The Athletic's Bracket Madness

Rundown2:00 Where Have All the Bid Thieves Gone?5:00 Should Small- and Mid-Majors Do More to Protect Their Regular Season Champs?10:54 Are Indiana, Oklahoma and Texas Tech Safe?17:52 Explaining Some NET Intricacies20:29 Where is the Cutline?24:40 How Many Wins Does Each Bubble Team Need to Feel Confident on Selection Sunday? Follow Eamonn on Twitter: @eamonnbrennanFollow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown1:49 Are Kansas, Baylor and Gonzaga Locked in as No. 1 Seeds?3:29 Arizona State Still Among Our Last Four Byes4:51 Texas One of Our Last Four In6:16 Wichita State Leads the First Four Out8:17 Richmond Has Some Hope Among the Next Four Out9:33 San Diego State vs. Dayton for the Final No. 1 Seed13:00 Michigan State Climbing up the Seed List16:35 Is Kentucky a Sneaky Pretender?19:24 The Nuttiness of the NET24:45 Weekend Bracket Games30:37 Final Four Picks Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown2:16 UCLA's Dream Run in the Pac-127:21 Downturn in the AAC12:20 Is the Atlantic 10 Going to Be a One-Bid League?16:35 Texas Making an At-Large Push21:20 If We Could Give an Auto Bid to a Team Unlikely to Get an At-Large Invite, It Would Be...?26:44 Another Round of In or Out Follow Eamonn on Twitter: @eamonnbrennanFollow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown2:03 Is San Diego State in Danger of Dropping a Line?5:15 Last Four Byes/Any At-Large Concerns for Rutgers?7:03 Last Four In/Can NC State Hold On?8:54 First Four Out/UCLA on the Rise, and Arkansas' Unique Case12:37 Next Four Out14:13 What to Watch with Duke the Next Two Weeks17:58 Trying to Make Sense of Auburn20:29 Can Michigan State Find its A-Game Consistency?24:05 The Crazy Pac-12 Race28:16 Downturns for West Virginia and LSU32:10 Big Weekend Games on the Bubble38:10 Final Four Picks! Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown2:16 Providence on the Rise4:40 Purdue Needs Wins8:41 Has Oklahoma Done Enough?13:16 N.C. State Still Has Some Work to Do16:13 Rhode Island's At-Large Case20:29 Weighing Arkansas With and Without Isaiah Joe23:20 Wichita State a Bubble Prototype27:11 Potential Bid Thieves32:43 Ten Spots for 18 Bubble Teams...Who's In and Who's Out? Follow Eamonn on Twitter: @eamonnbrennanFollow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown1:23 Can Baylor Lock in Its No. 1 Seed This Weekend?2:50 Purdue Holding on to one of the Last Four Byes5:03 NC State One of the Last Four Teams In after Beating Duke6:27 Richmond Leads the First Four Out8:08 Is UNC-Greesnboro on the At-Large Radar?10:14 Has San Diego State Moved Ahead of Gonzaga?13:32 Creighton on the Rise15:00 Kentucky Stuck on the No. 4 Line17:41 Michigan and Ohio State Back on Track20:37 This Weekend's Bracket Games, Led by Michigan at Purdue22:49 Villanova at Xavier23:28 Penn State at Indiana25:53 Marquette at Providence27:44 Wichita State at Cincinnati29:11 Theoretical Final Four Picks! Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown1:49 What Could Knock Baylor or Kansas off the Top Line?4:34 Last Four Byes, Focusing on Wichita State6:32 Last Four In, Focusing on Virginia8:10 First Four Out, Focusing on Memphis and Cincinnati9:39 The Unique Case of Minnesota11:20 Next Four Out, Focusing on Alabama12:55 David Worlock, NCAA Director of Media Coordination and Statistics, Joins the Show14:17 The Importance of Geography to the Selection Process16:02 The Potential Big Ten Headache18:04 What Distinguishes the Bubble Teams That Get In from Those That Don't?20:39 Early Returns on the NET's Effectiveness22:57 At-Large Access for Mid-Majors26:27 When Does the Field of 68 Start to Come Into Focus?28:30 What's It Like in the Selection Committee Room?31:45 The Issues with Conference Championship Games on Selection Sunday34:37 David's Favorite Stories During His Time with the Selection Committee Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown1:37 Any Surprises in the Reveal?3:49 The Battle for the No. 1 Seed in the West Region6:35 Kansas as the No. 2 Overall Seed7:37 Dayton in Excellent Shape10:28 Which Teams Fall out of the Top 16?12:58 Did Villanova Take a Hit by Losing at Home to Seton Hall?16:28 Maryland on the Rise18:23 Can Seton Hall Climb to a No. 1 Seed?20:25 Can Any Current No. 1 Seed Be Bullied off the Top Line?21:43 Which Team is Most Likely to Jump Into the Top 16 in the Real Bracket?  Follow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown2:02 No. 1 Seeds4:49 Last Four Byes7:24 Last Four In8:38 First Four Out11:03 Next Four Out13:18 What Can We Learn from the Top-16 Reveal?16:53 Threats to the Current No. 1 Seeds, starting with Maryland19:30 Can the ACC Champ Get a No. 1 Seed?21:09 West Virginia's Ability to Climb to the Top Line22:47 Three No. 1 Seeds from Non-Power Conferences?24:43 Twitter Questions30:28 This Weekend's Biggest Bracket GamesFollow Brian on Twitter: @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown2:37 The No. 1 Seeds4:53 Last Four Byes9:23 Last Four In11:18 First Four Out12:25 Next Four Out15:05 How Much Margin for Error Does Memphis Have?18:30 Trying to Make Sense of Michigan22:00 Is Wisconsin Unraveling?26:53 VCU at Rhode Island28:57 Saint Mary's at BYU31:32 Arkansas at Alabama34:10 Colorado at USC37:13 Illinois at IowaFollow Brian on Twitter @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown2:31 Gonzaga and San Diego State Move to the Top Line5:14 Last Four Byes, Including Indiana6:41 VCU Is One of Our Last Four In8:53 Lots of Big East among the First Four Out10:45 A Couple of Atlantic 10 Teams among the Next Four Out12:49 Iowa Jumps to a No. 4 Seed16:24 Making Sense of Arizona's Résumé21:08 Our No. 2 and No. 3 Seeds26:52 Twitter Questions on Dark Horse Teams and Liberty32:02 This Weekend's Bracket Games, Led by Baylor @ Florida34:34 Kentucky @ Texas Tech35:41 Illinois @ Michigan37:55 Dayton @ Richmond40:09 Maryland @ IndianaFollow Brian on Twitter @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown0:54 Introducing Bracket Madness6:08 The No. 1 Seeds8:54 Last Four Byes12:05 Last Four In13:58 First Four Out15:27 Next Four Out17:35 Why is Gonzaga a No. 2 Seed?21:30 What Does San Diego State Need to Do to Get a No. 1 Seed?24:48 Twelve Bids for the Big Ten?28:57 Weekend Bracket Games29:41 Kentucky @ Arkansas31:03 Louisville @ Duke32:10 Colorado @ Arizona33:48 Marquette @ Georgetown35:43 BYU @ GonzagaFollow Brian on Twitter @GBrianBennettFollow Michael on Twitter @MBeller Our listeners get 40% off the annual subscription. Start your free trial now at: theathletic.com/bracketmadness. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support—and please tell a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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