According to BracketMatrix.com, a site that aggregates pretty much all of the brackets out there, the Gonzaga Bulldogs still sit a bit on the outside of the elite teams. As of Monday, Bracket Matrix has Gonzaga as the second No. 5 seed.
Despite top 10 rankings in most of the predictive advanced analytical readings, the Zags’ RPI is a drag this season, something we have talked about already. Because of that, if you figure the top four seeds are the relative sweet spot to hit, the Zags are on the outside looking in, and honestly there isn’t going to be much they can do about it.