Zach Hayes is RTC’s official bracketologist.
Bubble Math (last updated after Sunday’s games)
Locks: 36
Non-At Large Automatic Bids: 22
Spots Remaining: 10
Currently In The Field: Marquette, Gonzaga, Richmond, Butler, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Clemson, Boston College, Virginia Tech.
Last Four In: Michigan State, Clemson, Boston College, Virginia Tech.
First Four Out: Alabama, Colorado, USC, Baylor.
S-Curve (italics indicated automatic bids)
1 Seeds: Ohio State, Kansas, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame
2 Seeds: Duke, BYU, Texas, San Diego State
3 Seeds: Florida, Purdue, North Carolina, Syracuse
4 Seeds: Louisville, Wisconsin, St. John’s, West Virginia
5 Seeds: Kentucky, Georgetown, Arizona, Connecticut
6 Seeds: Xavier, Vanderbilt, Kansas State, Cincinnati
7 Seeds: Texas A&M, Villanova, Missouri, Old Dominion
8 Seeds: George Mason, UCLA, Tennessee, Temple
9 Seeds: Utah State, UNLV, Florida State, Washington
10 Seeds: Illinois, Saint Mary’s, Marquette, Gonzaga
11 Seeds: Richmond, Butler, Georgia, Michigan
12 Seeds: Michigan State, Clemson, Boston College, Virginia Tech, UAB, Belmont
13 Seeds: Harvard, Oakland, Charleston, Milwaukee
14 Seeds: Indiana State, Bucknell, Iona, Morehead State
15 Seeds: Long Beach State, Kent State, Boston University, Long Island
16 Seeds: Florida Atlantic, Northern Colorado, UNC-Asheville, McNeese State, Texas Southern, Bethune-Cookman