center>Odds of Advancing to Round, March 24

Elite Eight Final Four Finals Champion
 75.59% HOUSTON
 74.98% AUBURN
 72.77% DUKE
 71.56% TEXAS TECH
 66.99% MICHIGAN STATE
 63.14% ALABAMA
 62.33% TENNESSEE
 59.90% FLORIDA
 40.10% MARYLAND
 37.67% KENTUCKY
 36.86% BYU
 33.01% OLE MISS
 28.44% ARKANSAS
 27.23% ARIZONA
 25.02% MICHIGAN
 24.41% PURDUE
 54.22% DUKE
 52.90% AUBURN
 52.28% HOUSTON
 38.57% FLORIDA
 32.36% TEXAS TECH
 27.31% MICHIGAN STATE
 25.87% TENNESSEE
 22.48% ALABAMA
 22.06% MARYLAND
 14.28% ARIZONA
 11.44% KENTUCKY
 11.32% MICHIGAN
 10.41% PURDUE
  9.01% BYU
  8.48% OLE MISS
  7.01% ARKANSAS
 34.19% DUKE
 32.77% AUBURN
 29.89% HOUSTON
 21.15% FLORIDA
 15.02% TEXAS TECH
 12.61% MICHIGAN STATE
 11.01% TENNESSEE
  9.99% MARYLAND
  9.54% ALABAMA
  5.74% ARIZONA
  4.08% MICHIGAN
  3.59% KENTUCKY
  3.30% PURDUE
  2.74% BYU
  2.54% OLE MISS
  1.84% ARKANSAS
 23.30% DUKE
 19.36% HOUSTON
 16.30% AUBURN
  9.48% FLORIDA
  5.51% TENNESSEE
  5.49% TEXAS TECH
  4.55% ALABAMA
  4.36% MICHIGAN STATE
  3.55% MARYLAND
  2.60% ARIZONA
  1.36% KENTUCKY
  1.26% PURDUE
  1.05% MICHIGAN
  0.96% BYU
  0.52% OLE MISS
  0.34% ARKANSAS


