Here is a list of the games we will be watching ahead of Saturday’s Bracketology:
Harvard - Cornell, 6:30 pm ET
Princeton - Yale, 7:00 pm ET
Manhattan - Iona, 7:00 pm ET
Valparaiso - Cleveland State, 10:00 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 Thursday, February 26th)
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)
Midwest #11 Seed
Davidson (20-6, At-Large)
BYU (22-8, At-Large)
Wednesday, March 18th
East #16 Seed
New Mexico State (19-10, WAC Champion)
St. Francis-NY (21-9, Northeast Champion)
South #12 Seed
Pittsburgh (19-10, At-Large)
Xavier (18-11, 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 Michigan State (19-9, At-Large)
#9 Texas (17-11, At-Large)
March 19th in Portland, Oregon
#4 Utah (22-5, 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 19th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 Maryland (23-5, At-Large)
#14 South Dakota State (21-8, Summit League Champion)
#6 Butler (20-8, At-Large)
#11 Winner of Davidson/BYU
March 20th in Omaha, Nebraska
#2 Kansas (22-6, Big 12 Champion)
#15 Georgia Southern (20-6, Sun Belt Champion)
#7 Colorado State (24-5, Mountain West Champion)
#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 Oregon (21-8, At-Large)
#9 Indiana (19-10, At-Large)
March 19th in Jacksonville, Florida
#4 Arkansas (23-5, At-Large)
#13 Wofford (24-6, Southern Champion)
#5 Oklahoma (19-8, At-Large)
#12 Murray State (25-4, Ohio Valley Champion)
March 19th in Jacksonville, Florida
#3 Baylor (21-7, At-Large)
#14 High Point (22-7, Big South Champion)
#6 North Carolina (19-9, At-Large)
#11 Saint Mary’s (21-7, At-Large)
March 19th in Portland, Oregon
#2 Arizona (25-3, Pac-12 Champion)
#15 Eastern Washington (21-7, Big Sky Champion)
#7 Ohio State (20-8, At-Large)
#10 Dayton (21-6, At-Large)
West Region (#3; Los Angeles, California)
March 20th in Seattle, Washington
#1 Gonzaga (29-1, West Coast Champion)
#16 North Carolina Central (21-6, Mid-Eastern Champion)
#8 LSU (20-8, At-Large)
#9 St. John’s (19-9, At-Large)
March 20th in Seattle, Washington
#4 Iowa State (20-7, At-Large)
#13 Valparaiso (25-5, Horizon League Champion)
#5 Wichita State (26-3, At-Large)
#12 Old Dominion (21-6, Conference USA Champion)
March 20th in Columbus, Ohio
#3 Louisville (22-6, At-Large)
#14 Iona (23-6, Metro Atlantic Champion)
#6 Virginia Commonwealth (21-7, Atlantic 10 Champion)
#11 Iowa (18-10, At-Large)
March 20th in Omaha, Nebraska
#2 Wisconsin (25-3, Big Ten Champion)
#15 Florida Gulf Coast (21-8, Atlantic Sun Champion)
#7 Providence (19-9, At-Large)
#10 Georgia (18-9, 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 San Diego State (22-6, At-Large)
#9 Ole Miss (19-9, At-Large)
March 20th in Columbus, Ohio
#4 West Virginia (22-6, At-Large)
#13 Harvard (19-5, Ivy League Champion)
#5 SMU (23-5, American Champion)
#12 Winner of Pittsburgh/Xavier
March 19th in Louisville, Kentucky
#3 Northern Iowa (27-2, Missouri Valley Champion)
#14 UC Davis (21-5, Big West Champion)
#6 Georgetown (18-8, At-Large)
#11 Purdue (18-9, At-Large)
March 20th in Charlotte, North Carolina
#2 Duke (25-3, At-Large)
#15 Northeastern (19-11, Colonial Champion)
#7 Texas A&M (19-8, At-Large)
#10 Oklahoma State (17-10, At-Large)
LAST FOUR IN:
Davidson (20-6)
BYU (22-8)
Pittsburgh (19-10)
Xavier (18-11)
FIRST FOUR OUT:
Tulsa (20-7)
Stanford (18-9)
Miami-Florida (18-10)
Boise State (21-7)
NEXT FOUR OUT:
Cincinnati (19-9)
Temple (20-9)
Illinois (17-11)
Rhode Island (19-7)
TEN MORE TO WATCH:
UCLA (17-12)
Buffalo (18-9)
Louisiana Tech (22-7)
TCU (17-11)
UTEP (19-8)
Green Bay (22-7)
Wyoming (21-7)
Minnesota (17-12)
Toledo (18-10)
Alabama (17-11)
BRACKET CHANGES:
At-Large Out:
None
At-Large In:
None
Conference Champions Out:
Georgia State (Sun Belt)
Conference Champions In:
Georgia Southern (Sun Belt)