IMPORTANT: This is based on games played through Jan. 19. If the tournament started Jan. 20, this is what my bracket would look like.
Last four in: Arizona State, Old Dominion, Texas A&M, Maryland
First four out: Virginia Tech, Marquette, Oklahoma State, San Diego State
Kentucky remains #1 overall. They are now the last remaining unbeaten team in division 1.
Texas is still a one seed despite the loss to Kansas State. The Longhorns have a better strength of schedule than Kansas, as well as a more legitimate loss.
Despite Kansas State’s win over Texas, the schedule, as well as the loss to unranked Missouri, are not impressive enough to push them into a #2 spot yet.
Purdue takes another dip after the Northwestern loss, though they rebounded nicely with a tough win at Illinois.
Georgia Tech jumps to a #5 seed. The Yellow Jackets now have wins over Duke, North Carolina and Clemson in the ACC. Also making big jumps this week were Ohio State and Vanderbilt.
Now in as conference champions are Campbell and Western Kentucky, replacing East Tennessee State and Denver.
Major conference breakdown:
ACC: 7
Big 12: 6
Big East: 6
SEC: 5
Big Ten: 4
Pac 10: 2
