Remember that team we all liked three months ago? Well, they're back and disguised as a 5-seed in this exercise. Bracketology: Making sense of the top line.

TEAM I LIKE MORE THAN YOU: Creighton Bluejays Editor's Picks This is a roster reliant on upperclassmen and more than capable of cutting down nets in April.

But even with occasional struggles on that end, the Cats continue to keep teams off the free throw line and end possessions with rebounds. In a perfect world, the defense metrics tick up over the final month of 2022-23. Tommy Lloyd has five players averaging double figures, all of whom are either very efficient on the inside of viable threats from distance, or boast enough experience to give you confidence late in games. I have Arizona fourth in my formulaic power ranks, and its depth is one of the driving factors. The bottom half of their region is favorable, but I'm not sure the Wildcats need much help. Purdue is a top-15 team in this field in assist rate, free throw percentage (a near 10-percentage-point spike for Edey cannot be overstated) and opponent free throw rate, in addition to being the best rebounding team in the nation by a wide margin. Is this team better than last year's? Jaden Ivey took his talents to the NBA after leading the Boilermakers in scoring last season, and while the team hasn't replaced what he brought to the table, the growth of Zach Edey is a game-changer, and a pair of freshmen guards have thrived from the get-go. pL9cCJiOWU- Kyle Soppe FebruCHAMPION: Purdue Boilermakers

graced us with an updated bracket, so I used my formula to pick all the games and write it up. One month from today, we have real life March Madness games. Some chalk (currently) looks good, but not all. But why wait? Joe Lunardi graced us with his updated Bracketology this morning, and I have thoughts. one month from today, the Madness of March begins. Maybe you don't pick the play-in games, but nevertheless. In one month, the men's college basketball games will count.

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