Odds of Advancing to Round, March 22

Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Finals Champion
*81.92% PURDUE
*80.20% DUKE
*78.77% AUBURN
*75.36% MARYLAND
*71.52% MICHIGAN STATE
 70.46% IOWA STATE
*68.80% FLORIDA
 68.63% ST. JOHN'S
*67.58% TEXAS TECH
*67.12% ARIZONA
*66.02% HOUSTON
*64.83% TENNESSEE
*64.35% ALABAMA
 52.56% ILLINOIS
 52.38% WISCONSIN
*50.95% MICHIGAN
 49.05% TEXAS A&M
*47.62% BYU
*47.44% KENTUCKY
 35.65% SAINT MARY'S
 35.17% UCLA
 33.98% GONZAGA
 32.88% OREGON
 32.42% MISSOURI
*31.37% ARKANSAS
 31.20% UCONN
*29.54% OLE MISS
 28.48% NEW MEXICO
 24.64% COLORADO STATE
 21.23% CREIGHTON
 19.80% BAYLOR
 18.08% MCNEESE
 60.92% DUKE
 59.56% AUBURN
 52.35% HOUSTON
 44.72% FLORIDA
 41.11% IOWA STATE
 40.68% TEXAS TECH
 39.82% TENNESSEE
 39.33% ALABAMA
 38.47% MICHIGAN STATE
 35.18% ST. JOHN'S
 35.17% MARYLAND
 23.77% PURDUE
 23.67% ILLINOIS
 23.65% WISCONSIN
 23.29% ARIZONA
 22.54% GONZAGA
 20.40% BYU
 20.18% KENTUCKY
 16.61% SAINT MARY'S
 16.32% UCLA
 15.84% MICHIGAN
 14.87% TEXAS A&M
 14.54% UCONN
 13.81% MISSOURI
 11.18% OLE MISS
 10.32% ARKANSAS
  9.73% CREIGHTON
  9.23% NEW MEXICO
  8.91% BAYLOR
  6.88% OREGON
  5.57% COLORADO STATE
  1.34% MCNEESE
 46.59% DUKE
 40.46% AUBURN
 37.73% HOUSTON
 29.03% FLORIDA
 19.96% TEXAS TECH
 19.77% IOWA STATE
 19.68% MARYLAND
 18.00% TENNESSEE
 17.66% MICHIGAN STATE
 15.73% ALABAMA
 15.71% ST. JOHN'S
 13.06% ARIZONA
 12.86% GONZAGA
 10.85% PURDUE
  8.45% ILLINOIS
  7.37% WISCONSIN
  6.75% KENTUCKY
  6.70% UCONN
  6.66% MICHIGAN
  6.12% TEXAS A&M
  5.97% BYU
  5.15% UCLA
  4.58% SAINT MARY'S
  4.43% MISSOURI
  4.04% BAYLOR
  3.67% CREIGHTON
  3.24% OLE MISS
  2.81% ARKANSAS
  2.67% OREGON
  2.42% NEW MEXICO
  1.68% COLORADO STATE
  0.21% MCNEESE
 30.57% DUKE
 25.81% AUBURN
 23.07% HOUSTON
 16.61% FLORIDA
 10.05% IOWA STATE
  9.69% TEXAS TECH
  9.48% MARYLAND
  8.58% MICHIGAN STATE
  8.33% TENNESSEE
  7.12% ALABAMA
  6.95% ST. JOHN'S
  5.90% GONZAGA
  5.76% ARIZONA
  3.84% PURDUE
  3.11% ILLINOIS
  2.65% WISCONSIN
  2.59% UCONN
  2.51% MICHIGAN
  2.33% KENTUCKY
  2.25% TEXAS A&M
  2.02% BYU
  1.68% UCLA
  1.46% SAINT MARY'S
  1.41% MISSOURI
  1.38% BAYLOR
  1.23% CREIGHTON
  1.00% OLE MISS
  0.76% ARKANSAS
  0.76% OREGON
  0.67% NEW MEXICO
  0.41% COLORADO STATE
  0.02% MCNEESE
 21.19% DUKE
 15.43% HOUSTON
 13.60% AUBURN
  8.03% FLORIDA
  4.31% TENNESSEE
  4.02% IOWA STATE
  3.86% TEXAS TECH
  3.75% MARYLAND
  3.49% ALABAMA
  3.25% MICHIGAN STATE
  3.03% GONZAGA
  2.76% ARIZONA
  2.48% ST. JOHN'S
  1.55% PURDUE
  1.30% ILLINOIS
  1.04% WISCONSIN
  0.92% KENTUCKY
  0.79% UCONN
  0.75% BYU
  0.71% MICHIGAN
  0.63% UCLA
  0.62% TEXAS A&M
  0.52% BAYLOR
  0.51% SAINT MARY'S
  0.35% MISSOURI
  0.30% CREIGHTON
  0.24% OREGON
  0.22% OLE MISS
  0.16% ARKANSAS
  0.13% NEW MEXICO
  0.07% COLORADO STATE
  0.00% MCNEESE


