Bracketology: January 25, 2016

1: Oklahoma, North Carolina, Villanova, Kansas

2: Xavier, Texas A&M, Iowa, Virginia

3: Oregon, Miami FL, Dayton, Kentucky

4: Iowa State, West Virginia, Michigan State, Maryland

5: Louisville, Duke, Purdue, Pittsburgh

6: Providence, Indiana, South Carolina, Arizona

7: Utah, Baylor, Notre Dame, USC

8: George Washington, Florida, Texas, St Joseph's

9: Colorado, Valparaiso, Michigan, Wichita State

10: St Mary's, Cal, Gonzaga, VCU

11: Connecticut, Oregon State, Butler, Cincinnati, Chattanooga

12: Syracuse, Texas Tech, UCLA, James Madison, South Dakota State

13: Monmouth, Akron, Stony Brook, UC Irvine

14: Belmont, Texas Arlington, UNLV, N Florida

15: Yale, Weber State, New Mexico State, UNC Asheville

16: Stephen F Austin, Old Dominion, Bucknell, Wagner, Norfolk State, Texas Southern

Last Four Byes: Cal, Gonzaga, Connecticut, Oregon State

Last Four In: Butler, Syracuse, Texas Tech, UCLA

First Four Out: Washington, San Diego State, Tulsa, Georgia

Next Four Out: Boise State, Seton Hall, Evansville, UAB

Bids by conference: Pac-12 8, ACC 8, Big XII 7, Big Ten 6, Big East 4, SEC 4, A-10 4, AAC 2, WCC 2

Based on this seed list, my ranking program automatically generates a bracket. This procedure is not perfect and occasionally features teams being moved multiple seed lines or playing in forbidden locations, so use the seed lines when taking stock of where a team stands.