This edition of "Bracket Math" includes all games through Tuesday, Feb. 22. Rankings reflect an up-to-date S-Curve from yours truly, posing as one hypothetical member of the NCAA men's basketball committee.
The S-Curve
*: Clinched regular-season title and NIT automatic bid if needed
BOLD: Current conference leader
GREEN: Teams with tourney odds of 75 percent or better through games of Feb. 22.
YELLOW: "Last four in" (will play Mar. 15-16 in Dayton, Ohio)
GOLD: Lowest four auto-bids (will play Mar. 15-16 in Dayton, Ohio)
RED: "First four out" (teams 69-72 on the S-curve)
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- Published first public bracket in 1995
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