Power 48
Joe Lunardi may be the most respected bracketologist out there but for my purposes here is how I would seed the top 48 teams in the land. I’m ready for criticism to ensue so feel free to fire away especially given my irrationally high ranking of Vanderbilt amid early season struggles. The Commodores are my premier blue chip stock and buy low candidate as we head into conference play. With Xavier’s loss late last night to Hawaii the Musketeers have seen their stock tumble a bit with 3 straight losses but they should be able to right the ship in the coming weeks.
#1: OSU, Syracuse, UK, UNC
#2: Duke, Baylor, Florida, Uconn
#3: KU, Mizzou, Wisconsin, Louisville
#4: UNLV, Xavier, Marquette, Georgetown
#5: St Louis, Michigan St, Indiana, Vandy
#6: UVA, Michigan, Harvard, LBSU
#7: Creighton, Wichita St, Mississippi St, Alabama
#8: Kansas St, Pittsburgh, Florida St, WVU
#9: Gonzaga, SDSU, Murray St, Iona
#10: Ohio, St Mary’s, Belmont, Memphis
#11: Stanford, UNM, BYU, Marshall
#12: Detroit Mercy, Texas, Arizona, Texas A&M
