2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket Simulation 9.12.2017

Here is the simulated NCAA Tournament bracket that my system produces, using the simulated rankings from the preceding post and other data derived from the simulated game results.  It's important to read my comments in the preceding post, as they may explain some of the things you may find "odd" in this week's simulation.  The code for the entries 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
6 = unseeded at large selection
7 = Top 60 team not getting an at large selection
8 = Top 60 team, but disqualified due to record below 0.500
9 = Outside Top 60 team, but possible at large selection if within Top 60

NCAA Seed or Selection	Automatic Qualifier	ARPI Rank for Formation	Team for Formation
1	AQ	1	SouthCarolinaU
1	0	5	LSU
1	AQ	2	Stanford
1	AQ	10	WakeForest
2	AQ	3	TexasU
2	AQ	4	Princeton
2	0	17	FloridaU
2	0	9	TexasA&M
3	0	8	UCF
3	AQ	7	Rutgers
3	AQ	6	Memphis
3	0	12	Clemson
4	AQ	14	MurrayState
4	0	15	Duke
4	0	11	UCLA
4	0	13	WisconsinU
5	AQ	16	Marquette
5	AQ	32	UALR
5	AQ	26	LoyolaMarymount
5	AQ	19	FloridaGulfCoast
5	AQ	20	Rice
5	AQ	49	StLouis
5	AQ	46	UNLV
5	AQ	39	LongBeachState
5	AQ	48	Monmouth
5	AQ	37	CollegeofCharleston
5	AQ	57	Milwaukee
5	AQ	58	Radford
5	AQ	60	SacramentoState
5	AQ	82	Samford
5	AQ	61	Bryant
5	AQ	65	KentState
5	AQ	72	Valparaiso
5	AQ	68	NewHampshireU
5	AQ	88	Navy
5	AQ	134	MississippiValley
5	AQ	118	Seattle
6	0	22	MississippiU
6	0	21	WashingtonU
6	0	18	NCState
6	0	24	TennesseeU
6	0	31	Butler
6	0	25	Purdue
6	0	27	AlabamaU
6	0	23	KansasU
6	0	38	MississippiState
6	0	28	MichiganU
6	0	59	Lamar
6	0	36	VirginiaU
6	0	40	Yale
6	0	29	WashingtonState
6	0	33	VirginiaTech
6	0	30	WestVirginiaU
6	0	34	Drexel
6	0	35	OhioState
6	0	42	CaliforniaU
6	0	43	Cincinnati
6	0	41	StJosephs
6	0	44	SMU
6	0	47	AustinPeay
6	0	45	Pepperdine
6	0	53	NorthCarolinaU
6	0	52	ColoradoU
7	0	50	KennesawState
7	0	51	UAB
7	0	56	FloridaState
7	0	55	FresnoState
8	0	54	GeorgiaU
9	0	67	SouthFlorida
9	0	63	PennState
9	0	64	Georgetown
9	0	66	Harvard
9	0	71	IndianaU
9	0	75	CalStateNorthridge
9	0	76	CalStateFullerton
9	0	77	UtahU

Other possible seeds:

#1:  Texas, Princeton, Texas A&M, Rutgers, UCF

#2:  UCF, Rutgers, Clemson, Wisconsin, Memphis, UCLA, Duke

#3:  UCLA, Wisconsin, Duke, NC State, Washington, Tennessee, Mississippi

#4:  Marquette, NC State, Tennessee, Mississippi, Washington, Michigan, Kansas, Butler