Establishing the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket according to research (read: guesswork) by some 35 year old who yells at his TV while watching sports.
VCU, Minnesota, Indiana, Seton Hall, Clemson, Arizona St.
Temple, Lipscomb, Davidson, Hofstra
Belmont, Vermont, New Mexico St., Old Dominion
Yale, Northern Ky., South Dakota St., Loyola-Chicago
Montana, Radford, Bucknell, UC Irvine
Texas St., Sam Houston St., Monmouth, St. Francis (PA), Norfolk St., Praire View A&M
NOTES:
Teams in bold are projected automatic qualifiers.
The Seed List is accounting for any/all potential shifts by the committee.
Temple avoids the First Four and moves to the 12 line from a H2H loss against VCU.
After the Top 16 teams are set, I assign the highest 5 seed to match with the lowest 4 seed, then work clockwise. The next seed line progresses counter-clockwise, then loops until completion.
Possible rematches are avoided when placing teams into the bracket.