Well, the unofficial results are up, and it looks as if Bracksketblogs is your highest-scoring bracket prediction site for 2019 (pending last-minute error checking, I suppose).
To give you an idea of how difficult it is to predict what the committee will do, here’s a list of everything I got wrong:
See you all next year!
1 Seed: Duke, Virginia, Gonzaga, North Carolina
2 Seed: Tennessee, Michigan State, Kentucky, Michigan
3 Seed: Houston, Florida State, Texas Tech, Purdue
4 Seed: LSU, Kansas, Kansas State, Wisconsin
5 Seed: Auburn, Virginia Tech, Buffalo, Villanova
6 Seed: Iowa State, Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Marquette
7 Seed: Wofford, Nevada, Maryland, Louisville
8 Seed: Utah State, Syracuse, Seton Hall, Mississippi
9 Seed: VCU, Washington, Iowa, Baylor
10 Seed: Minnesota, Central Florida, Oklahoma, Florida
11 Seed: Saint Mary’s, Arizona State, {Temple – Ohio State}, {TCU – St. John’s}
12 Seed: New Mexico State, Murray State, Oregon, Liberty
13 Seed: UC-Irvine, Vermont, Northeastern, Yale
14 Seed: Old Dominion, Saint Louis, Northern Kentucky, Georgia State
15 Seed: Montana, Colgate, Bradley, Abilene Christian
16 Seed: Gardner-Webb, Prairie View, {North Dakota State – North Carolina Central}, {Iona – Fairleigh Dickinson}
Last 4 In: Temple, Ohio State, TCU, St. John’s
First 4 Out: North Carolina State, Belmont, Indiana, UNC-Greensboro
Others considered (in order): Clemson, Texas, Alabama, Creighton, Furman, Lipscomb, Georgetown
In: Saint Louis
Out: St. Bonaventure
Movement:
UP 1: Michigan
DOWN 1: Houston
1 Seed: Duke, Virginia, Gonzaga, North Carolina
2 Seed: Tennessee, Michigan State, Kentucky, Houston
3 Seed: Michigan, Florida State, Texas Tech, Purdue
4 Seed: LSU, Kansas, Kansas State, Wisconsin
5 Seed: Buffalo, Virginia Tech, Auburn, Villanova
6 Seed: Iowa State, Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Marquette
7 Seed: Wofford, Nevada, Maryland, Louisville
8 Seed: Utah State, Syracuse, Seton Hall, Mississippi
9 Seed: VCU, Washington, Iowa, Baylor
10 Seed: Minnesota, Central Florida, Oklahoma, Florida
11 Seed: Saint Mary’s, Arizona State, {Temple – St. John’s}, {Ohio State – TCU}
12 Seed: New Mexico State, Murray State, Oregon, Liberty
13 Seed: UC-Irvine, Vermont, Northeastern, Yale
14 Seed: Old Dominion, Northern Kentucky, Georgia State, St. Bonaventure
15 Seed: Montana, Colgate, Abilene Christian, Bradley
16 Seed: Gardner-Webb, Prairie View, {North Dakota State – North Carolina Central}, {Iona – Fairleigh Dickinson}
Last 4 In: Temple, Ohio State, TCU, St. John’s
First 4 Out: North Carolina State, Belmont, Indiana, UNC-Greensboro
Others considered (in order): Clemson, Texas, Alabama, Creighton, Furman, Lipscomb, Georgetown
Teams in Italics have completed their conference tournaments and are not currently in the field of 68
In: Oregon
Out: North Carolina State
Movement:
UP 1: Mississippi, St. John’s
DOWN 1: Washington
DOWN 2: Nevada
1 Seed: Virginia, Gonzaga, Duke, North Carolina
2 Seed: Michigan State, Tennessee, Kentucky, Houston
3 Seed: Florida State, Michigan, Texas Tech, Purdue
4 Seed: LSU, Kansas, Kansas State, Wisconsin
5 Seed: Virginia Tech, Buffalo, Auburn, Villanova
6 Seed: Iowa State, Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Marquette
7 Seed: Wofford, Nevada, Maryland, Louisville
8 Seed: Utah State, Washington, Syracuse, Seton Hall
9 Seed: Mississippi, VCU, Iowa, Baylor
10 Seed: Minnesota, Central Florida, Oklahoma, Florida
11 Seed: Saint Mary’s, Arizona State, Temple, {Ohio State – TCU}
12 Seed: {St. John’s – North Carolina State}, Murray State, New Mexico State, Liberty
13 Seed: Northeastern, UC-Irvine, Vermont, Yale
14 Seed: Old Dominion, Northern Kentucky, St. Bonaventure, Georgia State
15 Seed: Montana, Colgate, Abilene Christian, Bradley
