Allow me to explain and also question some of his decisions. Once I move on to the next seed we will assume the previous seeds are set.
First four seeds are set based on geographic preferences
Two seeds have the other 2 SEC teams in the Duke and Houston brackets to avoid SEC v SEC Elite 8 matchups. The first disconnect is why doesn't Auburn get the 8/Iowa State? Cant' be geography since they're further south and west than Michigan State.
The highest 3 seed is Wisconsin, but again if Mi State is in that quadrant he want's to avoid a B1G matchup in the Sweet Sixteen so he puts the next lowest of this teams, STJ, in that spot. Wisconsin can't go there either nor can Texas Tech be matched up with Iowa St.
Also, these brackets were posted before yesterday's results. Wisconsin and Michigan hurt themselves yeterday, especially Michigan. But strangely the bracket this morning doesn't look that different (see below where again KY now can't e in Auburn's bracket). But he bases it on his rankings which I don't accept - In my mind there is an obvious top 8, then Iowa State if they have all their players, and then a big drop to Texas Tech.
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The thought I will leave you with, however, is that this doesn't freaking matter anyway. Survive and advance. That's 10 minutes of my lunch two hours that I'll never get back.