Well friends, for weeks now I’ve been publishing my updated Bracketology projections here at Saturday Down South while keeping an eye on the start of the month of March. But now, there’s no longer reason to look ahead.
March is here, and although the beginning of the NCAA Tournament is still a couple of weeks out, by the time I return with my next set of projections next Monday, 5 teams will have already punched their tickets to the Big Dance, and an additional 12 conference tournaments will have begun.
And make no mistake about it, you’ll undoubtedly be feeling that oh-so-familiar fever come over you. My advice to you: embrace it. This is the best time of the year to be a basketball fan, and the proper time of the year to let yourself slip into pure, unadulterated Madness.
The Bracket
Bracketology Breakdown
No. 1 Seeds: Duke Blue Devils (East Region), Michigan Wolverines (Midwest Region), Arizona Wildcats (West Region), UConn Huskies (South Region)
Multi-Bid Leagues: ACC (8), Big 12 (8), Big East (3), Big Ten (10), Mountain West (2), SEC (10), WCC (3)
SEC Seeding: Florida (2), Alabama (4), Vanderbilt (5), Arkansas (5), Tennessee (6), Kentucky (6), Mizzou (9), Texas (10), Georgia (10), Texas A&M (11)
Bubble Watch
Last 4 Byes: Texas, SMU, New Mexico, Texas A&M
Last 4 In: TCU, Ohio State, Santa Clara, Indiana
First 4 Out: California, San Diego State, VCU, USC
Next 4 Out: West Virginia, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati
10 Biggest Games of the Week
Monday, March 2 — 9 p.m. ET, ESPN — Iowa State at Arizona
Tuesday March 3 — 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews — Alabama at Georgia
Tuesday March 3 — 11 p.m. ET, FS1 — Nebraska at UCLA
Wednesday March 4 — 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2 — Texas at Arkansas
Saturday, March 7 — 2 p.m. ET, ESPN — Vanderbilt at Tennessee
Saturday March 7 — 4 p.m. ET, CBS — Wisconsin at Purdue
Saturday March 7 — 4 p.m. ET, ESPN — Florida at Kentucky
Saturday March 7 — 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN — North Carolina at Duke
Saturday March 7 — 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN — Texas Tech at BYU
Sunday March 8 — 5:30 p.m. ET, CBS — Michigan State at Michigan
