Bold indicates team is projected auto bid from their conference
Green cell indicates team has clinched the auto bid from their conference
Yellow cell indicates team would be an at-large if in the tournament
Underline indicates team is a lock (I define lock as you can lose out and have an 100% chance to make the tournament via an at large)
Check out the Bracket Matrix:- it compiles data of brackets across the web, such as mine.
If there are any major bracket changing outcomes, you can expect this bracket to be updated soon afterwards.
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Tournament Breakdown by Conference:
ACC
Locks: Duke (1/26), North Carolina (2/14), Virginia (2/14), Louisville (2/21), Miami FL (2/28), Clemson (3/7), NC State (3/14)
Eliminated from at-large contention: Boston College (12/10), Florida State (12/16), Georgia Tech (1/6), Pittsburgh (1/10), Notre Dame (2/4), Wake Forest (2/7), Syracuse (2/21), Stanford (3/10)
Big Ten
Locks: Michigan (1/23), Nebraska (1/24), Michigan State (1/27), Illinois (2/1), Purdue (2/7), Wisconsin (2/28), UCLA (3/7), Ohio State (3/12)
Eliminated from at-large contention: Maryland (1/2), Rutgers (1/2), Oregon (1/8), Northwestern (1/17), Penn State (1/18), Minnesota (2/8), Washington (2/21), USC (3/7)
Big 12
Locks: Arizona (1/17), Houston (2/4), Iowa State (2/7), Kansas (2/7), Texas Tech (2/11), BYU (2/21), TCU (3/7)
Eliminated from at-large contention: Utah (1/11), Kansas State (2/1), Colorado (2/14), Baylor (2/24), Arizona State (2/24), Oklahoma State (2/28), West Virginia (3/3), Cincinnati (3/11)
Big East
Locks: UConn (1/27), Saint John's (2/21), Villanova (3/7)
Eliminated from at-large contention: Marquette (12/13), DePaul (12/31), Georgetown (1/17), Providence (1/19), Xavier (1/24), Butler (2/11), Creighton (2/21), Seton Hall (3/6)
SEC
Locks: Florida (2/11), Vanderbilt (2/14), Alabama (2/14), Arkansas (2/14), Tennessee (2/18), Kentucky (2/28), Georgia (3/7)
Eliminated from at-large contention: South Carolina (1/31), Mississippi State (2/7), Ole Miss (2/14), LSU (2/17), Oklahoma (2/18), Auburn (3/7)
Other Conferences
Locks: Gonzaga (2/18), Saint Mary's CA (2/28), Utah State (3/12), Saint Louis (3/13)