Better late than never this season! Let's get right to it...
Quick Notes
Selecting the Field
Every week's bracket is based on an "If the season ended today" mindset. The 10 automatic bids are just that: automatic. Whichever team is atop the standings of each of the 10 auto-bid conferences at the end of the week receives a bid. Expectedly, teams on top of conference standings early in the season often are not in the same spot come Selection Sunday. The other 6 bids, the at-large selections, are simply the teams I believe to be the best remaining in the country.
The Pairings
All match-ups in these brackets are my best attempts at mimicking what the committee would do with the chosen 16 teams while adhering to these rules:
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