Hello, college basketball/Big Ten fans!'
First of all, thank you to Off Tackle Empire for giving me front page billing last week.
Welcome to the third Schmolik 64 update for 2023.
| South Regional | Louisville | ||
| Fri/Sun March 24-26 | |||
| Columbus | 1 | Purdue | 20-1 |
| Fri/Sun March 17-19 | 16 | ||
| 8 | Creighton | 12-8 | |
| 9 | Kentucky | 14-6 | |
| Albany | 5 | Miami | 16-4 |
| Fri/Sun March 17-19 | 12 | Liberty | 14-5 |
| 4 | Marquette | 16-5 | |
| 13 | VCU | 16-5 | |
| Orlando | 6 | Florida Atlantic | 18-1 |
| Thur/Sat March 16-18 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Texas | 17-3 | |
| 14 | Southern Illinois | 16-5 | |
| Greensboro | 7 | West Virginia | 12-8 |
| Fri/Sun March 17-19 | 10 | North Carolina | 15-6 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 17-3 | |
| 15 | Vermont | 10-10 |
| Midwest Regional | Kansas City | ||
| Fri/Sun March 24-26 | |||
| Birmingham | 1 | Alabama | 18-2 |
| Thur/Sat March 16-18 | 16 | ||
| 8 | San Diego St | 15-4 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 14-7 | |
| Orlando | 5 | Providence | 16-5 |
| Thur/Sat March 16-18 | 12 | Oral Roberts | 14-4 |
| 4 | TCU | 16-4 | |
| 13 | UC Santa Barbara | 15-3 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | St. Mary's | 17-4 |
| Thur/Sat March 16-18 | 11 | Nevada | 15-5 |
| 3 | UCLA | 17-4 | |
| 14 | Seattle | 14-5 | |
| Des Moines | 7 | Illinois | 14-6 |
| Thur/Sat March 16-18 | 10 | Arkansas | 14-6 |
| 2 | Iowa State | 15-4 | |
| 15 | UNC Asheville | 14-6 |
| East Regional | New York | ||
| Thur/Sat March 23-25 | |||
| Birmingham | 1 | Houston | 19-2 |
| Thur/Sat March 16-18 | 16 | Northern Kentucky | 12-8 |
| 8 | Duke | 14-6 | |
| 9 | Maryland | 13-7 | |
| Columbus | 5 | Rutgers | 14-6 |
| Fri/Sun March 17-19 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Xavier | 17-4 | |
| 13 | Louisiana | 14-4 | |
| Greensboro | 6 | Auburn | 16-4 |
| Fri/Sun March 17-19 | 11 | Boise State | 15-5 |
| 3 | Virginia | 15-3 | |
| 14 | Princeton | 12-5 | |
| Denver | 7 | Northwestern | 14-5 |
| Fri/Sun March 17-19 | 10 | Charleston | 20-1 |
| 2 | Kansas | 16-4 | |
| 15 | Eastern Washington | 14-7 |
| West Regional | Las Vegas | ||
| Thur/Sat March 23-25 | |||
| Sacramento | 1 | Arizona | 18-3 |
| Thur/Sat March 16-18 | 16 | Southern | 8-10 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 17-3 | |
| 9 | Iowa | 12-8 | |
| Albany | 5 | Connecticut | 16-6 |
| Fri/Sun March 17-19 | 12 | Kent State | 14-4 |
| 4 | Baylor | 15-5 | |
| 13 | Iona | 13-6 | |
| Denver | 6 | Indiana | 14-6 |
| Fri/Sun March 17-19 | 11 | NC State | 16-5 |
| 3 | Gonzaga | 16-4 | |
| 14 | Colgate | 14-7 | |
| Des Moines | 7 | Clemson | 17-4 |
| Thur/Sat March 16-18 | 10 | Ohio State | 11-9 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 17-3 | |
| 15 | North Carolina Greensboro | 12-8 |
| First Four Games | |||
| Dayton | MW | Tennessee Martin | 10-8 |
| Tue March 17 | 16 | Morgan State | 7-9 |
| Dayton | S | Southeastern Louisiana | 9-9 |
| Wed March 18 | 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 11-10 |
| Dayton | S | USC | 15-6 |
| Tue March 17 | 11 | Texas A&M | 14-6 |
| Dayton | E | Memphis | 16-5 |
| Wed March 18 | 12 | Missouri | 15-5 |
Bids By Conference:
Big Ten: 9 (Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Indiana Hoosiers, Illinois Fighting Illini, Northwestern Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, Iowa Hawkeyes, Maryland Terrapins, Ohio State Buckeyes)
Big 12: 7 (ISU, KSU, Kan, Tex, TCU, Bay, WV)
SEC: 7 (Ala, Tenn, Aub, Ky, Ark, A&M, Mo)
ACC: 6 (Va, Mia, Clem, Duke, UNC, NCSt)
Big E: 5 (Xav, Marq, Conn, Prov, Creig)
MWC: 4 (NM, SDSt, Nev, BSU)
Pac 12: 3 (Ariz, UCLA, USC)
AAC: 2 (Hou, Mem)
WCC: 2 (Gonz, St. M)
One Bid: 23
Highest NET left out: Utah State (36), Utah (45). NET Data courtesy of WarrenNolan.com.
Congrats to Purdue for being the overall #1 seed this update. After losing their first game after being ranked #1 this season and after being ranked #1 last season, Purdue won their first game after being ranked this week #1 the second time this season. Purdue leads the country with eight Quad 1 wins. Should Purdue finish the overall #1 seed, most likely they will be in the South Regional and not the Midwest because Louisville is way closer to West Lafayette than Kansas City.
Since my last update, both Houston and Kansas lost at home (Kansas got thumped, Houston lost to Temple, a Quad 3 loss). Gonzaga also lost at home. The Big 12 has been the best conference this year but they were shut out of the #1 line (they did receive three #2 seeds, one #3, and two #4's!) They are starting to cannibalize each other, no one has fewer than two conference losses now.
The Big Ten leads with nine bids (last week they had eight). All nine are in the top 50 of the NET rankings.
Compare my bracket to other brackets across the internet at the Bracket Matrix.
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