Odds of Advancing to Round, March 20

Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Finals Champion
*99.59% AUBURN
*99.53% DUKE
*99.27% HOUSTON
*97.48% FLORIDA
*95.99% ALABAMA
*95.31% ST. JOHN'S
*95.12% TENNESSEE
*93.10% WISCONSIN
*93.07% MICHIGAN STATE
*91.86% TEXAS TECH
*89.42% ARIZONA
*89.01% IOWA STATE
*86.82% MARYLAND
*86.56% KENTUCKY
*84.74% PURDUE
 78.16% CLEMSON
*76.49% GONZAGA
*71.41% TEXAS A&M
*68.98% OREGON
 68.08% MISSOURI
*67.70% SAINT MARY'S
 67.33% KANSAS
*66.28% UCONN
*65.68% MICHIGAN
*64.78% ILLINOIS
 64.10% MARQUETTE
*62.19% UCLA
*60.14% BAYLOR
*57.48% BYU
 55.72% NORTH CAROLINA
 50.87% LOUISVILLE
*50.51% COLORADO STATE
 49.49% MEMPHIS
*49.13% CREIGHTON
*44.28% OLE MISS
 42.52% VCU
 39.86% MISSISSIPPI STATE
 37.81% UTAH STATE
*35.90% NEW MEXICO
 35.22% XAVIER
 34.32% UC SAN DIEGO
 33.72% OKLAHOMA
*32.67% ARKANSAS
 32.30% VANDERBILT
*31.92% DRAKE
 31.02% LIBERTY
 28.59% YALE
 23.51% GEORGIA
*21.84% MCNEESE
 15.26% HIGH POINT
 13.44% TROY
 13.18% GRAND CANYON
 10.99% LIPSCOMB
 10.58% AKRON
  8.14% UNC WILMINGTON
  6.93% BRYANT
  6.90% MONTANA
  4.88% WOFFORD
  4.69% OMAHA
  4.01% ROBERT MORRIS
  2.52% NORFOLK STATE
  0.73% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.47% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.41% ALABAMA STATE
*81.84% DUKE
*79.56% AUBURN
*71.74% FLORIDA
*70.39% HOUSTON
*67.89% TENNESSEE
*67.14% ALABAMA
*65.52% TEXAS TECH
*65.17% ARIZONA
*64.56% MARYLAND
 59.65% IOWA STATE
*58.73% MICHIGAN STATE
 54.28% ST. JOHN'S
*52.21% PURDUE
 51.87% WISCONSIN
*46.18% KENTUCKY
 38.97% TEXAS A&M
 38.91% CLEMSON
*37.38% MICHIGAN
 36.72% ILLINOIS
 34.23% KANSAS
*29.05% BYU
 28.85% MARQUETTE
 26.42% GONZAGA
 25.54% MISSOURI
 25.33% OREGON
 25.18% SAINT MARY'S
 22.40% NORTH CAROLINA
 21.92% UCLA
 21.44% UCONN
 18.45% VCU
 15.87% COLORADO STATE
*15.56% OLE MISS
 15.34% MEMPHIS
 14.98% XAVIER
 14.22% UC SAN DIEGO
 12.46% BAYLOR
 11.52% NEW MEXICO
*11.15% ARKANSAS
 10.55% LOUISVILLE
  9.88% CREIGHTON
  9.50% UTAH STATE
  9.43% YALE
  7.21% DRAKE
  7.21% VANDERBILT
  6.62% LIBERTY
  6.58% OKLAHOMA
  5.68% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  5.08% MCNEESE
  4.23% GRAND CANYON
  3.80% HIGH POINT
  3.16% GEORGIA
  2.87% AKRON
  2.38% LIPSCOMB
  2.12% TROY
  1.73% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.91% BRYANT
  0.69% WOFFORD
  0.63% MONTANA
  0.47% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.34% OMAHA
  0.25% NORFOLK STATE
  0.03% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.02% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.01% ALABAMA STATE
 63.42% DUKE
 63.06% AUBURN
 55.41% HOUSTON
 49.76% FLORIDA
 44.25% TENNESSEE
 43.03% ALABAMA
 38.22% TEXAS TECH
 34.20% IOWA STATE
 32.47% MICHIGAN STATE
 29.23% MARYLAND
 28.08% ST. JOHN'S
 23.33% WISCONSIN
 22.42% ARIZONA
 20.14% KENTUCKY
 17.28% GONZAGA
 17.27% KANSAS
 16.68% ILLINOIS
 15.65% PURDUE
 13.61% MARQUETTE
 12.36% BYU
 12.35% SAINT MARY'S
 11.50% TEXAS A&M
 11.28% MICHIGAN
 10.99% UCONN
 10.63% MISSOURI
 10.47% UCLA
  9.82% CLEMSON
  9.56% NORTH CAROLINA
  6.57% VCU
  6.05% BAYLOR
  5.80% OLE MISS
  5.29% LOUISVILLE
  5.07% OREGON
  4.88% CREIGHTON
  4.73% XAVIER
  3.89% NEW MEXICO
  3.78% ARKANSAS
  3.66% COLORADO STATE
  3.48% MEMPHIS
  3.41% UTAH STATE
  2.63% UC SAN DIEGO
  2.36% OKLAHOMA
  2.28% VANDERBILT
  2.22% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  1.80% DRAKE
  1.35% YALE
  1.20% GEORGIA
  0.65% LIBERTY
  0.50% GRAND CANYON
  0.40% MCNEESE
  0.37% LIPSCOMB
  0.25% HIGH POINT
  0.24% TROY
  0.21% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.17% AKRON
  0.09% BRYANT
  0.08% WOFFORD
  0.04% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.04% MONTANA
  0.02% NORFOLK STATE
  0.02% OMAHA
  0.00% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.00% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.00% ALABAMA STATE
