NOTE: This broadcast was recorded at 10pm, est on Thursday, January 11th. No games that went final after that, particularly Illinois vs Michigan State, were considered when creating this bracket.
Chad and the panel build a seedlist line by line and debate, discuss, and assess each team as they go. Find out who they have on the #1 lines so far, who is safely in, who still has work to do, and who on the bubble just made it in and just missed it.
Below is a final copy of the bracket, but don’t look at it until you’ve watched the show!!
NOTE: For those that watched the show, BYU had to be swapped down a seed line for bracketing (and San Diego State moved up) because all spots on the 5 line had games played on Sundays in either the First/Second Round or Regional sites. BYU does not play on Sundays and the Selection Committee honors this request, even if it means the bracket has to be adjusted.
And for all you radio lovers, below is an audio only version of the show…