16 Seed: Gardner-Webb, North Dakota State, {Prairie View – North Carolina Central}, {Iona – Fairleigh Dickinson}
Last 4 In: Ohio State, TCU, St. John’s, North Carolina State
First 4 Out: Belmont, Clemson, Indiana, UNC-Greensboro
Others considered (in order): Texas, Alabama, Furman, Lipscomb, Oregon, Creighton, Georgetown
Teams in Italics have completed their conference tournaments and are not currently in the field of 68
In: St. Bonaventure, North Carolina Central
Out: Davidson, Norfolk State
Movement:
UP 1: Purdue, Kansas State, Villanova, Iowa State, Marquette, Utah State, Ohio State, TCU, Yale
DOWN 1: Kansas, Virginia Tech, Wofford, Mississippi, VCU, St. John’s, North Carolina State
DOWN 2: Nevada
1 Seed: Virginia, Gonzaga, Duke, North Carolina
2 Seed: Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan State, Houston
3 Seed: Florida State, Michigan, Texas Tech, Kansas
4 Seed: Purdue, LSU, Wisconsin, Virginia Tech
5 Seed: Buffalo, Auburn, Kansas State, Nevada
6 Seed: Villanova, Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Wofford
7 Seed: Marquette, Iowa State, Maryland, Louisville
8 Seed: Washington, Syracuse, Mississippi, VCU
9 Seed: Iowa, Utah State, Baylor, Seton Hall
10 Seed: Minnesota, Central Florida, Oklahoma, Florida
11 Seed: Saint Mary’s, Arizona State, Temple, {St. John’s – North Carolina State}
12 Seed: {Ohio State – TCU}, Murray State, New Mexico State, Liberty
13 Seed: Davidson, Northeastern, UC-Irvine, Vermont
14 Seed: Yale, Old Dominion, Northern Kentucky, Georgia State
15 Seed: Montana, Colgate, Abilene Christian, Bradley
16 Seed: Gardner-Webb, Iona, {Prairie View – Norfolk State}, {Fairleigh Dickinson – North Dakota State}
Last 4 In: St. John’s, North Carolina State, Ohio State, TCU
First 4 Out: Clemson, Belmont, Indiana, Texas
Others considered (in order): Alabama, UNC-Greensboro, Furman, Lipscomb, Oregon, Memphis, Creighton, Georgetown, Colorado
Teams in Italics have completed their conference tournaments and are not currently in the field of 68
In: Davidson, Abilene Christian
Out: Clemson, Sam Houston St.
Movement:
UP 1: Duke, Houston, Kansas, Wofford, Utah State, Seton Hall, Florida, North Carolina State, Liberty
DOWN 1: Kentucky, Michigan, LSU, Marquette, Central Florida, Oklahoma, Temple, Gardner-Webb
1 Seed: Virginia, North Carolina, Gonzaga, Kentucky
2 Seed: Duke, Tennessee, Michigan State, Michigan
3 Seed: Houston, LSU, Florida State, Texas Tech
4 Seed: Purdue, Kansas, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
5 Seed: Buffalo, Kansas State, Nevada, Auburn
6 Seed: Mississippi State, Villanova, Cincinnati, Marquette
7 Seed: Wofford, Maryland, Louisville, Iowa State
8 Seed: VCU, Mississippi, Washington, Syracuse
9 Seed: Central Florida, Iowa, Baylor, Oklahoma
10 Seed: Utah State, Seton Hall, Minnesota, Temple
11 Seed: Arizona State, Saint Mary’s, Florida, St. John’s
12 Seed: {North Carolina State – TCU}, {Ohio State – Clemson}, Murray State, New Mexico State
13 Seed: Liberty, Northeastern, UC-Irvine, Vermont
14 Seed: Yale, Old Dominion, Northern Kentucky, Georgia State
15 Seed: Colgate, Montana, Gardner-Webb, Bradley
16 Seed: Sam Houston State, Iona, {Fairleigh Dickinson – Norfolk State}, {Prairie View – North Dakota State}
Last 4 In: North Carolina State, Ohio State, TCU, Clemson
First 4 Out: Alabama, Belmont, UNC-Greensboro, Indiana
Others considered (in order): Texas, Creighton, Furman, Davidson, Lipscomb, Georgetown, Memphis, Colorado, Oregon, Xavier, Dayton, Hofstra, Fresno State, South Carolina
Teams in Italics have completed their conference tournaments and are not currently in the field of 68
In: Montana
Out: Northern Colorado
Movement:
UP 1: Marquette, Iowa State, Florida
DOWN 1: Maryland, Mississippi, TCU
