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With several matchups of non-bid contenders on Thursday night's slate, there were surprisingly few games that affected this bracket. Basically, Iowa dropped down to an eight seed after falling at Michigan State, with New Mexico moving up to replace the Hawkeyes on line no. 7. Xavier also fell, to a position just above the First Four, following its home loss to Villanova, with Arkansas jumping the Musketeers on the seed list.
That's pretty much it.
| (1) SOUTH Memphis (Thu/Sat) | (2) WEST Anaheim (Thu/Sat) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando (Thu/Sat) | San Diego (Fri/Sun) | ||
| 1 | Florida (SEC) | 1 | Arizona (Pac-12) |
| 16 | Alabama State/Weber State | 16 | Robert Morris (NEC) |
| 8 | Kansas State | 8 88 | George Washington |
| 9 | Arizona State | 9 | Oklahoma State |
| San Diego (Fri/Sun) | San Antonio (Fri/Sun) | ||
| 55 5 | Texas | 5 5 | Michigan State |
| ^12 | Stanford | 12↓12 | Green Bay (Horizon) |
| 4 | Cincinnati (AAC) | 4 | Iowa State |
| 13 | Belmont (OVC) | 13 | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) |
| Raleigh (Fri/Sun) | Spokane (Thu/Sat) | ||
| 6 | Connecticut | 666 | Kentucky |
| ↓ 11 | Xavier | ^11 | BYU/Providence |
| 3 | Duke | 3 | San Diego State |
| 14 | Delaware (CAA) | 14 | Georgia State (Sun Belt) |
| Milwaukee (Thu/Sat) | Raleigh (Fri/Sun) | ||
| 7 | VCU | 7 | Ohio State |
| 10 | Oregon | 10 | Gonzaga (WCC) |
| 2 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 2 | Virginia (ACC) |
| 15 | Vermont (AmEast) | 15 | Florida Gulf Coast (A-Sun) |
| (4) EAST New York (Fri/Sun) | (3) MIDWEST Indianapolis (Fri/Sun) |
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| St. Louis (Fri/Sun) | St. Louis (Fri/Sun) | ||
| 1 | Kansas (Big 12) | 1 | Wichita State (MVC) |
| 16 | Davidson (SoCon) | 16 | High Point/Utah Valley |
| 8 | SMU | ↓ 8 | Iowa |
| 9 | St. Joseph's | 9 | Baylor |
| Spokane (Thu/Sat) | San Antonio (Fri/Sun) | ||
| 5 | UCLA | 5 | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Harvard (Ivy) | 12 | Toledo (MAC) |
| 4 | North Carolina | 4 | Creighton |
| 13 | Iona (MAAC) | 13 | North Dakota State (Summit) |
| Orlando (Thu/Sat) | Buffalo (Thu/Sat) | ||
| 6 | Saint Louis (A 10) | 6 | UMass |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | ^11 | Dayton/Nebraska |
| 3 | Louisville | 3 | Syracuse |
| 14 | Stephen F. Austin (Southland) | 14 | Boston U. (Patriot) |
| Buffalo (Thu/Sat) | Milwaukee (Thu/Sat) | ||
| ↑ 7 | New Mexico (MW) | 7 | Memphis |
| 10 | Colorado | ↑ 10 | Arkansas |
| 2 | Villanova (Big East) | 2 | Wisconsin |
| 15 | N.C. Central (MEAC) | 15 | UC Irvine (Big West) |
| FIRST FOUR (Dayton) | |||
| Tuesday: To Orlando | Tuesday: To Buffalo | ||
| 16 | Alabama State (SWAC) | ^11 | Dayton |
| 16 | Weber State (Big Sky) | 11 | Nebraska |
| Wednesday: To St. Louis | Wednesday: To Spokane |
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| 16 | High Point (Big South) | ^11 | BYU |
| 16 | Utah Valley (WAC) | 11 | Providence |
| BIDS BY CONFERENCE | AVOIDING DAYTON | ARRIVALS | DEPARTURES |
| Big 12: 7 | Arkansas | None | None |
| A 10: 6 | Pittsburgh | ||
| Big Ten: 6 | Stanford | ||
| Pac-12: 6 | Xavier | ||
| AAC: 5 | LAST FOUR IN | ||
| ACC: 5 |
Providence | ||
| Big East: 4 | Nebraska | ||
| SEC: 3 | Dayton | ||
| MW: 2 | BYU | ||
| WCC: 2 | FIRST FOUR OUT | ||
| 1-Bid Conferences: 22 | California | ||
| Tennessee | |||
| Minnesota | |||
| Florida State | |||
| NEXT FOUR OUT | |||
| Georgetown | |||
| Missouri | |||
| Southern Mississippi | |||
| St. John's |
Also considered: Utah, LSU, Georgia, Marquette, Clemson, N.C. State, Indiana
On Friday, Harvard can clinch the first automatic bid by defeating Yale in New Haven. If the Crimson fail, they'll have another shot at Brown on Saturday night.
Elsewhere, there will be plenty of conference tournament action to follow, including the Ohio Valley semifinals, Missouri Valley and Big South quarterfinals, and early round action in the Southern, Horizon, and Colonial.
I'll have my next bracketology update on Saturday morning, which may be the final day of the season without any significant changes. Until then, you can visit Blogging the Bracket, which features daily TV previews and morning recaps. You can also follow me during each night's action on Twitter @ChrisDobbertean.