NBK 2022: Mid-First Four update

We are underway with the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament! The First Four tipped off on Tuesday night, with very minor NBK implications. In the opener, Texas Southern shrugged off a sluggish first half to outlast Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 76-67. The Tigers take on kansas on Thursday. In the night-cap, Indiana (with 10 Sweet Sixteens since 1985 and thus NBK-ineligible) beat Wyoming (NBK Graduating Class of 1987) 66-58. IU’s Trayce Jackson-Davis was really impressive at both ends in that one.

Two more games tonight, first with Wright St and Bryant squaring off for their tournament lives. Then Rutgers battles Notre Dame (4 Sweet Sixteens since 1985) in game two.

NBK Rankings midway through the First Four, based on Sweet Sixteen Odds. KenPom rankings through Tuesday 3/15/2022. Sweet Sixteen Path assumes better-seed wins, and Win Probabilities are calculated based on KenPom Adjusted Offensive & Defensive Efficiency ratings.

Data courtesy Kenpom.com