2019 SIMULATED NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET 9.23.2019

Here is this week's simulated NCAA tournament bracket based on the actual results of games played through Sunday, September 22, and simulated results of future regular season, including conference tournament, games.  The code in the NCAA Seed or Selection column is as follows:

1 = #1 seed
2 = #2 seed
3 = #3 seed
4 = #4 seed
5 = unseeded automatic qualifier conference champion
6 = unseeded at large selection
6.5 = in tie for last at large selection, but no selection due to poorest results against Top 50 teams
7 = in Top 60, but no at large selection
8 = in Top 60, but disqualified from at large selection due to record below 0.500
9 = in Top 80, but outside Top 60, and might receive consideration for at large selection if within Top 60

NCAA Seed or Selection	Automatic Qualifier	ARPI Rank for Formation	Team for Formation
1	AQ	1	Stanford
1	AQ	2	NorthCarolinaU
1	0	3	FloridaState
1	0	4	SouthernCalifornia
2	0	5	UCLA
2	AQ	6	WestVirginiaU
2	0	7	Duke
2	AQ	8	SouthCarolinaU
3	AQ	9	Rutgers
3	AQ	10	Georgetown
3	0	11	VirginiaU
3	0	13	ColoradoU
4	0	12	TexasA&M
4	0	14	NCState
4	0	16	PennState
4	0	22	BYU
5	AQ	15	Hofstra
5	AQ	18	Memphis
5	AQ	21	SantaClara
5	AQ	27	Princeton
5	AQ	31	NorthTexas
5	AQ	38	Monmouth
5	AQ	39	Milwaukee
5	AQ	42	StLouis
5	AQ	49	SouthAlabama
5	AQ	51	Denver
5	AQ	56	UMKC
5	AQ	58	LoyolaChicago
5	AQ	64	FloridaGulfCoast
5	AQ	65	StonyBrook
5	AQ	77	BowlingGreen
5	AQ	78	Navy
5	AQ	82	UNCGreensboro
5	AQ	83	MurrayState
5	AQ	101	LongBeachState
5	AQ	102	SanDiegoState
5	AQ	113	CentralArkansas
5	AQ	138	CentralConnecticut
5	AQ	149	Grambling
5	AQ	158	GardnerWebb
5	AQ	181	NorthernColorado
6	0	17	WisconsinU
6	0	19	TexasTech
6	0	20	TennesseeU
6	0	23	ArkansasU
6	0	24	FloridaU
6	0	25	WashingtonState
6	0	26	Vanderbilt
6	0	28	Columbia
6	0	29	TexasU
6	0	30	SouthFlorida
6	0	32	BostonCollege
6	0	33	ArizonaU
6	0	34	Clemson
6	0	35	Louisville
6	0	36	VirginiaTech
6	0	37	CaliforniaU
6	0	40	UCF
6	0	41	OklahomaState
6	0	44	KansasU
6	0	48	Baylor
6	0	50	Brown
6	0	53	Providence
6	0	59	Pepperdine
6.5	0	46	TCU
7	0	43	OldDominion
7	0	45	Butler
7	0	47	PennsylvaniaU
7	0	52	SMU
7	0	54	NotreDame
7	0	55	SanFrancisco
7	0	57	BallState
7	0	60	DePaul
9	0	61	MississippiState
9	0	62	VCU
9	0	63	BostonU
9	0	66	MissouriU
9	0	68	WashingtonU
9	0	69	WakeForest
9	0	70	UtahU
9	0	71	MississippiU
9	0	72	PortlandU
9	0	73	Purdue
9	0	74	Northeastern
9	0	75	Auburn
9	0	76	IowaU
9	0	80	MichiganU