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Go Joe Bruin Bracketology – Week 4

By Jake Liker

February 4, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans guard Katin Reinhardt (5) moves the ball against UCLA Bruins center Thomas Welsh (40) during the second half at Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
February 4, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans guard Katin Reinhardt (5) moves the ball against UCLA Bruins center Thomas Welsh (40) during the second half at Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 7, 2016; Tulsa, OK, USA; Tulsa Golden Hurricane guard Pat Birt (11) against the Houston Cougars at Donald Reynolds Center. Tulsa won 77-63. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 7, 2016; Tulsa, OK, USA; Tulsa Golden Hurricane guard Pat Birt (11) against the Houston Cougars at Donald Reynolds Center. Tulsa won 77-63. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports /

The Bracket

***Results of games played after Friday, Feb. 12. are not accounted for*** 

Italics denote a First Four matchup. The bracket is assembled in accordance with the official 2015-16 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship principles and procedures for establishing the bracket. You can compare these projections with those of other bracketologists nationwide at the Bracket Matrix.

This week's projections have Villanova, Oklahoma, Maryland, and Kansas as #1 seeds. UCLA has fallen out of the bubble. Credit: Jake Liker
Click the image to enlarge. This week’s projections have Villanova, Oklahoma, Maryland, and Kansas as #1 seeds. UCLA has fallen out of the bubble. Credit: Jake Liker /

Congratulations to the first bubble burster in Go Joe Bruin Bracketology history: Tulsa. The Golden Hurricanes are in, and deservedly so, according to the blind résumé test (which you can see for yourself in about two minutes).

Based on the recaps of gave of five bubble teams last slide, you would think that the only one of them to make it to the tournament certainly wouldn’t be Butler. After all, everyone else had these big upset victories, while all there was to say about the Bulldogs was something along the lines of uhhh…well they didn’t lose, so that’s good. 

That’s very good, as it turns out. Butler stays in the field of 68 because they didn’t do anything to hurt their résumé, unlike the others.

Following their upset over Texas A&M, Vandy laid an egg with a loss at Ole Miss. Kansas State lost at home vs. Baylor by 10. St. Joseph’s strolled into the capital and smacked George Washington by 18 points. Prior to beating Iowa State, Texas Tech fell at the hands of Texas by double digits.

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Kansas basketball: Jayhawks lead in latest ESPN Bracketology projections
Kansas basketball: Jayhawks lead in latest ESPN Bracketology projections /

Through the Phog

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    • While it seems harsh that losses against decent teams keep this quartet of squads out of the tournament, especially since another slot opened up thanks to Louisville‘s punishment, there are other circumstances at play.

    Tulsa was projected to have the American Athletic Conference’s automatic bid last week, but now Temple sits atop the AAC standings, which casts the Golden Hurricane back into the lot with the rest of the bubble teams.

    The Red Raiders also lost their spot because of Wisconsin‘s meteoric rise. The Badgers have won six straight since being ranked 71st by the formula in week 1.

    Keep in mind that things probably changed this weekend, however. The projections didn’t account for any of the weekend games, which included Tulsa losing to Connecticut, Texas Tech beating Baylor, and Wisconsin upsetting Maryland.

    Next: The Breakdown