Top ranked Gonzaga got a scare from the Santa Clara Broncos last night before the officials made sure Gonzaga wouldn’t lose.
This is my second edition of where I think teams will be seeded if the tournament started today. Of course, there’s still plenty of regular season games and conference tournament games where teams can improve their resume and move up or move down.
Disclaimer: These aren’t my final predictions of where I think teams will finish in terms of seeding. These are my seeds if the tournament started today, February 26.
In my seeding, it goes in order from top to bottom in terms of who I think the No. 1 team is on that seed line and who the No. 4 team is on that seed line.
Remember, there are four play-in games.
Here’s where I have everyone seeded entering play today (February 26):
1. Gonzaga
1. Baylor
1. Michigan
1. Ohio State
2. West Virginia
2. Alabama
2. Iowa
2. Villanova
3. Illinois
3. Houston
3. Creighton
3. Florida State
4. Texas
4. Arkansas
4. USC
4. Tennessee
5. Purdue
5. Virginia
5. Oklahoma
5. Wisconsin
6. Kansas
6. Clemson
6. Colorado
6. San Diego State
7. BYU
7. Florida
7. Missouri
7. Oklahoma State
8. UCLA
8. Loyola-Chicago
8. St. Bonaventure
8. Texas Tech
9. Oregon
9. Maryland
9. Rutgers
9. UConn
10. Drake
10. LSU
10. Richmond
10. VCU
11. Virginia Tech
11. Georgia Tech
11. Louisville
11. Boise State
12. Western Kentucky
12. UC Santa Barbara
12. Colorado State
12. Wichita State
12. Michigan State
12. North Carolina
13. Colgate
13. Toledo
13. Wright State
13. Belmont
14. Liberty
14. Winthrop
14. Furman
14. Abilene Christian
15. South Dakota State
15. Weber State
15. Grand Canyon
15. James Madison
16. Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
16. Texas State
16. Wagner
16. Siena
16. Prairie View A&M
16. Norfolk State
First Eight Out (In Order):
- Saint Louis
- Stanford
- Seton Hall
- Duke
- Xavier
- Indiana
- Utah State
- Southern Methodist
