Bracketology Update 1/12/15

CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm has released his latest Bracketology on Monday after updating his bracket on Friday morning. The weekend saw a lot of top teams go down so it makes sense Palm would want to update his bracket this soon. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi also released his latest “Bracket Math” Monday after a weekend that saw teams like Duke, Wisconsin and Arizona all lose.

As of last Friday, Palm had 8 Big East teams in the field of 68 but that included DePaul as the automatic qualifier for the league as they entered the weekend in 1st place at 3-0. A drubbing by Villanova on Saturday has dropped the Blue Demons into a 4-way tie for 1st place with Villanova, Seton Hall and Providence. That also means DePaul’s spot in the field of 68 is gone.

Here is a breakdown of Palm’s bracket for all Big East teams as of 1/12/15:

• Villanova – #2 seed in the East Region
• Seton Hall – #4 seed in the Midwest Region
• Butler – #8 seed in the West Region
• Providence – #7 seed in the West Region
• Georgetown – #10 seed in the Midwest Region
• St. John’s – #10 seed in the South Region
• Xavier – #11 seed in the Midwest Region

Here is a breakdown of bids by conference:

Click here to see Jerry Palm’s complete bracket.

Now for Lunardi’s S-curve:

ALL CAPS: Current or projected conference leader (automatic qualifier).

Here is a Big East summary:

• Villanova – #1 seed (4 on S-curve)
• Seton Hall – #5 seed (19 on S-curve)
• Providence – #6 seed (24 on S-curve)
• Butler – #7 seed (25 on S-curve)
• Xavier – #9 seed (33 on S-curve)
• Georgetown – #9 seed (34 on S-curve)
• St. John’s – First Four Out (70 on S-curve)

Conference Breakdown

• ACC (7)
• Big 12 (7)
• Big Ten (6)
• Big East (6)
• American (5)
• Atlantic 10 (3)
• Mountain West (3)
• Pac-12 (3)
• SEC (3)
• Conference USA (2)
• Missouri Valley (2)

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