Here’s the forecast based on the latest ratings. The biggest winners of the first week were the survivors in the Midwest thanks to the Michigan State upset. The team hurt the most was Oregon, who struggled with Saint Joseph’s and has to deal with a chalk bracket in the West.
Elite8 Final4 Final Champ 1 in Pvs 1MW Virginia 70.8 52.6 33.8 20.8 5 13.2 1E North Carolina 65.8 51.0 29.3 17.1 6 10.3 1S Kansas 72.7 40.9 27.2 15.4 6 15.4 2S Villanova 63.4 34.8 22.7 12.5 8 7.3 2W Oklahoma 56.1 30.5 12.6 5.5 18 5.5 1W Oregon 54.6 27.5 10.8 4.5 22 4.9 5E Indiana 34.2 21.9 9.3 3.9 25 1.6 11MW Gonzaga 58.1 20.0 8.6 3.4 30 0.5 3S Miami FL 36.6 15.3 7.9 3.4 30 1.8 3W Texas A&M 43.9 21.2 7.6 2.9 35 2.4 4MW Iowa St. 29.2 15.9 7.0 2.8 35 1.3 4W Duke 45.4 20.7 7.3 2.7 37 1.2 10MW Syracuse 41.9 11.6 4.1 1.3 75 0.1 5S Maryland 27.3 9.0 3.9 1.3 76 0.9 7E Wisconsin 51.6 14.3 4.3 1.3 76 0.3 6E Notre Dame 48.4 12.8 3.7 1.1 93 0.2