Sunday, March 17, 2013

Final Bracket Breakdown


FINAL BRACKET

No. 1: Louisville, Indiana, Kansas, Gonzaga
No. 2: Duke, Miami, New Mexico, Ohio State
No. 3: Georgetown, Michigan State, Michigan, Florida
No. 4: Syracuse, Saint Louis, Arizona, Wisconsin
No. 5: Kansas State, Marquette, Oklahoma State, UNLV
No. 6: VCU, Notre Dame, Butler, Pittsburgh
No. 7: North Carolina, UCLA, Creighton, Memphis
No. 8: Oregon, Colorado State, NC State, San Diego State
No. 9: Missouri, Illinois, Cincinnati, Minnesota
No. 10: Wichita State, Colorado, Temple, Villanova
No. 11: Iowa State, California, Oklahoma, Ole Miss
No. 12: Belmont, Akron, Boise State, La Salle, Saint Mary’s, Tennessee
No. 13: New Mexico State, Bucknell, Valparaiso, South Dakota State
No. 14: Davidson, Montana, Northwestern State, Harvard
No. 15: Florida Gulf Coast, Iona, Pacific, Albany
No. 16: Western Kentucky, LIU-Brooklyn, James Madison, Southern, North Carolina A&T, Liberty

Breakdown by Conference
  • ACC (4): Duke, Miami (Fl.), North Carolina, NC State
  • Big East (8): Louisville, Georgetown, Syracuse, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Villanova
  • Big Ten (7): Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota
  • Big 12 (5): Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Oklahoma
  • Pac-12 (5): Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, Colorado, California
  • SEC (4): Florida, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee
  • Atlantic-10 (5): Saint Louis, VCU, Butler, Temple, La Salle
  • Conference USA (1): Memphis
  • Missouri Valley (2): Creighton, Wichita State
  • Mountain West (5): New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State
  • West Coast (2): Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s 

One-Bid Conferences (20): America East (Albany), Atlantic Sun (Florida Gulf Coast), Big Sky (Montana), Big South (Liberty), Big West (Pacific), Colonial (James Madison), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (North Carolina A&T), Northeast (LIU-Brooklyn), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Northwestern State), Summit (South Dakota State), Sun Belt (Western Kentucky), SWAC (Southern), WAC (New Mexico State)
  • Last Four In: Boise State, La Salle, Saint Mary’s, Tennessee
  • Last Four Out: Middle Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Massachusetts
  • Next Four Out: Maryland, Alabama, Southern Miss, Iowa 

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Road to Selection Sunday


Happy Selection Sunday, folks. The most important date of the college basketball season is upon us. With fewer than six hours remaining until the NCAA tournament is revealed, the field of 68 is almost filled. Ole Miss could make things much easier on itself later today by beating Florida in the SEC tournament title game, but the rest of the action today is for seeding. The last few days of the major conference tournaments have made the movement around the cutline very fluid, especially the last couple of spots.

Here’s my breakdown of the tournament:

ACC (4): Duke, Miami (Fl.), NC State, North Carolina
Big East (6): Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame
Big Ten (6): Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois
Big 12 (3): Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
Pac-12 (3): Arizona, Oregon, UCLA
SEC (2): Florida, Missouri
Atlantic-10 (3): Saint Louis, VCU, Butler
Conference-USA (1): Memphis
Missouri Valley (1): Creighton
Mountain West (4): New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State
WCC (1): Gonzaga

Automatic bids from one-bid leagues: 20

That adds up to 54 teams, leaving 14 spots still open.

The teams very likely to receive bids are (9):

Cincinnati
Villanova
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Colorado
California
Temple
Wichita State

Therefore, the teams in the mix for those final five bids are:
Boise State
La Salle
Saint Mary’s
Middle Tennessee
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Virginia
Iowa
Southern Miss
Alabama
Maryland
Baylor

Who gets in? Check out my complete projected bracket at 5 p.m. to find out.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Bracket Breakdown


