NCAA Bracket Projections Week 15: Bubble Pressure & Key Games
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After a fantastic week of games with plenty of showdowns that went down to the buzzer, the seeds for the NCAA Tournament are starting to shift a bit.
All of a sudden, teams like Wisconsin, Texas, Cal, New Mexico, and Missouri are in a brighter spotlight. Meanwhile, up top, with UConn, Illinois, Gonzaga, and Duke losing, this just got interesting in the battle for the highest seeds.
Here are our bracket projections for the NCAA Tournament seeds going into Week 15.
Projected NCAA Tournament Field by Seed
Most Important Games This Week
- Monday: Arizona at Kansas
- Tuesday: Purdue at Nebraska
- Wednesday: Florida at Georgia
- Thursday: Hofstra at Charleston
- Friday: Michigan State at Wisconsin
- Saturday: Kansas at Iowa State
- Sunday: Indiana at Illinois
Projected First Four Out
- Baylor (Big 12)
- Cal (ACC)
- New Mexico (MWest)
- Seton Hall (Big East)
Projected Last Four In
aka, these four will probably be knocked out once the conference tournament weirdness kicks in
- Miami (ACC)
- Ohio State (Big Ten)
- San Diego State (MWest)
- Texas (SEC)
Four Teams That Might Blow Up the Bubble
aka, these four are projected out teams that might end up getting in after going on a splashy run in their respective conference tournaments
- Baylor (Big 12)
- Boise State (MWest)
- George Mason (A-10)
- Virginia Tech (ACC)
True Bubble Teams
aka, these four are probably closer to being in than we have them
- Cal (ACC)
- Missouri (SEC)
- New Mexico (MWest)
- Oklahoma State (Big 12)
Projected 16 Seeds
All Seeds In Alphabetical Order
Austin Peay (ASun)
Navy (Patriot)
Teams in Play-In Games
Howard (MEAC)
LIU (NEC)
UT Martin (OVC)
Vermont (America East)
Projected 15 Seeds
Austin Peay (ASun)
Marist (MAAC)
North Dakota State (Summit)
Portland State (Big Sky)
Projected 14 Seeds
California Baptist (WAC)
ETSU (SoCon)
Troy (Sun Belt)
UC Irvine (Big West)
Projected 13 Seeds
High Point (Big South)
Liberty (CUSA)
Oakland (Horizon)
UNC Wilmington (Coastal)
Projected 12 Seeds
Belmont (MVC)
McNeese (Southland)
Miami University (MAC)
Yale (Ivy)
Projected 11 Seeds
Santa Clara (West Coast)
Tulsa (American)
Teams In Play-In Games
Miami (ACC)
Ohio State (Big Ten)
San Diego State (MWest)
Texas (SEC)
Projected 10 Seeds
Georgia (SEC)
SMU (ACC)
UCLA (Big Ten)
USC (Big Ten)
Projected 9 Seeds
Saint Mary’s (West Coast)
Texas A&M (SEC)
UCF (Big 12)
Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Projected 8 Seeds
Clemson (ACC)
Indiana (Big Ten)
Utah State (MWest)
Villanova (Big East)
Projected 7 Seeds
Auburn (SEC)
Kentucky (SEC)
NC State (ACC)
Tennessee (SEC)
Projected 6 Seeds
Arkansas (SEC)
Louisville (ACC)
Saint Louis (A-10)
St. John’s (Big East)
Projected 5 Seeds
Alabama (SEC)
BYU (Big 12)
Iowa (Big Ten)
Texas Tech (Big 12)
Projected 4 Seeds
North Carolina (ACC)
Purdue (Big Ten)
Vanderbilt (SEC)
Virginia (ACC)
Projected 3 Seeds
Florida (SEC)
Gonzaga (West Coast)
Kansas (Big 12)
Michigan State (Big Ten)
Projected 2 Seeds
Houston (Big 12)
Illinois (Big Ten)
Iowa State (Big 12)
Nebraska (Big Ten)
Projected 1 Seeds
Arizona (Big 12)
Duke (ACC)
Michigan (Big Ten)
UConn (Big East)
Related: NCAA Tournament Watch: Who’s In, Out, & on the Bubble (Week 15)
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