Akey Bracket Composite - 01/16/2020

Howdy. Here is the ABC Bracketology for this Thursday.

ABC Bracketology - 01/16/2020

A few notes about today's bracket:
Business is Booming for:
          -Seton Hall: with a terrific win at former 1-seed Butler yesterday, along with recent wins over Marquette and Xavier, the Pirates have found themselves at a 3-seed.
          -Wisconsin: The Badgers have won three games over ranked opponents in Big Ten play (Ohio St., Penn St., and Maryland.) After some ugly early-season losses, the Badgers are surging all the way up to a 5-seed!
          -Alabama: Although not in the field yet, the Crimson Tide went from a Tourney afterthought to the first team out after a huge win over undefeated Auburn. We'll see if they can string together some more conference wins and gain some leverage on the bubble.
Dreams are crumbling for:
          -Auburn: Even though it was their first loss, the 19-point loss last night at Alabama greatly damaged Auburn's 1-seed resume. They have yet to play many of the SEC's best, so there are opportunities left for the Tigers to impress.
          -Wichita St.: The Shockers were shocked at Temple for only their second loss on the year. The loss drops Wichita St. to a 6-seed.
          -Kentucky: Just after I praised the cats last time out, they went ahead and lost an ugly game to South Carolina, bringing them back towards the bubble. While I fully expect Kentucky will make the tourney, this UK team so far has not lived up to their blue-blood standard.

-The KPI rankings are not available yet for the composite, as they have not been posted on the KPI website and therefore cannot be automated (as far as my technical abilities,) and I do not have enough time to manually enter all of the team's metrics. I will add KPI to the composite as soon as the rankings are released online.

-I will post the bracketology as often as I can. Expect a full 353 team list every Monday.

-The ABC is not influenced by my opinion in any way. It is a formula that bases seeding on a composite of rankings.

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