 48.00% DUKE
 44.27% AUBURN
 39.74% HOUSTON
 32.12% FLORIDA
 20.72% TENNESSEE
 19.23% TEXAS TECH
 17.79% ALABAMA
 15.81% IOWA STATE
 15.64% MARYLAND
 14.37% MICHIGAN STATE
 12.58% ST. JOHN'S
 12.35% ARIZONA
  9.83% GONZAGA
  7.52% KANSAS
  7.29% WISCONSIN
  7.26% PURDUE
  6.91% KENTUCKY
  6.00% ILLINOIS
  5.00% MARQUETTE
  4.97% UCONN
  4.89% TEXAS A&M
  4.88% MICHIGAN
  4.00% CLEMSON
  3.66% MISSOURI
  3.61% BYU
  3.48% SAINT MARY'S
  3.21% UCLA
  3.14% NORTH CAROLINA
  2.75% BAYLOR
  2.06% LOUISVILLE
  1.87% OREGON
  1.86% CREIGHTON
  1.64% OLE MISS
  1.54% VCU
  1.12% XAVIER
  1.07% COLORADO STATE
  1.05% ARKANSAS
  1.00% MEMPHIS
  0.98% NEW MEXICO
  0.79% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  0.75% UC SAN DIEGO
  0.73% UTAH STATE
  0.70% OKLAHOMA
  0.36% VANDERBILT
  0.36% GEORGIA
  0.36% DRAKE
  0.31% YALE
  0.13% LIBERTY
  0.08% GRAND CANYON
  0.06% MCNEESE
  0.04% LIPSCOMB
  0.03% HIGH POINT
  0.02% AKRON
  0.02% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.02% TROY
  0.01% BRYANT
  0.00% WOFFORD
  0.00% NORFOLK STATE
  0.00% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.00% MONTANA
  0.00% OMAHA
  0.00% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.00% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.00% ALABAMA STATE
 31.31% DUKE
 28.65% AUBURN
 23.92% HOUSTON
 18.32% FLORIDA
  9.69% TENNESSEE
  9.35% TEXAS TECH
  8.32% ALABAMA
  7.87% IOWA STATE
  7.21% MARYLAND
  6.86% MICHIGAN STATE
  5.43% ST. JOHN'S
  5.39% ARIZONA
  4.42% GONZAGA
  3.15% KANSAS
  2.62% WISCONSIN
  2.56% PURDUE
  2.37% KENTUCKY
  2.16% ILLINOIS
  1.99% MARQUETTE
  1.90% UCONN
  1.83% MICHIGAN
  1.80% TEXAS A&M
  1.22% BYU
  1.21% CLEMSON
  1.21% MISSOURI
  1.14% SAINT MARY'S
  1.11% NORTH CAROLINA
  0.98% UCLA
  0.95% BAYLOR
  0.69% LOUISVILLE
  0.61% CREIGHTON
  0.51% OREGON
  0.50% OLE MISS
  0.42% VCU
  0.28% ARKANSAS
  0.27% XAVIER
  0.26% NEW MEXICO
  0.25% COLORADO STATE
  0.23% MEMPHIS
  0.21% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  0.18% UC SAN DIEGO
  0.17% OKLAHOMA
  0.15% UTAH STATE
  0.08% GEORGIA
  0.07% VANDERBILT
  0.07% DRAKE
  0.06% YALE
  0.02% LIBERTY
  0.01% GRAND CANYON
  0.01% MCNEESE
  0.00% LIPSCOMB
  0.00% HIGH POINT
  0.00% AKRON
  0.00% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.00% TROY
  0.00% BRYANT
  0.00% WOFFORD
  0.00% NORFOLK STATE
  0.00% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.00% MONTANA
  0.00% OMAHA
  0.00% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.00% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.00% ALABAMA STATE
 21.31% DUKE
 15.65% HOUSTON
 15.43% AUBURN
  8.92% FLORIDA
  5.02% TENNESSEE
  4.12% ALABAMA
  3.78% TEXAS TECH
  3.08% IOWA STATE
  2.73% MARYLAND
  2.55% MICHIGAN STATE
  2.50% ARIZONA
  2.21% GONZAGA
  1.91% ST. JOHN'S
  1.07% KANSAS
  1.01% PURDUE
  1.01% WISCONSIN
  0.92% KENTUCKY
  0.87% ILLINOIS
  0.59% MARQUETTE
  0.58% UCONN
  0.51% MICHIGAN
  0.49% TEXAS A&M
  0.44% BYU
  0.41% CLEMSON
  0.40% SAINT MARY'S
  0.35% BAYLOR
  0.34% UCLA
  0.31% MISSOURI
  0.29% NORTH CAROLINA
  0.17% LOUISVILLE
  0.15% OREGON
  0.15% CREIGHTON
  0.13% VCU
  0.11% OLE MISS
  0.07% XAVIER
  0.06% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  0.06% ARKANSAS
  0.05% NEW MEXICO
  0.05% COLORADO STATE
  0.04% MEMPHIS
  0.04% UTAH STATE
  0.03% OKLAHOMA
  0.03% UC SAN DIEGO
  0.02% GEORGIA
  0.01% VANDERBILT
  0.01% DRAKE
  0.01% YALE
  0.00% LIBERTY
  0.00% MCNEESE
  0.00% GRAND CANYON
  0.00% LIPSCOMB
  0.00% HIGH POINT
  0.00% AKRON
  0.00% TROY
  0.00% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.00% BRYANT
  0.00% WOFFORD
  0.00% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.00% MONTANA
  0.00% NORFOLK STATE
  0.00% OMAHA
  0.00% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.00% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.00% ALABAMA STATE


