Ratner Bracketology

With less than a month until Selection Sunday, here is my attempt at projecting the current tournament field, more commonly referred to as Bracketology (a practice made popular by ESPN’s Joe Lunardi).

As of 2/18

TEAMS BY CONFERENCE:
Big Ten – 7
Big East – 7
ACC – 6
Pac 12 – 6
Big 12 – 6
Mountain West – 4
Atlantic 10 – 4
SEC – 3
Missouri Valley – 2
West Coast – 2

Next 4 In- St. Mary’s (45), Iowa State (44), Baylor (43), Illinois (42)

Last 4 In- Villanova (51), Arizona State (50), Virginia (49), California (48)

First 4 Out- Kentucky (52), St. John’s (53), Temple (54), Iowa (55)

Next 4 Out- Charlotte (56), Southern Miss (57), Maryland (58), Indiana State (59)