AS OF MARCH 13, 2013

No. 1: Duke, Indiana, Gonzaga, Louisville
No. 2: Kansas, Georgetown, Michigan State, Michigan
No. 3: New Mexico, Miami (Fl.), Florida, Marquette
No. 4: Ohio State, Arizona, Kansas State, Saint Louis
No. 5: Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
No. 6: UNLV, UCLA, Colorado State, VCU
No. 7: Creighton, Butler, Notre Dame, Memphis
No. 8: Missouri, Illinois, NC State, North Carolina
No. 9: Minnesota, Oregon, California, San Diego State
No. 10: Wichita State, Colorado, Oklahoma, Cincinnati
No. 11: Temple, Boise State, Villanova, Iowa State
No. 12: La Salle, Tennessee, Kentucky, Saint Mary’s, Belmont, Louisiana Tech
No. 13: Bucknell, Akron, Valparaiso, South Dakota State
No. 14: Davidson, Stephen F. Austin, Florida Gulf Coast, Harvard
No. 15: Montana, Iona, Long Beach State, Vermont
No. 16: Western Kentucky, Norfolk State, LIU-Brooklyn, James Madison, Southern, Liberty

Breakdown by Conference
  • ACC (4): Duke, Miami (Fl.), NC State, North Carolina
  • Big East (8): Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Villanova
  • Big Ten (7): Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota
  • Big 12 (5): Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State
  • Pac-12 (5): Arizona, UCLA, Oregon, California, Colorado
  • SEC (4): Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky
  • Atlantic-10 (5): Saint Louis, VCU, Butler, Temple, La Salle
  • Conference USA (1): Memphis
  • Missouri Valley (2): Creighton, Wichita State
  • Mountain West (5): New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State
  • West Coast (2): Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s 

One-Bid Conferences (20): America East (Vermont), Atlantic Sun (Florida Gulf Coast), Big Sky (Montana), Big South (Liberty), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (James Madison), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Princeton), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Norfolk State), Northeast (Iona), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit (South Dakota State), Sun Belt (Western Kentucky), SWAC (Southern), WAC (Louisiana Tech)
  • Last Four In: La Salle, Tennessee, Kentucky, Saint Mary’s
  • Last Two Out: Virginia, Middle Tennessee
  • Others Considered: Iowa, Ole Miss, Alabama, Baylor

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Bracket Breakdown


AS OF MARCH 6, 2013

No. 1: Duke, Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas
No. 2: Georgetown, Miami (Fl.), New Mexico, Michigan
No. 3: Louisville, Michigan State, Florida, Marquette
No. 4: Arizona, Syracuse, Kansas State, Ohio State
No. 5: Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Saint Louis, UNLV
No. 6: Pittsburgh, UCLA, Minnesota, VCU
No. 7: Butler, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri
No. 8: NC State, Colorado State, Notre Dame, San Diego State
No. 9: North Carolina, Oklahoma, Creighton, Memphis
No. 10: California, Colorado, Temple, Cincinnati
No. 11: Wichita State, La Salle, Boise State, Saint Mary’s
No. 12: Belmont, Middle Tennessee, Villanova, Virginia, Iowa State, Tennessee
No. 13: Louisiana Tech, Akron, Bucknell, Stephen F. Austin
No. 14: Valparaiso, South Dakota State, Stony Brook, Davidson
No. 15: Princeton, Montana, Niagara, Robert Morris
No. 16: Long Beach State, Mercer, Northeastern, Norfolk State, Southern, Charleston Southern

Breakdown by Conference
  • ACC (5): Miami (Fl.), Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia
  • Big East (8): Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Villanova
  • Big Ten (7): Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois
  • Big 12 (5): Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State
  • Pac-12 (5): Arizona, UCLA, Oregon, California, Colorado
  • SEC (3): Florida, Missouri, Tennessee
  • Atlantic-10 (5): Saint Louis, VCU, Butler, Temple, La Salle
  • Conference USA (1): Memphis
  • Missouri Valley (2): Creighton, Wichita State
  • Mountain West (5): New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State
  • West Coast (2): Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s

One-Bid Conferences (20): America East (Stony Brook), Atlantic Sun (Mercer), Big Sky (Montana), Big South (Charleston Southern), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (Northeastern), Horizon (Valparaiso), Ivy (Princeton), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Niagara), MEAC (Norfolk State), Northeast (Robert Morris), Ohio Valley (Belmont), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Stephen F. Austin), Summit (South Dakota State), Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee), SWAC (Southern), WAC (Louisiana Tech)
  • Last Four In: Villanova, Virginia, Iowa State, Tennessee
  • Last Four Out: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Ole Miss
  • Next Four Out: Alabama, Providence, Iowa, Southern Miss
  • Everyone else: Baylor, Arizona State, St. John’s, Arkansas, Charlotte, BYU

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