Odds of Advancing to Round, March 16

First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Finals Champion
*58.36% NORTH CAROLINA
*57.64% ALABAMA STATE
*50.98% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
*50.61% XAVIER
 49.39% TEXAS
 49.02% AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
 42.36% ST. FRANCIS (PA)
 41.64% SAN DIEGO STATE
*99.66% AUBURN
*99.58% DUKE
*99.27% HOUSTON
*97.48% FLORIDA
*95.96% ALABAMA
*95.30% ST. JOHN'S
*95.10% TENNESSEE
*93.08% MICHIGAN STATE
*93.07% WISCONSIN
*91.87% TEXAS TECH
*89.55% ARIZONA
*88.99% IOWA STATE
*86.78% MARYLAND
*86.69% KENTUCKY
*84.74% PURDUE
 78.25% CLEMSON
*76.39% GONZAGA
*71.43% TEXAS A&M
*69.24% OREGON
 68.06% MISSOURI
*67.55% SAINT MARY'S
 67.27% KANSAS
*66.20% UCONN
*65.50% ILLINOIS
*65.33% MICHIGAN
 63.80% MARQUETTE
*61.87% UCLA
*60.13% BAYLOR
*57.22% BYU
*50.93% COLORADO STATE
 50.80% LOUISVILLE
*49.54% OLE MISS
*49.20% CREIGHTON
 49.07% MEMPHIS
 42.78% VCU
 39.87% MISSISSIPPI STATE
 38.13% UTAH STATE
*36.20% NEW MEXICO
 34.67% UC SAN DIEGO
 33.80% OKLAHOMA
*32.73% ARKANSAS
 32.45% VANDERBILT
*31.94% DRAKE
 31.49% NORTH CAROLINA
 30.76% LIBERTY
 28.57% YALE
 23.61% GEORGIA
*21.75% MCNEESE
 18.96% SAN DIEGO STATE
 17.60% XAVIER
 16.90% TEXAS
 15.26% HIGH POINT
 13.31% TROY
 13.22% GRAND CANYON
 11.01% LIPSCOMB
 10.45% AKRON
  8.13% UNC WILMINGTON
  6.93% MONTANA
  6.92% BRYANT
  4.90% WOFFORD
  4.70% OMAHA
  4.04% ROBERT MORRIS
  2.52% NORFOLK STATE
  0.73% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.24% ALABAMA STATE
  0.22% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.20% AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  0.10% ST. FRANCIS (PA)
*81.83% DUKE
*79.55% AUBURN
*71.72% FLORIDA
*70.47% HOUSTON
*67.86% TENNESSEE
*67.12% ALABAMA
*65.57% TEXAS TECH
*65.23% ARIZONA
*64.44% MARYLAND
 61.83% IOWA STATE
*58.70% MICHIGAN STATE
 54.30% ST. JOHN'S
*52.17% PURDUE
 51.71% WISCONSIN
*46.38% KENTUCKY
 38.98% CLEMSON
 38.98% TEXAS A&M
*37.15% MICHIGAN
 37.11% ILLINOIS
 34.18% KANSAS
*28.96% BYU
 28.70% MARQUETTE
 26.33% GONZAGA
 25.49% MISSOURI
 25.44% OREGON
 25.12% SAINT MARY'S
 21.78% UCLA
 21.41% UCONN
 18.70% VCU
*17.42% OLE MISS
 16.14% COLORADO STATE
 15.18% MEMPHIS
 14.47% UC SAN DIEGO
 12.46% BAYLOR
 12.17% NORTH CAROLINA
 11.70% NEW MEXICO
*11.18% ARKANSAS
 10.52% LOUISVILLE
  9.91% CREIGHTON
  9.66% UTAH STATE
  9.41% YALE
  7.40% XAVIER
  7.29% VANDERBILT
  7.21% DRAKE
  7.01% TEXAS
  6.61% OKLAHOMA
  6.51% LIBERTY
  5.96% SAN DIEGO STATE
  5.68% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  5.05% MCNEESE
  4.24% GRAND CANYON
  3.79% HIGH POINT
  3.18% GEORGIA
  2.81% AKRON
  2.62% LIPSCOMB
  2.10% TROY
  1.72% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.90% BRYANT
  0.69% WOFFORD
  0.63% MONTANA
  0.48% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.34% OMAHA
  0.25% NORFOLK STATE
