It was a wild Wednesday night for College Hoops with 51 games on the docket. There were a few big games involving bubble teams or teams looking to solidify their arguments for high seeds. The results were mixed for those schools. Who improved their seeding and who fell back? Find out below.

Here is a list of the games we will be watching ahead of Friday’s Bracketology:

Wofford - Mercer, 7:00 pm ET

Minnesota - Michigan State, 7:00 pm ET

Nebraska - Ohio State, 7:00 pm ET

UTEP - Louisiana Tech, 8:00 pm ET

SMU - Memphis, 9:00 pm ET

If you have any questions about how the formula works or would like some clarification from the creator feel free to e-mail [email protected]. You can follow along with the calculation of the numbers at our VAVEL Bracketology page right here.

(Records updated through Wednesday, February 25th)

We will start with a look at the play-in games taking place in Dayton, Ohio on March 17th and 18th.

Team (Record, How They Made the Tournament)

Tuesday, March 17th

Midwest #16 Seed

Lehigh (16-12, Patriot League Champion)

Texas Southern (15-12, SWAC Champion)


West #12 Seed

Xavier (18-11, At-Large)

BYU (21-8, At-Large)


Wednesday, March 18th

East #16 Seed

New Mexico State (19-10, WAC Champion)

St. Francis-NY (20-9, Northeast Champion)


Midwest #11 Seed

Saint Mary’s (20-7, At-Large)

Pittsburgh (19-10, At-Large)


Midwest Region (#1; Cleveland, Ohio)

March 19th in Louisville, Kentucky

#1 Kentucky (28-0, SEC Champion)

#16 Winner of Lehigh/Texas Southern


#8 San Diego State (22-6, At-Large)

#9 Texas (17-11, At-Large)


March 19th in Portland, Oregon

#4 Utah (21-5, At-Large)

#13 Stephen F. Austin (23-4, Southland Champion)


#5 Notre Dame (24-5, At-Large)

#12 Central Michigan (21-5, Mid-American Champion)


March 20th in Columbus, Ohio

#3 Maryland (23-5, At-Large)

#14 High Point (21-7, Big South Champion)


#6 Virginia Commonwealth (21-7, Atlantic 10 Champion)

#11 Winner of Saint Mary’s/Pittsburgh


March 20th in Omaha, Nebraska

#2 Kansas (22-6, Big 12 Champion)

#15 South Dakota State (21-8, Summit League Champion)


#7 Providence (19-9, At-Large)

#10 NC State (17-11, At-Large)


East Region (#2; Syracuse, New York)

March 20th in Charlotte, North Carolina

#1 Virginia (26-1, ACC Champion)

#16 Winner of New Mexico State/St. Francis-NY


#8 Ohio State (19-8, At-Large)

#9 St. John’s (19-9, At-Large)


March 19th in Jacksonville, Florida

#4 Arkansas (23-5, At-Large)

#13 Valparaiso (25-5, Horizon League Champion)


#5 Oklahoma (19-8, At-Large)

#12 Murray State (24-4, Ohio Valley Champion)


March 19th in Jacksonville, Florida

#3 Baylor (21-7, At-Large)

#14 Georgia State (19-8, Sun Belt Champion)


#6 North Carolina (19-9, At-Large)

#11 Iowa (18-10, At-Large)


March 19th in Portland, Oregon

#2 Arizona (24-3, Pac-12 Champion)

#15 Eastern Washington (20-7, Big Sky Champion)


#7 Texas A&M (19-8, At-Large)

#10 Dayton (21-6, At-Large)


West Region (#3; Los Angeles, California)

March 20th in Seattle, Washington

#1 Gonzaga (28-1, West Coast Champion)

#16 North Carolina Central (21-6, Mid-Eastern Champion)


#8 LSU (20-8, At-Large)

#9 Indiana (19-10, At-Large)


March 19th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#4 West Virginia (22-6, At-Large)

#13 UC Davis (21-4, Big West Champion)


#5 Wichita State (26-3, At-Large)

#12 Winner of BYU/Xavier


March 20th in Columbus, Ohio

#3 Louisville (22-6, At-Large)

#14 Iona (23-6, Metro Atlantic Champion)


#6 Georgetown (18-8, At-Large)

#11 Davidson (20-6, At-Large)


March 20th in Omaha, Nebraska

#2 Wisconsin (25-3, Big Ten Champion)

#15 Northeastern (19-10, Colonial Champion)


#7 Colorado State (24-5, Mountain West Champion)

#10 Oklahoma State (17-10, At-Large)


South Region (#4; Houston, Texas)

March 19th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 Villanova (26-2, Big East Champion)

#16 Albany (20-8, America East Champion)


#8 Michigan State (19-8, At-Large)

#9 Ole Miss (19-9, At-Large)


March 20th in Seattle, Washington

#4 Iowa State (20-7, At-Large)

#13 Wofford (23-6, Southern Champion)


#5 SMU (22-5, American Champion)

#12 Old Dominion (20-6, Conference USA Champion)


March 19th in Louisville, Kentucky

#3 Northern Iowa (27-2, Missouri Valley Champion)

#14 Harvard (19-5, Ivy League Champion)


#6 Butler (20-8, At-Large)

#11 Purdue (18-9, At-Large)


March 20th in Charlotte, North Carolina

#2 Duke (25-3, At-Large)

#15 Florida Gulf Coast (21-8, Atlantic Sun Champion)


#7 Oregon (21-8, At-Large)

#10 Georgia (18-9, At-Large)


LAST FOUR IN:

Saint Mary’s (20-7)

Pittsburgh (19-10)

Xavier (18-11)

BYU (21-8)

FIRST FOUR OUT:

Tulsa (20-7)

Boise State (21-7)

Miami-Florida (18-10)

Cincinnati (19-9)

NEXT FOUR OUT:

Temple (19-9)

Stanford (17-9)

Illinois (17-11)

UTEP (19-7)

TEN MORE TO WATCH:

UCLA (17-12)

Rhode Island (19-7)

Buffalo (18-9)

TCU (17-11)

Green Bay (21-7)

Louisiana Tech (21-7)

Memphis (17-10)

Wyoming (21-7)

Alabama (17-11)

Toledo (18-10)

BRACKET CHANGES:

At-Large Out:

None

At-Large In:

None

Conference Champions Out:

Lafayette (Patriot League)

Conference Champions In:

Lehigh (Patriot League)

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Matthew Evans
Matthew is an American sports journalist based out of Kennewick, Washington. He is a Managing Editor for VAVEL USA as well as Co-editor of the soccer section.