Iowa State

The 6s: Kentucky, Creighton, TCU, Texas A&M

The 7s: Michigan State, Duke, Northwestern, Iowa

The 8s: Missouri, Illinois, Memphis, Maryland

The 9s: Arkansas, Florida Atlantic, Boise State, Providence

The 10s: Auburn, West Virginia, USC, NC State

The 11s: Nevada, Pittsburgh, Utah State, Wisconsin, Mississippi State, Penn State

The 12s: Charleston, Oral Roberts, Drake, VCU

The 13s: Utah Valley, Toledo, Iona, Yale,

The 14s: Louisiana-Lafayette, UC Irvine, Furman, Kennesaw State

The 15s: Montana State, Vermont, Colgate, UNC Asheville

The 16s: Youngstown State, Grambling State, Howard, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Southeast Missouri State, Fairleigh Dickinson

NCAA Field Projection – March 4, 2023

Today brings final resume boosting opportunities during the regular season for teams across the country. Notable games that I’ll be watching closely include Alabama traveling to Texas A&M, Tennessee at Auburn, Kansas State at West Virginia, Miami hosting Pittsburgh, Arkansas vs. Kentucky,

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Alabama, Kansas, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Kansas State

The 3s: Arizona, Marquette, Gonzaga, Tennessee

The 4s: Connecticut, Indiana, Xavier, San Diego State

The 5s: Virginia, Saint Mary’s (CA), TCU, Miami (FL)

The 6s: Northwestern, Iowa State, Kentucky, Creighton

The 7s: Maryland, Michigan State, Duke, Texas A&M

The 8s: Illinois, Iowa, Providence, Missouri

The 9s: Arkansas, NC State, Florida Atlantic, Nevada

The 10s: Rutgers, Boise State, Auburn, Memphis

The 11s: USC, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Arizona State

The 12s: Charleston, Liberty, Oral Roberts, Bradley

The 13s: VCU, Utah Valley, Southern Miss, Yale

The 14s: Toledo, UC Irvine, Iona, Furman

The 15s: Eastern Washington, Vermont, Colgate, UNC Asheville

The 16s: Youngstown State, Grambling State, Norfolk State, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Morehead State, Fairleigh Dickinson

NCAA Field Projection – March 3, 2023

A number of teams sitting on the bubble were in action yesterday. Michigan’s bid to try to make the field of 68 took a hit with it’s double overtime loss at Illinois. Arizona State’s upset bid fell flat against UCLA as they traveled to Pauley Pavilion. Wisconsin fell to Purdue at home in a closely contested game that both teams never led by more than six points. Be wary of Purdue as they’ve faded over the past four to six weeks. Rutgers is heading the wrong direction with an awful loss at Minnesota.

In Horizon League action, Antoine Davis and Detroit Mercy came up short in their game at Youngstown State. Going into this game, Davis was 26 points shy of breaking Pete Maravich’s NCAA record of 3,667 points career points. Ultimately, Davis finished with 22 points for the game, a game in which Detroit lead for most of the game, pushing the Penguins. For Youngstown State, it’s the first time they will be in the semifinal since the 2016-2017 season when they were a 9 seed.

The Patriot League is experiencing the most volatility which 6 seed Lafayette square off with 7 seed American in the semifinal on Sunday, March 5.

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Alabama, Kansas, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Kansas State

The 3s: Arizona, Marquette, Gonzaga, Tennessee

The 4s: Connecticut, Xavier, Indiana, San Diego State

The 5s: Virginia, Saint Mary’s (CA), TCU, Miami (FL)

The 6s: Northwestern, Iowa State, Kentucky, Michigan State

The 7s: Creighton, Maryland, Texas A&M, Duke

The 8s: Iowa, Illinois, Providence, Missouri

The 9s: Arkansas, NC State, Florida Atlantic, Nevada

The 10s: Rutgers, Boise State, Auburn, Memphis

The 11s: USC, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Arizona State

The 12s: Charleston, Liberty, Oral Roberts, Bradley

The 13s: VCU, Utah Valley, Southern Miss, Yale

The 14s: Toledo, UC Irvine, Iona, Furman

The 15s: Eastern Washington, Vermont, Colgate, UNC Asheville

The 16s: Youngstown State, Grambling State, Howard, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Morehead State, Fairleigh Dickinson

NCAA Field Projection – March 2, 2023

Below is a projection of which teams would end up on specific seed lines based on results so far this season if selections were made today. The body of work for each team’s results over the course of the 2022-2023 season influences their seed line. As always, I’ll do my best to share updated projections consistently during the season.

My bracket is part of the The Bracket Project’s website along with many other brackets that college basketball fans are part of.  If you have the time and want to create your own field of 68, all instructions can be found on The Bracket Project’s website. Link to The Bracket Project

The 1s: Alabama, Kansas, Houston, Purdue

The 2s: UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Kansas State

The 3s: Arizona, Tennessee, Marquette, Gonzaga

The 4s: Xavier, Connecticut, Indiana, Virginia

The 5s: San Diego State, TCU, Miami (FL), Saint Mary’s (CA)

The 6s: Iowa State, Northwestern, Creighton, Kentucky

The 7s: Michigan State, Maryland, Duke, Texas A&M

The 8s: Illinois, Iowa, Providence, Missouri

The 9s: Arkansas, NC State, Florida Atlantic, Nevada

The 10s: Rutgers, Boise State, Auburn, Memphis

The 11s: USC, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Arizona State

The 12s: Charleston, Liberty, Oral Roberts, Bradley

The 13s: VCU, Utah Valley, Southern Miss, Yale

The 14s: Toledo, UC Irvine, Iona, Furman

The 15s: Eastern Washington, Vermont, Colgate, UNC Asheville

The 16s: Youngstown State, Grambling State, Norfolk State, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Morehead State, Fairleigh Dickinson