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Bracketology Winners: Ole Miss, Temple, and Gonzaga have huge weeks

By Tristan Freeman

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 18: Head coach Fran Dunphy of the Temple Owls looks on in the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Barclays Center on March 18, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 18: Head coach Fran Dunphy of the Temple Owls looks on in the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Barclays Center on March 18, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Kermit Davis of the Mississippi Rebels is seen during the game against the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse on November 16, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Kermit Davis of the Mississippi Rebels is seen during the game against the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse on November 16, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

Conference play all over college basketball is now fully into gear. Who are the early teams that have benefitted the most in Bracketology?

The second full week of conference play from the 2018-19 college basketball season has completed, with a ton of results affecting the landscape for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Many teams have already suffered losses within their league, with just over 50 remaining that are unbeaten.

When it comes to Bracketology, the fortunes of any team can turn within a week – for better or worse. For example, Alabama was featured in last week’s article for the biggest winners. Then just this past Saturday, the Crimson Tide fell at home to Texas A&M, quite possibly the worst team in the SEC and negates to massive previous win over Kentucky.

But there were plenty of teams who had a great last week. Villanova continued their run with a pair of wins to get on top of the Big East, while the AAC had several programs that made cases for at-large consideration. Some heavyweights maintained their status as future top seeds such as Texas Tech and Michigan, while bubble teams like Arizona put themselves in a better situation than they were previously.

For this piece, I took a look at five specific teams who had the best week in regards to Bracketology. A couple may be safely in, while others have emerged as clear threats to make the NCAA Tournament, including one that wasn’t on anyone’s radar just a couple of weeks ago.

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