Today is final exam day, and it’s time for bracketologists to turn in their papers.
In just a few hours, the Selection Committee will reveal the 68-team March Madness field, and we’ll get the answers to a few important questions.
South Carolina and USC are locks as No. 1 seeds, but who will join them on the top line? Stanford has been there all season long but lost in its conference tournament, while Iowa and Texas won the Big Ten and Big 12, respectively.
Texas was one spot ahead of Iowa (No. 6 vs. No. 7) in the final top 16 reveal on Feb. 29, but Iowa’s win over Ohio State on March 3 is the best win by either team since that point.
I’m going with Stanford and Iowa as the final No. 1 seeds, but no configuration would be a huge surprise.
Similar discussions are taking place at the end of the No. 2 line — where I have UConn edging out Notre Dame and LSU — and for the final hosting spots. I predict good news for Indiana, Colorado and Kansas State, while Oklahoma, Baylor and Gonzaga will have to hit the road.
The Pac-12 has had an incredible year in its final season as a full-fledged conference and projects to have six teams on the top six seed lines. But what will happen around the bubble?
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