March Madness: Final college basketball Bracketology report

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KANSAS CITY, MO – MARCH 08: Kansas Jayhawks guard Devonte’ Graham (4) and teammates celebrate a charge taken by Mitch Lightfoot (44) in the second half of a quarterfinal game in the Big 12 Basketball Championship between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Kansas Jayhawks on March 8, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. Kansas won 82-68. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Bracketology: Midwest Region

Kansas worked their way into the one slot with a stellar finish, wrapping up the Big 12 regular season and tournament crowns — in the number one ranked RPI conference in NCAA basketball. The Dukies also closed out the season with a bit of momentum and have an experienced roster, a rarity for a Power 5 juggernaut.

It will be interesting to see where (or if) the Selection Committee inserts Middle Tennesee State, but they are more than deserving to be placed in this year’s March Madness bracket.

(1) Kansas Big 12 vs. (16) Harvard Ivy

(2) Duke vs. (15) SFA Southland

(3) Cincinnati American vs. (14) Wright State Horizon

(4) Kentucky vs. (13) UNC Greensboro Southern

(5) Michigan vs. (12) Murray State Ohio Valley

(6) Miami (FL) vs. (11) Missouri

(7) Florida vs. (10) St. Bonaventure

(8) Butler vs. (9) Middle Tennessee

BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!!! #rockchalk pic.twitter.com/MCVMoXNDUJ
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) March 11, 2018

Villanova capped off a stellar season by winning the Big East tournament crown. Outside of a loss to St. Johns at home, their resume is without blemish. This Wildcats squad may be even more talented than the group who won it all in 2016.

The most intriguing case is the curious one of the Oklahoma Sooners. Will the selection committee include them for the sole reason of having Trae Young on their roster? We believe their quality wins outweigh all of their gaping holes. Send them to Dayton and see if they truly belong.

Bracketology: South Region

(1) Villanova Big East vs. (16) Lipscomb Atlantic Sun/ LIU Brooklyn Northeast

(2) Purdue vs. (15) Iona Metro Atlantic

(3) North Carolina vs. (14) Marshall C-USA

(4) Clemson vs. (13) Montana Big Sky

(5) Wichita St vs. (12) Alabama/Oklahoma

(6) Providence vs. (11) Virginia Tech

(7) TCU vs. (10) Arizona St.

(8) Kansas St. vs. (9) Arkansas

Villanova last 5 seasons. 180 games. 159-21. Three Big East Tournament titles, four regular season championships. Won 5 in-season tournaments, 20-0 in Big 5, never lost two straight, one national title.
Truly one of the great runs in college basketball history.
— Dick Jerardi (@DickJerardi) March 11, 2018

With just a quartet of Conference title games remaining, one of those being a potential bid stealer in Davidson, the March Madness field is nearly set. Remember, our selections basing is on merit and not our predictions of what we believe will go down when the revealing of the March Madness brackets this evening.

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