  0.03% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.01% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.01% AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  0.01% ALABAMA STATE
  0.00% ST. FRANCIS (PA)
 63.35% DUKE
 63.01% AUBURN
 55.47% HOUSTON
 49.75% FLORIDA
 44.26% TENNESSEE
 42.90% ALABAMA
 38.27% TEXAS TECH
 35.46% IOWA STATE
 32.79% MICHIGAN STATE
 29.19% MARYLAND
 28.07% ST. JOHN'S
 23.33% WISCONSIN
 22.48% ARIZONA
 20.22% KENTUCKY
 17.23% KANSAS
 17.19% GONZAGA
 16.85% ILLINOIS
 15.63% PURDUE
 13.72% MARQUETTE
 12.38% BYU
 12.27% SAINT MARY'S
 11.54% TEXAS A&M
 11.22% MICHIGAN
 10.97% UCONN
 10.61% MISSOURI
 10.40% UCLA
  9.85% CLEMSON
  6.73% VCU
  6.50% OLE MISS
  6.05% BAYLOR
  5.27% LOUISVILLE
  5.12% OREGON
  4.99% NORTH CAROLINA
  4.89% CREIGHTON
  4.06% NEW MEXICO
  3.79% ARKANSAS
  3.76% COLORADO STATE
  3.50% UTAH STATE
  3.43% MEMPHIS
  2.72% UC SAN DIEGO
  2.37% OKLAHOMA
  2.31% XAVIER
  2.30% VANDERBILT
  2.21% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  2.15% TEXAS
  1.98% SAN DIEGO STATE
  1.80% DRAKE
  1.35% YALE
  1.21% GEORGIA
  0.63% LIBERTY
  0.50% GRAND CANYON
  0.41% LIPSCOMB
  0.40% MCNEESE
  0.25% HIGH POINT
  0.23% TROY
  0.21% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.17% AKRON
  0.09% BRYANT
  0.08% WOFFORD
  0.04% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.04% MONTANA
  0.02% NORFOLK STATE
  0.02% OMAHA
  0.00% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.00% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.00% AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  0.00% ALABAMA STATE
  0.00% ST. FRANCIS (PA)
 47.96% DUKE
 44.21% AUBURN
 39.78% HOUSTON
 32.11% FLORIDA
 20.74% TENNESSEE
 19.28% TEXAS TECH
 17.71% ALABAMA
 16.41% IOWA STATE
 15.62% MARYLAND
 14.53% MICHIGAN STATE
 12.58% ST. JOHN'S
 12.40% ARIZONA
  9.77% GONZAGA
  7.50% KANSAS
  7.30% WISCONSIN
  7.25% PURDUE
  6.94% KENTUCKY
  6.06% ILLINOIS
  5.04% MARQUETTE
  4.96% UCONN
  4.92% TEXAS A&M
  4.87% MICHIGAN
  4.02% CLEMSON
  3.65% MISSOURI
  3.62% BYU
  3.45% SAINT MARY'S
  3.19% UCLA
  2.75% BAYLOR
  2.06% LOUISVILLE
  1.90% OREGON
  1.87% CREIGHTON
  1.84% OLE MISS
  1.60% VCU
  1.57% NORTH CAROLINA
  1.11% COLORADO STATE
  1.05% ARKANSAS
  1.03% NEW MEXICO
  0.99% MEMPHIS
  0.79% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  0.79% UC SAN DIEGO
  0.75% UTAH STATE
  0.71% OKLAHOMA
  0.54% XAVIER
  0.49% SAN DIEGO STATE
  0.49% TEXAS
  0.37% VANDERBILT
  0.36% GEORGIA
  0.36% DRAKE
  0.31% YALE
  0.13% LIBERTY
  0.08% GRAND CANYON
  0.06% MCNEESE
  0.05% LIPSCOMB
  0.03% HIGH POINT
  0.02% AKRON
  0.02% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.02% TROY
  0.01% BRYANT
  0.00% WOFFORD
  0.00% NORFOLK STATE
  0.00% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.00% MONTANA
  0.00% OMAHA
