12/17 S-CURVE

It's obviously still early, so there's a blend of performance and projection in this S-Curve.  Don't take the exact seed of any team too seriously for now.  We've got time to sort this out.

The post below this has your bracket.

The 1 line:  Michigan St (11-0), Oklahoma (7-0), Kentucky (9-1), Duke (9-1)
The 2 line:  Kansas (7-1), Iowa St (9-0), Maryland (9-1), Xavier (10-0)
The 3 line:  North Carolina (8-2), Purdue (11-0), Arizona (10-1), Virginia (8-1)
The 4 line:  Villanova (8-1), Butler (8-1), Miami (8-1), West Virginia (9-1)
The 5 line:  George Washington (9-1), Louisville (8-1), Providence (10-1), Texas A&M (8-2)
The 6 line:  Oregon (8-2), Dayton (7-2), Cincinnati (9-2), USC (9-2)
The 7 line:  UCLA (8-3), Gonzaga (6-3), Texas (7-3), Monmouth (7-3)
The 8 line:  Utah (8-2), Syracuse (7-3), Wichita St (4-4), Baylor (7-1)
The 9 line:  Notre Dame (7-2), Valparaiso (7-2), Indiana (8-3), Vanderbilt (6-3)
The 10 line:  UT-Arlington (8-2), UNLV (6-3), South Carolina (9-0), UConn (6-3)
The 11 line:  Pittsburgh (7-1), Iowa (7-3), Davidson (6-1), Arkansas-Little Rock (7-0)
The 12 line:  California (8-2), Georgetown (6-4), Northwestern (9-1), Northern Iowa (5-3), Colorado (7-1), Tulsa (7-3)
The 13 line:  South Dakota St (7-2), Chattanooga (6-2), Charleston (6-2), Akron (6-2)
The 14 line:  UC Irvine (6-4), Middle Tennessee (6-2), Belmont (6-5), Yale (5-5)
The 15 line:  Sacramento St (5-3), North Florida (6-4), Stephen F Austin (3-3), Albany (6-4)
The 16 line:  Army (7-2), New Mexico St (5-5), Southern (4-3), High Point (6-3), Hampton (4-4), Wagner (4-3)

Next 4 in:
Davidson
Arkansas-Little Rock
California
Georgetown

Last 4 in:
Northwestern
Northern Iowa
Colorado
Tulsa

Last 4 out:
New Mexico (7-2)
Oregon St (5-2)
Florida (6-3)
Michigan (7-3)

Next 4 out:
Seton Hall (8-2)
San Diego St (5-4)
Rhode Island (6-4)
Oklahoma St (7-3)

Other names on the consideration board:  Arizona St, Marquette, Alabama, Ole Miss, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Houston, St Mary's
Pity mention because of how far they're off the bubble right now:  LSU

Break it down!
ACC 8
Pac-12 7
Big 10 6
Big 12 6
Big East 5
SEC 4
A-10 3
American 3
MVC 2
Sun Belt 2
WCC 1
Mountain West 1