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Final 2023 Schmolik 64!


Hello, college basketball/Big Ten fans!

It's finally here! The 2023 Schmolik 64!

Midwest Regional Kansas City
Fri/Sun March 24-26
Des Moines 1 Kansas 27-7
Thur/Sat March 16-18 16
8 Iowa 19-13
9 Providence 21-11
Orlando 5 San Diego St * 26-6
Thur/Sat March 16-18 12 Oral Roberts* 26-4
4 Indiana 22-11
13 Louisiana * 23-7
Columbus 6 TCU 21-12
Fri/Sun March 17-19 11
3 Gonzaga * 27-5
14 Montana State * 23-9
Sacramento 7 Creighton 21-12
Thur/Sat March 16-18 10 Arkansas 20-13
2 UCLA 29-5
15 Princeton * 19-8
South Regional Louisville
Fri/Sun March 24-26
Birmingham 1 Alabama * 28-5
Thur/Sat March 16-18 16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi * 19-10
8 Penn State 22-13
9 Florida Atlantic* 29-3
Albany 5 Iowa State 19-13
Fri/Sun March 17-19 12 Drake * 26-7
4 Connecticut 25-8
13 Kent State * 26-6
Denver 6 Missouri 24-9
Fri/Sun March 17-19 11 Arizona State 22-12
3 Baylor 22-10
14 UC Santa Barbara * 25-7
Des Moines 7 Michigan State 19-12
Thur/Sat March 16-18 10 USC 22-10
2 Marquette 28-6
15 Kennesaw State * 23-8
West Regional Las Vegas
Thur/Sat March 23-25
Birmingham 1 Houston 31-3
Thur/Sat March 16-18 16 Northern Kentucky *
8 Maryland 21-12
9 West Virginia 19-14
Orlando 5 St. Mary's 25-7
Thur/Sat March 16-18 12 VCU * 26-7
4 Duke * 26-8
13 Furman * 24-7
Orlando 6 Miami 25-7
Thur/Sat March 16-18 11
3 Kansas State 23-9
14 Grand Canyon * 21-11
Sacramento 7 Kentucky 21-11
Thur/Sat March 16-18 10 Illinois 20-12
2 Arizona * 28-6
15 UNC Asheville * 25-7
East Regional New York
Thur/Sat March 23-25
Columbus 1 Purdue * 29-5
Fri/Sun March 17-19 16
8 Memphis * 26-8
9 Boise State 23-9
Greensboro 5 Virginia 25-7
Fri/Sun March 17-19 12 Charleston * 30-3
4 Tennessee 23-10
13 Iona * 27-7
Albany 6 Northwestern 21-11
Fri/Sun March 17-19 11 Oklahoma State 18-15
3 Xavier 25-9
14 Colgate * 25-8
Denver 7 Texas A&M 25-8
Fri/Sun March 17-19 10 Rutgers 19-14
2 Texas * 26-8
15 Vermont * 22-10
First Four Games
Dayton MW Howard * 19-12
Tue March 17 16 Southeast Missouri * 17-16
Dayton E Texas Southern * 12-20
Wed March 18 16 Fairleigh Dickinson * 17-15
Dayton W Mississippi State 21-12
Tue March 17 11 Nevada 21-10
Dayton MW Utah State 25-8
Wed March 18 11 Auburn 20-12

Bids by conference:

Big Ten: 9 (Purdue Boilermakers, Indiana Hoosiers, Northwestern Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, Penn State Nittany Lions, Iowa Hawkeyes, Maryland Terrapins, Illinois Fighting Illini, Rutgers Scarlet Knights)

Big 12: 8 (Kan, Tex*, Bay, KSU, ISU, TCU, WV, OkSt)

SEC: 8 (Ala*, Tenn, Mo, Ky, A&M, Ark, Aub, Miss St)

Big E: 5 (Marq*, Xav, Conn, Creig, Prov)

Pac 12: 4 (Ariz*, UCLA, USC, ASU)

MWC: 4 (SDSt*, BSU, USU, Nev)

ACC: 3 (Duke*, Va, Mia)

WCC: 2 (Gonz*, St. M)

AAC: 2 (Hou, Mem*)

One Bid: 23

Highest NET left out: North Texas (38), Liberty (44), NC State (45), North Carolina (46), Oregon (47)

Compare my bracket to other brackets across the internet at the Bracket Matrix.

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