  0.00% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.00% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.00% AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  0.00% ALABAMA STATE
  0.00% ST. FRANCIS (PA)
 31.25% DUKE
 28.59% AUBURN
 23.98% HOUSTON
 18.31% FLORIDA
  9.72% TENNESSEE
  9.39% TEXAS TECH
  8.26% ALABAMA
  8.18% IOWA STATE
  7.20% MARYLAND
  6.93% MICHIGAN STATE
  5.44% ST. JOHN'S
  5.41% ARIZONA
  4.40% GONZAGA
  3.14% KANSAS
  2.63% WISCONSIN
  2.55% PURDUE
  2.39% KENTUCKY
  2.18% ILLINOIS
  2.00% MARQUETTE
  1.90% UCONN
  1.83% MICHIGAN
  1.81% TEXAS A&M
  1.22% BYU
  1.22% CLEMSON
  1.20% MISSOURI
  1.12% SAINT MARY'S
  0.98% UCLA
  0.95% BAYLOR
  0.69% LOUISVILLE
  0.61% CREIGHTON
  0.56% OLE MISS
  0.53% NORTH CAROLINA
  0.51% OREGON
  0.44% VCU
  0.28% NEW MEXICO
  0.28% ARKANSAS
  0.27% COLORADO STATE
  0.23% MEMPHIS
  0.21% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  0.19% UC SAN DIEGO
  0.17% OKLAHOMA
  0.16% UTAH STATE
  0.13% SAN DIEGO STATE
  0.13% XAVIER
  0.11% TEXAS
  0.08% GEORGIA
  0.07% VANDERBILT
  0.07% DRAKE
  0.06% YALE
  0.02% LIBERTY
  0.01% GRAND CANYON
  0.01% MCNEESE
  0.01% LIPSCOMB
  0.00% HIGH POINT
  0.00% AKRON
  0.00% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.00% TROY
  0.00% BRYANT
  0.00% WOFFORD
  0.00% NORFOLK STATE
  0.00% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.00% MONTANA
  0.00% OMAHA
  0.00% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.00% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.00% AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  0.00% ALABAMA STATE
  0.00% ST. FRANCIS (PA)
 21.25% DUKE
 15.69% HOUSTON
 15.38% AUBURN
  8.92% FLORIDA
  5.05% TENNESSEE
  4.08% ALABAMA
  3.79% TEXAS TECH
  3.20% IOWA STATE
  2.73% MARYLAND
  2.58% MICHIGAN STATE
  2.51% ARIZONA
  2.20% GONZAGA
  1.91% ST. JOHN'S
  1.07% KANSAS
  1.01% PURDUE
  1.01% WISCONSIN
  0.92% KENTUCKY
  0.88% ILLINOIS
  0.60% MARQUETTE
  0.58% UCONN
  0.51% MICHIGAN
  0.50% TEXAS A&M
  0.44% BYU
  0.42% CLEMSON
  0.39% SAINT MARY'S
  0.35% BAYLOR
  0.34% UCLA
  0.31% MISSOURI
  0.17% LOUISVILLE
  0.15% OREGON
  0.15% CREIGHTON
  0.13% NORTH CAROLINA
  0.13% VCU
  0.12% OLE MISS
  0.06% MISSISSIPPI STATE
  0.06% ARKANSAS
  0.05% NEW MEXICO
  0.05% COLORADO STATE
  0.04% MEMPHIS
  0.04% UTAH STATE
  0.03% XAVIER
  0.03% UC SAN DIEGO
  0.03% OKLAHOMA
  0.03% TEXAS
  0.03% SAN DIEGO STATE
  0.02% GEORGIA
  0.01% VANDERBILT
  0.01% DRAKE
  0.01% YALE
  0.00% LIBERTY
  0.00% GRAND CANYON
  0.00% MCNEESE
  0.00% LIPSCOMB
  0.00% HIGH POINT
  0.00% AKRON
  0.00% TROY
  0.00% UNC WILMINGTON
  0.00% BRYANT
  0.00% WOFFORD
  0.00% ROBERT MORRIS
  0.00% MONTANA
  0.00% NORFOLK STATE
  0.00% OMAHA
  0.00% SIU EDWARDSVILLE
  0.00% MOUNT ST. MARY'S
  0.00% AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  0.00% ALABAMA STATE
  0.00% ST. FRANCIS (PA)


Note: asterisk denotes team advanced

Selection Notes

All of the computer rankings came close to correctly matching the selections. As with previous seasons, my pseudopoll led the pack, selecting 35 of 37 at-large teams correctly. The standard and predictive rankings were fairly close as well, picking 35 of 37 correctly. The computer rankings and NCAA NET rankings are in general agreement that San Diego State should not have been selected; however who should replace them is unclear as West Virginia has the better record and quality wins as judged by the pseudopoll and standard rankings, while Ohio State looked the most impressive as judged by the predictive and NET rankings.

When it came to seedings, the pseudopoll did the the best overall, with 48 of 68 teams predicted at the correct seed and 65 within one. The standard rankings were close beyind, with 39 correct seeds and 64 within one. The predictive and NCAA NET rankings were the worst at predicting seeds, with 30 each. A few teams may have some gripes about their seeding: Louisville probably fared the worst, as it would have been a 6-seed at worst per any of the rankings.


Prediction Notes

Heading into the tournament, an interesting metric is the relative parity at the top. Top does not mean the #1 seeds, but rather the teams with the best chances of winning. Here is a comparison of the number of teams as a function of likelihood of winning, vs. season.

Season5-10%10-15%15-20%20-25%≥25%Winner
2014-2015230017.9%
2015-2016411005.0%
2016-20172210013.2%
2017-20184120015.7%
2018-20192220019.9%
2020-2021+3201012.0%
2021-20226001016.3%
2022-2023411004.2%
2023-20243301010.8%
2024-202520210TBD

In comparison with previous seasons, this season has is tied with the fewest teams with a 15% chance or greater of winning it all. While Houston (22.7%) is the clear favorite relative to any other team, the field has about a nearly 80% chance.

+ 2020-2021 tournament predictions less precise due to COVID impacts


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